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What are the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada?
February 27, 2022 12:20 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights In comparison to other industrialized countries, Canada uses high energy for heating and cooling of buildings. In 2019, almost 26 per cent of total GHG emissions were produced from oil and gas industries in Canada. Dehydration and h.....
Why are wildfires in Argentina getting worse?
February 27, 2022 12:02 AM AEDT| By Toshiva JainHighlights The current wildfires have burned around 50000 hectares of land in Northern Argentina. The dry weather phenomenon that causes such wildfires is called the La Nina According to the UN Environment Program’s recent report, wildf.....
What is the modernized Fisheries Act in Canada?
February 26, 2022 01:11 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights The previous Fisheries Act didn’t address whales in captivity or ban shark finning. The new Fisheries Act focuses on creating new fishery management tools for enhancing fish numbers and ecosystems protection. The new Fisheries.....
How Russia-Ukraine war could hamper the combat on climate change
February 25, 2022 05:27 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights Since the fall of the Soviet Union, the relations between Ukraine and Russia have become stressful. High gas prices have already encouraged production and consumption of dirtier fuels, which is causing global warming. In 1986, the C.....
What is the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999?
February 20, 2022 12:38 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999) was implemented on March 31, 2000, to protect the environment and human health from pollution. CEPA 1999 aims to minimize emissions produced from on-road and off-road vehicles a.....
What is Canada doing about plastic waste?
February 20, 2022 12:10 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights: Marine litter is a form of solid waste that has been thrown or discarded into the environment and it affects freshwater and marine ecosystems. The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup program focuses on removing trashes from Canada’...
Are electric vehicles really eco-friendly?
February 20, 2022 12:00 AM AEDT| By Arpit VermaHighlights Legacy car players, including Volkswagen, Audi, General Motors are quickly turning their fleets electric. As per the IEA, demand for battery metals is anticipated to rise by more than 30 times in 2050. The higher demand for battery .....
How are Arctic animals in Canada affected by climate change?
February 19, 2022 05:44 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights The rapid increase in temperature and shrinking sea ice causes hazards for Arctic animals like orcas. The Vancouver Island marmot is considered a critically endangered mammal of Canada. The Arctic caribou including the Peary Caribou.....
What are the key climate change issues in Canada?
February 19, 2022 01:00 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe various regions in Canada are facing various climate crises such as rising sea levels, flooding, increasing temperature, landslides, and snowstorms. Have you ever wondered why these regions are experiencing such climate crises? In this article,.....
What is green shorting? How can it pressure heavy carbon emitters?
February 16, 2022 02:46 PM AEDT| By AshishHighlights Green shorting is a form of short selling where an investor shorts a company, primarily on its climate credentials. This way pressure can be exerted on heavy carbon emitters for decarbonising their operations. In the past few years,.....
Top EV cars in Australia and their prices in 2022
February 13, 2022 05:52 PM AEDT| By Arpit VermaWith the world racing to cut carbon emissions, electric vehicles (EVs) have taken on a greater significance. The EV market has witnessed considerable growth in the past two years, with the International Energy Agency indicating 6.6 million EVs be...
What plans & actions is Canada taking to tackle climate change?
February 10, 2022 03:59 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe Government of Canada has come up with the Pan-Canadian Framework. But what is it? How does it work? In this article we will learn how Canada is planning and acting to tackle climate change. Canada's climate plan The Pan-Canadian Framewor.....
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What should Canadians know about glaciers melting?
February 08, 2022 08:45 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaA new study has reported that Mount Everest’s glaciers are melting due to climate change. Some researchers from the University of Maine claimed that the South Col Glacier has lost 180 feet in thickness. They said that ice that formed over 2,0.....
How miners can use microbes to cut their carbon footprint
February 06, 2022 12:33 AM AEDT| By Arpit VermaHighlights The rising demand for energy transition metals has put an extra burden on the mining sector. The industry is looking for measures to limit environmental footprint while ramping up production. Biotechnology can help the mining indust.....
The impact of climate change- warming Winter Olympics?
February 05, 2022 12:21 AM AEDT| By Toshiva JainHighlights The Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 is the first-ever Winter Olympics to rely on 100% artificial snow. Additionally, 49 million gallons of water is required to build artificial snow for the Beijing Olympics 2022. According .....
Decoding carbon tax
February 05, 2022 12:18 AM AEDT| By Toshiva JainThe Paris agreement was signed in 2015 in order to keep global warming within 1.5 degrees Celcius. However, according to the recent IPCC report, we will soon cross the global warming limit by 2040, if corrective measures are not put to place. Thus,.....
Significance of 2022 in the battle against climate change
February 01, 2022 09:01 PM AEDT| By Toshiva JainHighlights 2022 is special as this year we have the fifth LDC (Least Developed Countries) conference that happens once every 10 years. After the 2015 Paris agreement, The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will be launching .....
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4 NZX-listed utilities stocks that are the talk of the town
February 01, 2022 04:51 PM AEDT| By SonalClimate change is one of the most defining issues faced by the world and is impacting every country. Countries are taking significant actions to lower greenhouse gas emissions that are affecting the climate. New Zealand has a target to become carb.....
What are dual-ion batteries? How do they work?
January 30, 2022 12:36 AM AEDT| By Nitish KumarThe world is undergoing a rapid transition to electric mobility and batteries will play an important role in facilitating the shift. The growing popularity of electric vehicles could be attributed to various factors including advancements in batter.....
Should gas and nuclear energy be labelled under green investments?
January 16, 2022 12:03 AM AEDT| By Arpit VermaHighlights The European Commission has proposed a plan to consider few of the nuclear and gas power plants as green. France, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Poland are in favour of classifying nuclear energy and gas under the green label. The .....
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