Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels, the main driver of climate change, are on track to rise 1% in 2022 to reach an all-time high, scientists said Friday at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt. Emissions from oil, fuelled by the continuing rebound in aviation, will likely rise more than 2% compared to last year, […]
CO2
Qatar’s ‘carbon neutral’ claims under fire
Qatar’s ‘carbon neutral’ claims under fire. Organizers have promised a carbon-neutral World Cup next month in Qatar but environmental groups are warning that the tournament will be far more polluting than advertised. Hassan al-Thawadi, secretary general of Qatar 2022, said organizers will achieve net-zero emissions for the tournament as a whole “by measuring, mitigating and […]
Tree-cutting
Sir: It is proven that a few centuries ago, the world was quietly surrounded by trees. But with the passage of time the people initiated chopping down the trees for several purposes. As apart from others, 2700 trees are being cut down every day in the world only for making tissue papers. Besides this they […]