Leylin: Renewable Capital, a provider of pre-construction debt and equity capital for renewable energy development, has announced a new partnership with Momentum Energy Storage Partners, an energy storage developer based in Columbus, Ohio, US. Leyline’s funding will facilitate the development of numerous renewable energy projects across the US, including existing endeavours underway within the Pennsylvania, […]
India among frontline countries in implementing Paris Agreement on climate change: Prez
New Delhi: India is among the frontline nations in implementing the Paris Agreement on climate change, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Friday, reiterating that environment protection is one of the topmost priorities of the government. Addressing a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament, Kovind said, ‘Along with development, environment protection is also one […]
4 Climate Finance Priorities for the Biden Administration
Providing funding to poorer nations to undertake climate action is not only a moral and legal responsibility for developed countries, but also a strategic investment in a cleaner and more resilient world. Such support pays dividends by reducing the severity and costs of climate impacts, including extreme weather, ecosystem loss and political instability both at […]
Inauguration of President Biden Kicks Energy and Climate Agenda Into Action
Hours after being sworn in, Joe Biden resubmits U.S. to Paris Agreement and lays the groundwork for a major climate-change mitigation push. U.S. President Joe Biden hit the ground running Wednesday, with plans to sign a raft of executive orders to start the process of reversing Trump administration environmental and energy regulations and set the […]
The Great Reset: 7 Environment and Sustainability Stories to Watch in 2021
2020 upended life as we know it. The coronavirus killed almost 2 million people and counting, while roughly 100 million people fell into extreme poverty. The world entered its worst recession since the second world war. Deep-rooted racial and economic injustices were exposed, while the impacts of the pandemic itself fell disproportionately on communities of color. And these crises […]
Gold and climate change: The energy transition
Gold and Climate Change: The Energy Transition’ looks at gold mining’s energy transition and climate impacts over the next decade. This should provide investors and industry stakeholders with greater clarity around gold’s greenhouse gas emissions profile, the opportunities for the gold sector to decarbonise, and its potential pathway to net-zero, in line with Paris Agreement targets. […]
Saul Griffith on Mobilizing America to Fight Climate Change and Win the Future
On this week’s Political Climate, we explore how to launch a “war-time mobilization effort” to tackle climate change and reboot the U.S. economy. It will take a massive war-time mobilization effort to effectively address the climate emergency, argues Saul Griffith — inventor, MacArthur genius fellow, CEO of Otherlab, and co-founder of Rewiring America, an organization […]
Vedanta pledges to Carbon Neutrality & drives ESG best practices across the group
Kolkata: Vedanta, the world’s leading natural resources company, has signed a declaration on climate change by pledging to move towards carbon-neutrality at the Second India CEO Forum on Climate Change. The mission is to take the country to net-zero emission goal through specific emission measures, including the promotion of renewable energy, enhanced energy efficiency, water-efficient […]
7 Things to Know About Renewable Natural Gas
The production and use of renewable natural gas made from organic waste is growing rapidly in the United States. In the last five years, the number of production facilities has grown approximately threefold, with about 115 facilities now making the fuel — which is interchangeable with fossil natural gas — out of landfill waste, animal manure, wastewater, […]
Ayana Renewable Power hits $721 million in funding as CDC, NIIF and GGEF agree to inject further capital
The fresh capital will boost India’s clean energy generation to help combat climate change. This will help to ensure clean energy reaches states across India. It reiterates the UK and India’s partnership for the UN Sustainable Development Goals. CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), […]