India’s renewable energy consumption still fails to completely replace the conventional resources like fossil fuels. Climate change was put forth as one of the major challenges at the G20 Summit 2019 in Osaka. While experts have already declared a natural emergency, India has nothing to celebrate despite the lowest contributor to carbon footprint per capita, […]
‘India-EU should use clean energy as platform to tackle climate change’
India and the European Union should use clean energy as a platform for coordinating multilateral and bilateral approaches to tackle climate change and energy security, a delegation of the EU to the country said. Speaking at presentation of the Standard Operational Procedures for solar parks, Friederike Tschampa, Charge d’Affaires, the delegation of the European Union […]
Investors with $34 trn demand action on climate change ahead of G20 summit
Almost 200 nations agreed in Paris in 2015 to limit the global average temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times Investors managing more than $34 trillion in assets, nearly half the world’s invested capital, are demanding urgent action from governments on climate change, piling pressure on leaders of the world’s 20 […]
Why the government is pushing EVs to fight climate change
The accord aims to pursue efforts to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5ºC above pre-industrial levels Mint looks at the government’s effort towards rapid adoption of electric mobility as a way to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions India has been at the forefront of aligning its policies with its commitment to the Paris […]
High-Level Discussion on Renewable Energy and Climate Change to Get Underway in Abu Dhabi as IRENA Members Gather for 17th Council
Agency members to discuss importance of renewable energy as the solution for countries in taking climate action Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: More than 360 government representatives from 116 countries will gather in Abu Dhabi tomorrow to attend the Seventeenth Council of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Luxembourg will Chair the Agency’s two-day high-level […]
Where Does Modi 2.0 Stand In The Area Of Climate Change?
BJP’s 2019 manifesto and other declarations It is first time that climate change has featured in the manifestos of the two biggest national parties of India. BJP did not only enlist its agenda but also stated what the government did in its previous term to deal with climate change. The party has made a promise […]
President Ram Nath Kovind Reaffirms Indian Government’s Electric Vehicle Push, Highway Development
Addressing the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament, President Ram Nath Kovind said massive work to create infrastructure is underway, and electric vehicles are being promoted to reduce pollution. Terming infrastructure as pivotal in propelling prosperity and growth, President Ramnath Kovind Thursday said the government’s endeavour is to build 35,000 km of highways, besides […]
Clean electricity overtaking fossil fuels in Britain
For the first time since the Industrial Revolution, Britain is obtaining more power from zero-carbon sources than fossil fuels. The milestone has been passed for the first five months of 2019. National Grid says clean energy has nudged ahead with 48% of generation, against 47% for coal and gas. The rest is biomass burning. The […]
Tax Cut on Electric Vehicles Among Agendas of First GST Council Meet Led by Nirmala Sitharaman
GST rate for petrol and diesel cars and hybrid vehicles is already at the highest bracket of 28 per cent plus cess. The GST Council will consider slashing GST rate on electric vehicles to 5 per cent, from 12 per cent currently, along with an extension of the tenure of the anti-profiteering authority by a […]
New York nears passage of aggressive law to fight climate change
NEW YORK : New York state lawmakers could pass as early as Wednesday one of the nation’s most ambitious plans to slow climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050. That would make it the second U.S. state to aim for a carbon-neutral economy, following an executive order signed by former California […]
