Tag: carbon emissions

AI can help shipping industry cut down emissions, report says

June 18, 2024 admin

Oil tanker SCF Primorye, owned by Russian state shipping company Sovcomflot, transits the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, April 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The global commercial shipping industry could cut down its carbon emissions by 47 million tonnes per year by deploying artificial intelligence for sea navigation, a study by autonomous shipping startup Orca…

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In climate push, German chemical maker swaps oil for sugar

March 11, 2024 admin

At one of Europe’s largest chemical complexes, German group Covestro is trialling the manufacture of a key product using sugar as a base material instead of oil, as the industry seeks to reduce its carbon footprint. The pilot project involves producing “aniline”, a chemical used in making foams — used widely in mattresses and armchairs,…

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India was a tree planting laboratory for 200 years – here are the results

September 5, 2023 admin

Allowing forests to regenerate on their own has been championed as a strategy for reducing planet-heating carbon in the atmosphere while also boosting biodiversity, the benefits ecosystems offer and even the fruitfulness of livelihoods. | Photo Credit: Velankanni Raj B/The Hindu Allowing forests to regenerate on their own has been championed as a strategy for…

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