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Combating climate change via carbon credits | Autocar Professional

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In today’s world, climate change is a reality we have to contend with and among the various measures undertaken to combat it, carbon credits can prove to be an effective solution. Weaving a new framework in the climate space, carbon credits incentivize sustainable practices by assigning a financial value to reductions in GHG emissions.

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New study puts air-pollution related deaths in India in 2019 at 1.67 million

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Air pollution in India resulted 1.67 billion (US) in economic losses, according to a new study led by researchers from the Global Observatory on Pollution and Health at Boston College, the Indian Council of Medical Research, and the Public Health Foundation of India. Air pollution in India resulted 1.67 It is causing 1.67

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Driving Towards a Sustainable Future: The Rise of Electric Autos in India

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With the global push towards sustainability, the rise of electric autos in India comes as no surprise. As the second-most populous country in the world and one of the largest consumers of fossil fuels, India is making significant strides in adopting electric vehicles (EVs) as a solution to combat climate change and reduce air pollution.

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UMD-led study finds China’s SO2 emissions down 75% since 2007, India’s up 50%; India may now be the top SO2 emitter

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Although China and India remain the world’s largest consumers of coal, a new University of Maryland-led study found that China’s sulfur dioxide emissions fell by 75% since 2007, while India’s emissions increased by 50%. The results suggest that India is becoming, if it is not already, the world’s top sulfur dioxide emitter.

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Study finds culture influences response to climate change; consumption and reproduction

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How people choose to consume resources and use contraception influences their responses to climate change, according to a new study by a team of psychologists. Swim and her colleagues reported that peoples’ perceptions of how their behavior affects the environment influences how they act. —Janet Swim. Swim, Janet K.;

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OECD: governments should make better use of energy taxation to address climate change; “meaningful” increases limited to road sector

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These changes mainly result from fuel tax reforms in China, India and Mexico, the report said. In the non-road sectors, which collectively account for 95% of carbon emissions from energy use, 81% of emissions are untaxed, and rates are below a truly low-end estimate of climate costs of EUR 30 per tCO 2 for 97% of emissions.

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Empowering India’s Green Agenda | Autocar Professional

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India is grappling with the third-worst air quality globally and is home to 42 of the top 50 most polluted cities in the world. A recent UN report paints a stark picture of the global climate crisis, attributing much of the crisis to fossil fuel pollution.

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