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CO2 emissions

Mercedes cuts EVs’ environment footprint with low-carbon aluminium

Published 29 Sep, 2025 12:39pm

AARDAL: Aluminium made with renewable power and from recycling is helping luxury automaker Mercedes-Benz cut CO2...

Air Liquide and TotalEnergies to invest over 1 billion euros in green hydrogen

Published 18 Feb, 2025 05:09pm

French oil major TotalEnergies will develop two green hydrogen projects with industrial gases company Air Liquide,...

Renault warns pooling CO2 emissions could weaken EU car industry, calls for clarity

Published 08 Jan, 2025 02:17pm

PARIS: Renault Group is committed to complying with the EU’s 2025 rules on CO2 emissions but believes automakers...

Stark warning on emissions as leaders divided

Published 14 Nov, 2024 06:30am

BAKU: Global leaders offered competing visions on how to tackle climate change at UN-led talks on Wednesday as a new...

Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GPD by nearly a fifth

Published 22 Apr, 2024 04:39am

PARIS: Climate change caused by CO2 emissions already in the atmosphere will shrink global GDP in 2050 by about $38...

No end to climate troubles

Published 21 Apr, 2024 04:10am

EDITORIAL: Earlier predictions about the effects of climate change are turning out to be so frighteningly true that...

Energy-related CO2 emissions hit record levels in 2023: IEA

Published 01 Mar, 2024 11:48am

PARIS: Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose to a record level in 2023, but the growth slowed from previous...

World could breach 1.5C warming threshold in 7 years: study

Published 05 Dec, 2023 04:28pm

PARIS: The world may cross the crucial 1.5C global warming threshold in seven years as fossil fuel CO2 emissions...

Thyssenkrupp posts $2.3bn impairment on steel division

Published 22 Nov, 2023 11:49am

FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF: Germany’s Thyssenkrupp on Wednesday unveiled a 2.1 billion euro ($2.3 billion) impairment on...

Net zero and Pakistan’s energy system: no more business as usual

Updated 30 Oct, 2023 06:07am

Net Zero is an international agreement for climate action that aims to achieve a balanced state of greenhouse gases...

G20 per capita CO2 emissions from coal rise 7pc

Published 06 Sep, 2023 03:37am

SINGAPORE: Group of 20 nations have increased per capita emissions nearly 7% from coal-fired power since 2015, with...

Pain and gain for industry as EU carbon hits 100 euros

Published 22 Feb, 2023 03:30am

Europe’s carbon price hit a record 100 euros ($106) per tonne on Tuesday, a long-awaited milestone that boosts the...

EU strikes deal to boost carbon market, Europe’s biggest climate policy

Updated 19 Dec, 2022 09:42am

BRUSSELS: European Union negotiators reached a political deal on Sunday to overhaul the bloc’s carbon market,...

Five countries seek to delay EU fossil fuel car phase-out

Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am

BRUSSELS: Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania want to delay a European Union plan to effectively ban the...

Apply the new development philosophy for high-quality development

Published 17 Jun, 2022 06:37am

(— First part of the “China in the past decade” series) The past decade since the 18th National Congress of ...

‘Pro-HEVs policies can bring substantial savings’

Published 12 Jun, 2022 06:55am

KARACHI: Pakistan can achieve substantial savings due to policies favouring Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs). The...

Damping down the wildfires

Published 12 Jun, 2022 06:55am

EDITORIAL: Raging wildfires are a global challenge. While these wildfires have been quenched or damped down at some...

Cracking down on plastic waste: ‘Dubai Can’, but what about Pakistan?

Updated 21 Apr, 2022 01:42pm

On a mission to reduce plastic waste, the Dubai Can initiative features, among other things, water stations ...

Hydrogen planes not enough to green aviation: study

Published 26 Jan, 2022 12:16pm

PARIS: The aviation industry looks at hydrogen-fuelled planes as a solution to decarbonise the sector, but a report...

Steady need for new planes despite pandemic: Airbus

Published 14 Nov, 2021 04:12am

DUBAI: The pandemic will have no long-term impact on the need for new aircraft, according to a market outlook...

West Africa's largest solar plant opened

Published 28 Jun, 2021 04:38am

LOME: Togo has inaugurated the largest solar plant in West Africa, in a push to increase access to electricity and...

Japan's SMFG to halt all new financing of coal-fired power plants

Published 12 May, 2021 05:47pm

The move by Japan's second largest bank by assets comes after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced last month that the country aims to nearly double its target for cutting carbon emissions and as governments and companies globally move towards decarbonisation.

Renewable energy powers ahead in 2020: report

Published 11 May, 2021 10:12am

Installation of new photovoltaic solar panels should also continue to break records, hitting 160 GW by 2022.

HP commits to reducing its emissions by half this decade

Updated 20 Apr, 2021 08:29pm

HP has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by half during this decade.
The company hopes to reach net zero emissions by 2040 and push its suppliers towards more environment-friendly practices as well.

CO2 emissions set to surge, IEA warns

Published 20 Apr, 2021 11:22am

The IEA expects both solar and wind to post their largest annual rises ever, at around 17 percent.

Germany awards second round of permits to close hard coal plants

Published 01 Apr, 2021 07:58pm

Germany has promised to abandon coal by 2038 and achieve a mostly carbon-free energy system by 2050, but it is also trying to lessen the impact on utilities, regions, employment and the public budget.
The regulator sets a maximum price per MW of capacity to cap the public sector bill. The ultimate price takes into account bidders' offers and the CO2 emissions of the plants in question.

Top court upholds Canada’s federal carbon tax

The European Commission is attempting to finish its sustainable finance taxonomy, which will decide which economic activities can be labelled as a sustainable investment in the EU, based on whether they meet strict environmental criteria.
The Commission asked the Joint Research Centre (JRC), its scientific expert arm, to report on the issue.

Nissan makes breakthrough with engine in reducing CO2 emissions

Updated 26 Feb, 2021 05:07pm

The development would improve fuel consumption by 25% over the 40% thermal efficiency level in the upcoming e-POWER engine, the company said.
Toshihiro Hirai told reporters that the automaker is maximising the thermal efficiency of e-POWER in order to reduce CO2 emissions while driving.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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