Polar Ice Vessels & Ramming Ocean going research vessels require accurate and precise navigation as all oceanographic sampling is associated with a time and location.Navigation methods have changed from earlier traditional methods of using sextant and chronometer to satellite positioning. Polar research vessels features incorporate endurance upto 90 days, helicopter support, special provisions for cold
Blue or Green Hydrogen Blue hydrogen growth is likely to exceed " green H2 " in the US as projects in the US are" blue hydrogen " oriented i.e source being natural gas with the additional distinction of carbon capture. This is in stark contrast to green H2 produced through renewable electricity and water electrolysis.
Carbon Sequestration Credit Carbon Brief There is a scientific consensus that tree and foliage coverage sequesters carbon and reduces the carbon print brought on by burning of fossil fuels. Afforestation is a climate mitigation tool. Trees can store carbon for decades if not longer. Theoretically planting one trillion trees would reduce global warming trend by
Saudi Arabia's Emerging Financial Strength When the Saudi national oil company which is listed on the bourse announced revenues as high as $161 billion for last year it came as no surprise as oil and gas producers seem to be the prime beneficiaries of the Ukraine conflict. The ploy of the US and Western Europe
Globally Governments Subsidise Diesel Governments across the world incurred almost € 900 billion in fossil fuel subsidies last year which is almost twice the expenditure suffered in the year 2021 Subsidies on Gasoline for Indian Conglomerates India's Union Budget for the financial year 2023-24 will permit subsidies to state owned Indian oil corporate retailers namely
Ajay Banga nominated to the Top Slot of the WB The Indian diaspora is gleefully congratulating itself for the nomination by the President of the United States of America of Ajay Banga once the top executive of MasterCard, a digital or cashless plastic payment mechanism, to lead the World Bank . It is being repeated
Fabled Canals of Venice and Climate Change Credit Borders of Adventure Tourism dwindles Climate change is causing the fabled canals of Venice a global beeline for tourist to dry up. The reasons are attributed to consistent low or ebb tides, siltation in the canal network , scarcer alpine snow drastically lowering water levels in reservoirs
Term Blue Economy The term “blue economy” entered common parlance after the United Nations (UN) Conference on Sustainable Development held in the year 2012 to promote marine ecosystem integrated management .Yet the ensuing concluding remarks did not allude to the word blue. The emphasis during the UN conference was about building adequate capacity for
Sanctions & Disruption of Energy Supply Chain Courtesy The Japan Times After the conflict in Ukraine erupted Russian supply of oil and piped gas to the European Union got severely disrupted. The US and EU imposed sanctions as well as a price cap on Russian crude. The ostensible purpose seems to be to curb Russia's
UN Secretary-General António Guterres announces to convene a Climate Summit in September 2023
