A key selling point that made solar energy the fastest-growing power source in the world—rapidly decreasing costs—has hit a speed bump. Solar module prices have risen 18% since the start of the year after falling by 90% over the previous decade. The reversal, fueled by a quadrupling in the cost of the key raw material […]
EQ In Exclusive Conversation With Mr. Manish Dabkara, MD & CEO – EnKing International
1.Tell us about your journey in the industry of climate change and renewable energy. I’ll start with telling about our organization which I started in 2008-09. Back then in India, there were not many consultants in the climate change industry. Before I started my own consultancy company, I worked in an audit company- SGS. There […]
5 Things to Know About the IEA’s Roadmap to Net Zero by 2050
To avoid the worst impacts of climate change and realize the goals of the Paris Agreement, greenhouse gas emissions should fall to net zero by mid-century and then reach net negative emissions thereafter. Responding to the science, 60 countries, as well as scores of companies and cities, have already adopted net-zero targets, and many more […]
RELEASE: HSBC Partners With WRI and WWF to Scale Next Generation Solutions to Climate Change
The US$100m global initiative aims to accelerate efforts to build a net zero global economy, forms part of HSBC’s climate strategy. LONDON : HSBC, in partnership with World Resources Institute (WRI) and WWF, today unveils their Climate Solutions Partnership to unlock barriers to finance for companies and projects that tackle climate change. The partnership’s three […]
Is Finance the Biggest Hurdle in the Race to Net Zero?
RECAI 57: with COP26 on the horizon, governments and institutional investors must rise to the challenge of honoring the Paris Agreement. Governments must raise their ambition to get the world on a trajectory to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Institutional investors need clearer commitments on infrastructure spending and details of pipelines […]
How Climate Risk is Driving Institutional Investment in Renewables
RECAI 57: as institutional investors address climate risk, new tools are unlocking additional value in the renewable energy sector. Global renewable energy capacity investments grew 2% to US$303.5b in 2020 — the seventh year in which investments passed US$250b. Approximately 20% of institutional investors have invested indirectly through funds in renewables in the past two […]
Seven Signs of Success for the Paris Agreement and COP26
EY France Climate Change Leader; Partner, Climate Change and Sustainability Services, EY & AssociésHelping businesses and governments engage in low-carbon strategies. Creating and protecting long-term value for clients. RECAI 57: six years on, we highlight the key requirements needed to address climate change at COP26 if the Paris goals are to be realized. In brief […]
New Electric Vehicle Chargers Coming To Saanich
Saanich: The Government of Canada is building a clean energy future to strengthen the economy, create good, middle-class jobs and support workers in the natural resource sectors. The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Member of Parliament for North Vancouver, on behalf of the Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Natural […]
US partnered with India as PM Modi Made Commitment to Deploy 450 GW Renewable Energy: Kerry
The United States has partnered with India on climate change so as to help it meet its commitment to deploy 450 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy. The United States has partnered with India on climate change so as to help it meet its commitment to deploy 450 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy, the Biden administration’s […]
Merkel Expects Climate Change Law to Go to Cabinet in Coming Week – Sources
The 2019 law, agreed between Merkel’s conservatives and their Social Democrat (SPD) coalition partners after much wrangling, includes a commitment to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 55 percent by 2030 from 1990 levels. It also has a goal of emitting almost no CO2 by 2050. Options to reduce emissions include expanding renewable energy and […]