Oil costs spur India to produce ethanol from farm waste
India opened its first factory to produce ethanol from rice straw or stubble on Wednesday as part of measures to reduce its reliance on oil imports and meet its net zero carbon goal. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the project will help cut pollution in India’s capital New Delhi, which has been blanketed by smog from stubble burning in recent winters, as well as in the northern states of Haryana and Punjab. India, one of the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, has set a 2070 goal for net zero ...
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