€ 2 billion to scale up the use of renewable energy € 700 million for sustainable transport € 720 million for corporate research, innovation and business investment € 837 million for urban investment, housing, education and communications € 3.4 billion of new financing approved today by the European Investment Bank (EIB) will accelerate shift towards […]
Climate Change
India needs $401 bn capex to fight climate change: Report
The country needs over USD 400 billion in capital investment which could save over 100 GW of energy and 1.1 billion tonne of greenhouse gasses between 2015 and 2030, if it goes ahead with the measures to control pollution under the Paris climate agreement, says a report. Since the country is set to far exceed […]
Indra Nooyi and the Earthshot Prize Call on the World to Come Together in the Fight Against Climate Change
Members of the Earthshot Prize Council mark Earth Day with an open letter calling for the world to ‘Give the Earth a shot’ and unite to tackle the climate emergency – just as it has in the face of COVID-19 Signatories include Prince William, Cate Blanchett, Christiana Figueres, and Shakira Mebarak as experts warn of […]
Cities, Corporations Chart Own Climate Action Plans
Despite fluctuating White House-led policies toward tackling climate change, there has been a sustained push toward climate action below the federal level that has kept forward momentum in the United States. Despite fluctuating White House-led policies toward tackling climate change, there has been a sustained push toward climate action below the federal level that has […]
Global Carbon Emissions to Rise by 1.5 Billion Tonnes in 2021; Record Second-Largest Annual Increase Ever: IEA
Global energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions will see a rise of 1.5 billion tonnes in 2021, marking the second-largest annual increase ever, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its latest report on Tuesday. While this would be the biggest annual increase in emissions since 2010, and it would reverse most of last year’s decline […]
How Singapore’s solar power push, using floating farms and vertical panels, offers solutions to other cities
Singapore’s clean-energy campaign could make it a ‘living laboratory’ to provide ideas for other cities around the world. Elsewhere in Asia, Japan and have pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, and China by 2060 Singapore is betting on floating solar farms and vertical panels to increase its clean-energy supplies and cut carbon emissions, a […]
What It Takes to Turn Cities Into Bulwarks Against Climate Change
Grownups look straight past the nuts and bolts of the city. Power lines and drainage grates go unseen. But my 8-year-old notices, even those up above the row houses. “Look at that,” Felix says, “there’s one with solar panels.” It’s a forerunner of the next city that he sees—the resilient cities we’re going to have […]
How BlackRock and Vanguard Can Advance the Net-zero Emissions Movement
The movement to achieve net-zero global greenhouse gas emissions is gaining traction and coherence, especially in the world of finance. In late March, BlackRock and Vanguard — the two largest asset managers on the planet — joined a growing coalition of investors in the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative (NZAM). The initiative outlines key requirements […]
‘We Have Technology to Solve Climate Crisis, Problem Is of Political Willpower’
Michael Mann spoke to The Wire about why he felt drawn to writing a book which is more about the politics of climate action than about the science of climate change. The Wire spoke to Michael Mann, one of the world’s leading climate scientists, who is out with his new book The New Climate War. […]
OPINION: CO2 emission limits and economic development
But for their counterparts in developing countries, where energy is still scare and expensive, and other social problems are pressing, it is only one of a number of competing objectives. LONDON: For policymakers in North America and Western Europe, energy policy is often viewed exclusively through the lens of climate change, which takes priority over […]