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ENVIRONMENT - February 2021

Feb 2021

Nov 03, 2021

More than 100 Countries Join Pact to Slash Planet-warming Methane Emissions

More than 100 countries joined a US- and EU-led effort to slash emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane 30 per cent by 2030 from 2020 levels, an initiative aimed at tackling one of the main causes of climate change.
Methane is the main greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide. It has a higher heat-trapping potential than CO2 but breaks down in the atmosphere faster - meaning that cutting methane emissions can have a rapid impact in reining in global warming.
The Global Methane Pledge, launched at the COP26 summit in Glasgow after being announced in September, now covers countries representing nearly half of global methane emissions and 70 per cent of global GDP.
Among the new signatories was Brazil - one of the world's five biggest emitters of methane.
China, Russia and India, also top-five methane emitters, have not signed on to the pledge. Those countries were all included on a list identified as targets to join the pledge.

Nov 02, 2021

PM Modi Sets India's 2070 zero Carbon Emission Target at COP26 Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that India is the only country that is delivering in letter and spirit the commitments on tackling climate change under the Paris Agreement.
India will meet a target of net zero emissions by 2070, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the COP26 global climate summit.
The Prime Minister reiterated that developed nations must fulfill the promised $1 trillion as climate finance, saying this should be tracked the same way as climate mitigation.

Long-lost 'Island of Gold' Resurfaces in Indonesian River

The remnants of the long-lost "Island of Gold" — where tales describe man-eating snakes, fire-belching volcanoes and Hindi-speaking parrots — may have been found in the Musi River near Palembang, Indonesia. And of course, there is gold, oozing from the river bottom.
Divers probing the muddy river bottom have hauled up hundreds of figurines, temple bells, tools, mirrors, coins and ceramics. They have found golden sword hilts and gold-and-ruby rings, carved jars and wine jugs and flutes shaped like peacocks.
These treasures all point to one thing: Scientists have located the lost city of Srivijaya, once a wealthy and powerful port along the ocean trade route between East and West.

Nov 01, 2021

India Unveils Online Climate Dashboard

As world leaders prepared to gather for the UN climate change conference, COP26, in Glasgow in the UK, India launched an online dashboard - the 'Climate Equity Monitor' to assess equity in climate action, inequalities in emissions besides energy and resource consumption across the world.
The "Climate Equity Monitor" also tracks the climate policies of several countries from the perspective of developing countries.
It tracks the performance of "Annex-I Parties" comprising developed countries under the UNFCCC (UN Framework Convention on Climate Change) based on the principles of the Climate Convention, i.e. equity and the principle of Common But Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities (CBDR-RC).

Oct 31, 2021

South Korea Inaugurates World's Largest Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power Plant

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of South Korea held that the 'Shinincheon Bitdream Fuel Cell Power Plant' at the Shinincheon Bitdream headquarters of Korea Southern Power in Seo-gu, Incheon has been completed and inaugurated. The power plant is operated by South Korea's independent power production company, POSCO Energy and Doosan Fuel Cell. It has a capacity of 78 MW constructed in four stages from 2017. The project cost about 340 billion won ($292 million).
It is the world's largest fuel cell plant currently in operation.

Oct 27, 2021

Asia Suffered Hottest Year on Record in 2020

Asia suffered its hottest year on record in 2020, the United Nations said ahead of the COP26 summit, with extreme weather taking a heavy toll on the continent's development.
In its annual "State of the Climate in Asia" report, the UN's World Meteorological Organization said that every part of the region had been affected.
The report comes days before COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference being held in Glasgow.
The report also laid bare the total annual average losses due to climate-related hazards.
China suffered an estimated $238 billion, followed by India at $87 billion, Japan with $83 billion and South Korea on $24 billion.

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