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Top 10 countries with the largest forest carbon sinks in 2021–25: Where does India stand compared to the US and China?
October 30, 2025 9:33 am
Top 10 countries by carbon removals in 2025: India ranks fourth globally in forest carbon absorption, trailing Russia, China and the US, as forests continue to act as vital carbon sinks amid rising deforestation.
CO2 levels at an unprecedented high: Why this matters
October 25, 2025 3:31 pm
Carbon dioxide concentrations increased by a record amount between 2023 and 2024. Man-made activities like burning of fossil fuels, and natural variabilities in CO2 loop lead to this unprecedented rise
EU’s carbon tax is unlikely to fix global warming. It will make global cooperation on climate change impossible
August 04, 2025 5:38 pm
For India and other BRICS nations, this is not just about trade or emissions; it is about sovereignty, justice, and the right to grow on their terms. The carbon border tax, in its current form, is not a solution
New study by NASA shows tropical trees can warn of volcanic eruptions
May 29, 2025 9:42 am
NASA scientists have been observing the changes in the leaves of tropical trees through satellite imagery to analyse the effect of CO₂ at the surface level.
UPSC Current Affairs Pointers of the past week | November 18 to November 24, 2024
December 31, 2024 11:42 am
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Study identifies 10 fold faster rise in rate of CO2 emission seen during Ice Age
May 14, 2024 8:12 pm
In this study, the team investigated what was happening in those periods using samples from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide ice core.
Researchers develop new method to reduce up to 90% CO2 emissions by steelmaking industry
January 28, 2023 11:09 am
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a process that they say can reduce iron and steelmaking emissions by 90 per cent.
EU reaches deal on national CO2 emission cut targets
November 09, 2022 1:29 pm
The regulation sets national targets for emission reductions from road transport, domestic maritime transport, heating of buildings, agriculture, small industrial installations and waste management.
Mysuru students develop tech to replace steel with bamboo for low-carbon homes
January 05, 2022 6:55 pm
Transforming bamboo into a mesh, the students developed a spherical shell that was used to make slabs to be used in building construction. The slabs were found in laboratory tests to be able to sustain 700 kg of weight, the students said.
Global emissions of CO2 from transport: Cars, buses account for largest share; airlines a tenth
November 11, 2021 8:58 am
Since the entire transport sector accounted for a little more than a fifth of total CO2 emissions, and road transport accounted for three-quarters of transport emissions, road transport accounted for 15% of total global CO2 emissions.
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