2023 set to be hottest year on record, UN says

The United Nations weather agency said Thursday that 2023 is all but certain to be the hottest year on record, warning of worrying trends that suggest increasing floods, wildfires, glacier melt and heat waves in the future. The World Meteorological Organization also warned that the average temperature for the year is up some 1.4 degrees C from … Read more

Ships could capture energy from waves by imitating whales

In an effort to reduce the environmental impact of commercial ships, a group of U.K. researchers has scoured through the research into a unique technology that imitates the action of a whale’s tail to help propel ships and reduce fuel consumption. The findings of the review-study from Cranfield University, published in the journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews … Read more

Taxation must be friendly for green energy: Razdan

NEW DELHI: Achieving the target of 500 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy is imminent, experts and industry leaders said at The Times of India’s Right To Excellence – Energy Summit 2023. They said the government and industry have stepped up their efforts to achieve the green energy target to reduce the country’s dependence on thermal … Read more