RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy has signed an agreement with the Singaporean Ministry of Trade and Industry to enhance cooperation in the energy sector, Arab News reported. The memorandum of understanding will promote digital transformation and innovation, renewable energy and hydrogen technologies, and the development of a circular carbon economy, according to the Ministry of Energy’s … Read more
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order to make the federal government carbon-neutral by 2050, aiming for a 65 per cent reduction in planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and an all-electric fleet of car and trucks five years later, Arab News quoted AP as saying. The White House said the order shows how the government … Read more
GLASGOW: Corporate carbon polluters plant trees to counter their CO2 emissions, but activists warn against greenwashing and say such afforestation schemes detract from the emissions reductions needed to combat climate change. Voluntary carbon offsetting is being hotly debated at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. Here’s a backgrounder. How does it work? Carbon offsetting is when a company … Read more
US climate envoy John Kerry has said that the current commitments on cutting carbon emissions meant the world had a 60 per cent chance of capping a rise in the average temperature at 1.5°C, Arab News reported. Speaking at a breakfast event with world mayors at global climate talks in Glasgow, he said, with the most recent … Read more
PARIS: As warnings have intensified about the massive damage that climate change will have on the world in the coming decades, big business has started to make commitments to reduce carbon emissions. But are these companies making a genuine attempt to fight global warming, or simply “greenwashing” their brands to try to divert criticism while … Read more
How can passengers take 10 billion flights a year without contributing to global warming? The question of “greening” the international aviation sector by 2050 constitutes a colossal task whose stakes — and sheer numbers — can make the head spin, according to the airlines themselves. At its general assembly in Boston Monday, the International Air … Read more
LILLE: Twenty-one Christmas worshipers were taken to hospital after an outbreak of carbon monoxide poisoning at a church in northern France on Wednesday. Two of the faithful were in a serious condition after several people complained of headaches during the service on Christmas Eve. The Saint Eloi church in Carlepoint, in the Oise department, was evacuated to … Read more
