Based on the latest energy data and market developments, this year’s WEO explores key questions about the crisis, including setbacks for clean energy transitions, government responses on energy markets and possible risks ahead on the path to net zero emissions.
The research has been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The Arctic Ocean has been becoming more acidic at a rate that is three to four times quicker than that of other oceans in recent decades.
The research team used a directional hydrophone on MBARI’s underwater observatory, integrated with other advanced technologies, to listen for the booming vocalizations of blue whales.
World Habitat day is celebrated on the first Monday of October every year. The day was created in 1985 by the United Nations General Assembly in an effort to raise awareness about the need for adequate housing for all.
World Animal Day dates as far back as 1925 when Heinrich Zimmermann organized the first celebration in Berlin. World Animal Day is an annual event that takes place on October 4th.
In the last century, human activities have increased atmospheric mercury concentrations by 300-500 percent above natural levels.
This is desired because of the health implications. However, it is also significant for another reason, since it has reduced the particles’ cooling effect on the climate.
World Rhino Day was first celebrated on September 22, 2011, but was first announced by World Wildlife South Africa, in 2010.
While thermal power plants contributed 51 per cent to SO2 concentration, the construction sector’s share was 29 per cent, as per the estimate during that period, the study noted.
The cheetahs being brought from Africa are used to other predators such as leopards and lions. However, there can be losses due to the interaction between the species in India, the American zoologist and researcher told PTI in an interview.
The day was launched by the Red Panda Network in 2010, and the first international red Panda day was celebrated in September that very year.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to release eight cheetahs brought from Namibia in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park, here are some facts about the animal.
On September 16th, 2022, the United Nations will celebrate International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer to bring attention to this critical issue.
According to available data, National Capital Region (NCR) cities dominate the list of most improved non-NCAP cities. Most change (positive or negative) is noted among north Indian cities.
Last month, India communicated an ambitious update to its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), which displays the country’s commitment to achieving net-zero by 2070.
The green bench observed there was not much initiative by the West Bengal government in prioritising solid and sewage treatment plants in urban areas.
The new study shows that housing a growing population in homes made of wood rather than conventional steel and concrete could prevent more than 100 billion tonnes of emissions of greenhouse gas CO2 until 2100.
Male dolphins in Shark Bay form first-order alliances of two-three males to cooperatively pursue consortships with individual females.
Rai will discuss all the action points in detail with the 33 departments concerned in a meeting on September 5.
The researchers found that ice volumes had shrunk by half over the subsequent 85 years — until 2016. Since then, the glaciers have lost an additional 12%, over just six years.
World Elephant Day is an opportunity to raise awareness about these challenges and to help protect the elephant population. We can all choose to do something to help save the elephant species.
World Lion Day is celebrated on August 10 each year to raise awareness about the importance of lions and their conservation.
Researchers from the University of North Carolina, US noted that ambient heat during the night may interrupt the normal physiology of sleep.
The team looked not only at changes in numbers of species in areas but also at the types of species that would occur.