A report by an environmental group Greenpeace on Wednesday said that China's tech organisations are not adopting clean energy "fast enough" to show their commitment towards carbon neutrality.

Chinese tech firms not adopting clean energy 'fast enough' to show commitment: Greenpeace

Google Maps has announced a new feature in which the drivers will be guided through the most eco-friendly path. The app will now show the routes after estimating which path generates the lowest carbon emissions on the basis of traffic, slopes and other factors.

Google Maps to suggest more 'eco-friendly' routes

Amid rising coronavirus cases and an ongoing series of protest against the new security law, France has finally heard some good news in this year. The European country has, surprisingly, overachieved its target for reducing carbon emissions in 2019.

France overachieved CO2 reduction targets: Environment minister

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced on Tuesday that he was taking a break from Twitter. "Off Twitter for a while," Musk tweeted to his 44.8 million followers, but gave no further details.

‘Off for a while’: Elon Musk says taking break from Twitter

Tesla owner and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has thrown an open challenge to the Twitteratis and has announced a $100 million prize for the winner. Known for being a tech expert and a man with abundant resources, Musk has often used his resources in a generous way.

Elon Musk offers $100 million to develop a technology on Twitter

China's delayed carbon trading system will start operating in February, the environment ministry has said, as the world's biggest polluter takes steps towards decarbonising its economy by 2060.

China to launch carbon emissions trading scheme next month

South Korea aims to cut some 30% of carbon emissions from railway travel by replacing all diesel passenger locomotives with a new bullet train by 2029, President Moon Jae-in said on Monday (January 4) at a station in the eastern city of Wonju.

South Korea to cut railway CO2 emissions by replacing diesel trains by 2029

Pope Francis urged countries on Saturday to work towards net zero carbon emissions and committed Vatican City - the world`s smallest state - to reaching the target by 2050.

Pope commits Vatican to net zero carbon emissions by 2050

The global downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic offers an opportunity for governments to implement new policies that could simultaneously address climate change and boost the economy, the IMF said Wednesday.

Pandemic downturn offers path to address climate change: IMF

India has told the United Nations as a "leading contributor to climate action", it has reduced 38 million tonnes of carbon emissions annually. In a written statement at UN Security Council, India highlighted that in the last decade "around 3 million hectares of forest and tree cover has been added" which has "enhanced the combined forest and tree cover to24.

Reduced 38 million tonnes of carbon emissions annually, India tells UN

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, a new report has claimed that the human consumption of earth's resources witnessed a fall in 2020. The researchers shared this data on Saturday when the world marked Earth Overshoot Day, the date when humanity has consumed all the biological resources that Earth can renew annually.

Human consumption to Earth's resources fall in 2020

Carbon dioxide emissions have fallen dramatically since lockdowns were imposed around the world due to the coronavirus crisis, research has shown. In early April, coronavirus lockdowns led to a 17 percent reduction worldwide in carbon pollution compared to the same period last year, according to the first peer-reviewed assessment of the pandemic's impact on CO2 emissions, published in Nature Climate Change.

Lockdowns trigger 'substantial' downfall in global carbon emissions

The rate at which carbon dioxide is being accumulated and emitted in the atmosphere can double the intensity of climate disasters within 21 years, according to a study.

Intensity of floods, storms can double in 13 years: Study

British no-frills airline EasyJet on Tuesday made initial steps to reduce its carbon footprint, offsetting emissions from all flights in an industry first and revealing research into greener engines.

EasyJet announces steps toward zero-carbon future

New Zealand has placed itself on the right side of history in the battle against climate change. NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday after lawmakers adopted a measure to cut carbon emissions to net-zero by 2050.

New Zealand lawmakers adopted measure to cut-down carbon emissions to net zero by 2050

As Governments Try To Shift To Non-Combustible Engines, Here's a Look At The Future Of Transportation Today, the world is dominated by combustible engines but Indian government is trying to make a shift to non-combustible engines to reduce carbon emissions. This report looks at the future of transportation even as countries explore ways to go green.

Gravitas: Electronic mobility: Imagining the future of transportation

A recent study has suggested that the process of reforestation around the world would be the most effective method to combat climate change. Around 0.9 billion hectares of land worldwide would be suitable for reforestation, which could ultimately capture two-thirds of human-made carbon emissions.

Experts find land as big as US for reforestation to reverse climate change effects

German giant Mercedes-Benz said it wants to stop selling traditional combustion engine cars by 2039 and plans for its new vehicles sold worldwide by that time to be carbon-neutral.

Mercedes want to abandon combustion engines by 2039

Britain plans by 2040 to develop the world's first net-zero carbon industrial centre by teaming up emitters with industries that can reuse their polluting gases or by moving to lower carbon fuels such as hydrogen, it said on Thursday.

Emissions in, bubbles out: UK plans world's first carbon-neutral industry hub

Trump in the past has said the United States should 'cancel' the deal but he has been mostly quiet on the issue since he was elected

US: Trump's advisers to discuss commitment to Paris climate deal

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