Global Warming

Toyota Kirloskar Motor achieve 100 percent carbon neutrality

Since June 2021, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has been 100 percent carbon neutral in terms of renewable energy. This comprises TKM’s Bidadi production unit as well as eight on-site suppliers. In the first six months of FY2022, this performance resulted in carbon offsets totalling 16,635.54 tonnes. Toyota established the “Toyota Environment Challenge 2050” in 2015. …

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Yes, There Has Been Progress on Climate. No, It’s Not Nearly Enough.

In 2014, before the Paris climate agreement, the world was on track to heat up nearly 4 degrees Celsius (7.2 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century, an outcome widely seen as catastrophic. Today, thanks to rapid growth in clean energy, humanity has started to bend the emissions curve. Current policies put us on pace for …

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Airborne microplastics directly impact climate change, study

The study is the first to investigate the effects of airborne microplastics on climate. Airborne microplastic particles can spread potential pathogens, and persistent organic pollutants are adsorbed onto their surface. Furthermore, the components adsorbed to the AMP are exposed to U.V. radiation, and oxidation can increase their toxicity to marine biota. A new study recently …

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Even if we halt global warming, seas will continue to rise

The worst hit in any scenario will be Asia, which accounts for 9 of the 10 mega-cities at highest risk including Kolkata and Mumbai. Yet, halting global warming is still our best hope. Even if humanity beats the odds and caps global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels, seas will rise for centuries …

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Air pollution causing 13 deaths per minute worldwide: WHO report

A WHO report states that 13 people are dying per minute across the globe due to air pollution.  (Picture credit: PTI) The WHO COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health, launched today in the lead-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, spells out the global health community’s prescription for …

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