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Bengaluru’s trucks and commercial vehicles are contributing to nearly 50% of pollution in the city, study finds
Despite being only 4% of traffic, their outdated fleets and poor maintenance exacerbate pollution. …
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Opinion: Driving India's Freight Revolution—Here's how the path to zero-emission trucking in the country looks like
India takes a big step towards green transport with the PM E-DRIVE scheme. The scheme supports the …
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Budget 2024: Key sustainability and energy initiatives that Indian government plans to implement this year
Budget 2024 aims to boost renewable energy with rooftop solar, EVs, offshore wind, green hydrogen, …
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Coal India to invest ₹24,750 crore on eco-friendly transportation
Public sector major Coal India Ltd (CIL) has chalked out Rs 24,750 crore investment for eco-friendl…
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OPINION: Green finance — need of the hour for net-zero transition — is gaining momentum in Indian economy!
In addition to the government and companies, there is increased interest from banks, NBFCs, venture…
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India 8th most polluted country in the world, 39 Indian cities among 50 most polluted: 2022 World Air Quality Report
While there was a slight overall improvement over the previous 2021 levels, our current average PM2…
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The supply chain crisis is wreaking havoc on the environment as carbon emissions from ships and seaports reach the highest rate since 2008
Emissions at the heavily backlogged ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are up by double and two-th…
Bethany Biron
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The US wants to cut carbon emissions from power plants. Here are the 15 states where coal is king.
The US government wants to limit pollution coming from power plants. This could push coal facilitie…
Catherine Boudreau
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India needs to invest $12.1 trillion to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050: McKinsey
India will need to invest an estimated $12.1 trillion by 2050 to achieve carbon neutrality, say…
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98% of companies responsible for 80% of corporate greenhouse emissions refuse to disclose their climate-change impacts: Study
When available, analysts also reviewed audit committee (or equivalent) reports, finding that they o…
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Aviation's best bet for cutting emissions is a new kind of fuel but there's nowhere near enough of it
To decarbonize aviation, the US needs to ramp up production of sustainable aviation fuel, which can…
Bianca Giacobone
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OPINION: India will likely witness a boom in the green economy and green finance! Are we prepared?
The silver lining is that India is undergoing a paradigm shift where Green finance is a critical en…
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Canada is taxing luxury cars, yachts, and private jets as celebrities come under scrutiny for their emissions
The 10% tax on the purchases of luxury aircraft, cars, and boats in Canada comes as celebrities lik…
Jacob Zinkula
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Electric car shipments likely to grow 50% in 2022, says a new Gartner report
The number of global public EV chargers will rise to 2.1 million units in 2022, up from 1.6 mill…
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President Biden signs executive order to make federal government carbon neutral by 2050
The order focuses on the US government's massive purchasing power to boost sales of clean energy, e…
Karen K. Ho
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Carbon emissions in India show third-highest drop after US and Europe in 2020 — thanks to COVID-19 lockdowns
The gains will be even higher for India, with an average estimated 8.2% drop in fossil carbon em…
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UN says use of leaded petrol is officially over, a landmark that will prevent more than 1.2 million premature deaths per year
The United Nations Environment Programme estimates the milestone will save $2.45 trillion a year fo…
Jake Epstein
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India will exceed global warming target if it does not limit carbon emissions, according to G20's climate change report
As the world's leading economies are directing trillions of dollars towards COVID-19 recovery packa…
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Airlines have a vested interest in reducing emissions, but it's not an easy task. Here's what they're doing, and why.
The current generation of commercial airplanes - including the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 Dreamline…
David Slotnick
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A Kleiner Perkins partner reveals 4 reasons why buses will be the first transportation sector to go 100% electric
"We asked a question eight years ago about what segment of transportation would go all-electric fir…