Renewable Energy

How To Solve Climate Change? With Giant Floating Solar Farms That Suck CO2 & Make Electricity

July 5, 2019 Anand Gupta

We all know climate change is real and it’s happening right now — we are all living and experiencing its devastating effects to the planet at large and our own personal lifestyles. Even though time’s dangerously running out on what remedial steps we can take to reverse the effects of climate change, there’s a school […]

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The poor must be included as change agents in the roadmap for clean energy

July 4, 2019 Anand Gupta

The immediate priority is to better target central aid for the poor. We identify three ideas that build and improve existing programmes, and should be prioritised by the Ministry of Finance in making budgetary allocations. All are important for ensuring the welfare of the poor. The UNION Power minister has reasserted the government’s commitment to […]

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Levi Strauss committed to achieve climate goals by 2025

July 2, 2019 Anand Gupta

By 2025, Levi Strauss &Co (LS&Co), one of world’s largest apparel companies, is committed to achieving a 90 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in its owned-and-operated facilities, 100 per cent renewable energy in its owned-and-operated facilities and a 40 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions across its entire global supply chain. As […]

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Britain needs more nuclear power, electric chargers for climate goal – CBI

June 28, 2019 Anand Gupta

LONDON: Britain needs more nuclear power plants, electric vehicle charging sites and carbon capture and storage projects to meet its new climate target, the Confederation of British Industry said on Friday. The comments from Britain’s major business lobby come a day after the country became the first G7 member to enshrine in law a target […]

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International dialogue of WSDS 2020 in Monaco to focus on renewable energy and electric mobility

June 27, 2019 Anand Gupta

TERI and Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation join hands towards achieving clean energy transitions Monte Carlo & New Delhi: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India in collaboration with The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, will be hosting the first ‘Sustainable Action Dialogue: Pre-events of the World Sustainable Development Summit’ in Monte Carlo, […]

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INTERVIEW-New UN environment chief seeks fair deal for all in climate fight

June 27, 2019 Anand Gupta

NEW YORK: The United Nations’ new environment chief, Inger Andersen, will push for fossil fuel workers to get a chance at joining the growing green energy sector, she said in an interview. The Danish economist, who began as executive director of UN Environment earlier this month, emphasized the need to care for those left unemployed […]

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In ‘climate apartheid’, rich will save themselves while poor suffer: U.N. report

June 26, 2019 Anand Gupta

GENEVA: The world is on course for “climate apartheid”, where the rich buy their way out of the worst effects of global warming while the poor bear the brunt, a U.N. human rights report said on Tuesday. The report, submitted to the U.N. Human Rights Council by its special rapporteur on extreme poverty, Philip Alston, […]

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Burberry adds two new emissions targets to sustainability strategy

June 26, 2019 Anand Gupta

British luxury brand Burberry has added two new “ambitious” emissions-based climate goals to its 2022 responsibility strategy. The goals, approved by the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi), are: Reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions 95 percent by 2022 from a 2016 base year Reduce absolute scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions 30 percent […]

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Here’s how the world plans to transition to low-carbon energy sources by 2050

June 22, 2019 Anand Gupta

Renewable energy will power nearly half the world’s electricity needs by 2050, as costs of wind, solar and battery storage become more affordable, claims a new study by BloombergNEF. Sustainable energy sources will power nearly half the world’s electricity needs by 2050, as wind, solar and battery storage become more affordable, claims a new study […]

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HP pledges to deliver 100 per cent green power by 2035

June 21, 2019 Anand Gupta

Computing giant unveils raft of environmental pledges, including renewable electricity target and goal to boost recycled plastic use in computers and printers By 2035 all of computing giant HP’s global operations will be powered by renewable electricity, the company announced yesterday as part of a new wave of sustainability targets. Read More… Source: businessgreen

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