Total greenhouse gas emissions from Alberta's oilsands have remained relatively flat for the last few years but could climb yet again in 2024 as the industry ratchets up oil production, according to a new report released Thursday.

BAKU — Global carbon dioxide emissions, including those from burning fossil fuels, are set to hit a record high this year, pulling the world further off course from averting more destructive climate extremes, scientists said on Wednesday (Nov 13). The Global Carbon Budget report, published during the UN's COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, said global CO2 emissions are set to total 41.6 billion metric tons in 2024, up from 40.6 billion tons last year. The bulk of these emissions are from burning coal, oil and gas. Those emissions would total 37.4 billion tons in 2024, up by 0.8 per cent in 2023, the report said. The rest are from land use, a category that includes deforestation and forest fires. The report by more than 80 institutions was led by the University of Exeter in UK. "We don't see a sign of fossil fuel emissions peaking in 2024," said lead author Pierre Friedlingstein, a climate scientist at the University of Exeter. Without immediate and steep emissions cuts worldwide, "we will just go straight into the 1.5C target, we'll just pass it and continue," he said.

Jul 10, 2023

The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard University launched today a major research and outreach initiative to reduce global methane emissions. The initiative seeks meaningful and sustained progress in global methane-emissions reductions through research and effective engagement with government policymakers — and with key stakeholders in business, nongovernmental organizations, and international institutions.

Nov 8, 2023

Economic historian Emma Rothschild, the Jeremy and Jane Knowles Professor of History at Harvard, lauded the efforts of young scholars to discover local solutions to mitigate the impacts of global climate change in the latest episode of “Environmental Insights: Discussions on Policy and Practice from the Harvard Environmental Economics Program.” The podcast is produced by the Harvard Environmental Economics Program.

Nov 15, 2023

Efforts around and impacts of global methane-emissions abatement will be the focus at an official side event on December 6 co-sponsored by the Harvard Project on Climate Agreements at the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP-28) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Dubai. Harvard Project Director Robert Stavins will also participate in a number of other events at COP-28.

Dec 13, 2023

The Harvard Project on Climate Agreements (HPCA) assembled a panel of leading academics and government officials to discuss strategies for achieving significant methane emissions reductions at relatively low costs at an official COP 28 Side Event last Wednesday (Dec. 6). The event, titled “Reducing Global Methane Emissions: Imperatives, Opportunities, and Challenges,” was moderated by HPCA Director Robert Stavins.

Jul 11, 2024

Efforts to measure and mitigate the impact of methane emissions was the topic of discussion last Monday (June 10, 2024) at a panel convened as part of Climate Action Week in the Northwest Building, sponsored by Harvard’s Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability and moderated by Harvard Environmental Economics Program and Harvard Project Director Robert Stavins.

Despite talk of a green recovery, global greenhouse gas emissions continued to rise as the world emerged from coronavirus lockdowns

China's carbon emissions may have peaked in 2023, as figures suggest its output has plateaued so far in 2024

The climate impact of flights taken by the super-rich rose sharply from 2019 to 2023, fuelling calls for a carbon tax on private aviation

An annual accounting of CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels and land use change finds no sign emissions will peak this year

The PM insists the government will not "tell people how to live their lives" in achieving the aim.

Switzerland has proposed introducing the value-added tax reverse charge mechanism for domestic transactions in emission allowances.

The much vaunted climate change conference has come to an end at Bali, Indonesia, on an almost anticlimactic note.

The Directorate of Education in Delhi has introduced a well-defined admission timeline for entry-level classes-Nursery, Pre-primary, and Class 1-in private unaided recognized schools for the 2025-2026 school year. Starting November 28, 2024, these admissions cover only open seats, while

NID DAT 2023: The National Institute of Design has disclose the result of the preliminary Design of Aptitude test (DAT0 for admission to Bachelor's of Design programmes today, March 16, 2023. Students who have appeared for the examination can check the NID

The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan has announced the class 1 admission registration window. So, students who are interested in enrolling in any of the classes from one to eleventh can find out everything they need to know about admission. Aside from KVS

The BE registration for 2024 will conclude on May 25, 2024, at Chitkara University in Chandigarh. On the official website, chitkara.edu.in, eligible applicants can complete the BE application procedure at Chitkara University online. Candidates may submit an online or offline application

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Remediation of landfills and scientific waste management could make a considerable difference in India

Indian companies, especially the hard-to-abate sectors, take a few steps forward at Dubai

Despite the risks, Prajeesh embarked on a third mission but unfortunately disappeared, leaving his damaged jeep behind in Chooralmala.

Selected from a pool of around 29 Indian language films, Lapata Ladies will represent India on the global stage. 

The globally averaged surface concentration of carbon dioxide reached 420 parts per million (ppm), methane 1934 parts per billion and nitrous oxide 336.9 parts per billion (ppb) in 2023.

This story discusses the reasons why helium is used in spacecraft and rockets, how it is prone to leaks, and the potential alternatives being explored

Funds cover Chandrayaan-4, Venus Orbiter, space station, and next-gen launch vehicle

A new UN report highlights the urgent need to address nitrous oxide emissions, which are accelerating climate change, harming the ozone layer, and posing serious health risks.

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31st Swadeshi Science Congress inaugurated at Kochi’s ICAR-CIFT 

Spread over 16,000 sq. mt, it has a capacity of 1MW

More than half of clinical trial participants treated with venetoclax, ibrutinib, prednisone, obinutuzumab, and lenalidomide (ViPOR) had substantial tumor shrinkage. Of those, 38% had tumors that disappeared completely.

This will strengthen the Indian Navy’s foothold in Lakshadweep, and strengthen India’s surveillance posture in the strategically located islands and critical sea lanes of communication

Gurgaon-based startup OnlyGood FutureTech helps companies measure emissions generated by supply partners

The study by Delhi-based independent think tank Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) said policies for India's power, residential and transport sectors have already saved 440 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (MtCO2) between 2015 and 2020.

LC gate at Jokatte and LC gates between Mangaluru Central and Kannur to be upgraded to EOLBs in a phased manner

Applications are open until November 29, 2024, with additional admission rounds planned for the 2025 entry year.

In 2023, the largest absolute contributions to global fossil CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions were from China (31%), followed by the United States with 13% and India taking up 8%