Union minister RK Singh said that India is achieving one of the largest expansion of renewable energy in the world, and it has become a net exporter of power in past five years. New Delhi: Union Minister R K Singh on Saturday assured international community that India will achieve the target set under the Paris […]
India wants to make 40% cabs electric by 2026 to meet climate change goals
The Indian government is planning to order rideshare companies like Ola and Uber to convert 40 percent of their fleet to electric vehicles (EVs) by 2026, according to a report from Reuters. According to sources and documents obtained from meetings, the authorities will order the companies to adopt to electric vehicles gradually: 2.5 percent by […]
UN Chief Guterres: The Status Quo on Climate Policy ‘Is a Suicide’
We are losing the fight against climate change, warns U.N. Secretary General António Guterres on this week’s episode of Political Climate. We are losing the fight against climate change, warns U.N. Secretary General António Guterres. Even if countries were on track to meet their Paris Agreement goals — which they’re not — the world would […]
Bloomberg Commits $500M to Close All US Coal Plants by 2030, Halt New Natural Gas Plants
The billionaire philanthropist’s “Beyond Carbon” campaign lays out the radical goal of taking fossil fuels out of the energy mix, as part of a broader decarbonization effort. Michael Bloomberg unveiled a $500 million “Beyond Carbon” campaign on Friday, aimed at closing every U.S. coal-fired power plant by 2030 and halting the construction of any new […]
OPINION: Will Modi spur global inaction into action on climate-change?
Within a year of his first term as Prime Minister, Modi raised the target of solar energy capacity in India to 175 GW, equivalent to avoiding installation of 350 MW coal fired plants by 2022 The climate of change is dawning upon the global platform. The mega mandate with which Prime Minister Narendra Modi of […]
To fight climate change , Visakhapatnam plans e-vehicles for city
A total of 25 e-rickshaws will be procured under the project. Of these, 15 e-rickshaws will be used to transport garbage, and the other 10 will be used as public transport Visakhapatnam: The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) is planning to introduce e-rickshaws for public transportation as well as to transport garbage. The project is […]
Teen Climate Activist Greta Thunberg: ‘This Is Not Over Yet, Not Even Close’
Political Climate speaks to activist Greta Thunberg and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at the R20 Austrian World Summit in Vienna. Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg was all alone when she started protesting the lack of political action on climate change last year outside of the Swedish parliament. Today, the Friday climate strikes inspired by […]
Delhi Students, Inspired by Greta Thunberg, are Stepping up to Protest Against Climate Change
The Delhi Climate Strike was a peculiar one; it was a silent protest, with most of the students wearing masks around their mouths or circling trees while holding posters. On May 24, organisations gathered at Connaught Place, near metro Gate 6, to raise their voices and shed light on the urgent need to address climate […]
No Planet B, say teen activists as 1.8 mn join global climate change strike
Thunberg, 16, said the threat of societal breakdown posed by runaway climate change should overshadow every other campaign issue in the European Union’s parliamentary elections Swedish teenage activist Greta Thunberg urged European politicians on Friday to focus on a climate crisis instead of “bickering”, as children walked out of classes around the world to back […]
A CEO Council on Climate Change? That Sounds Familiar
Earlier this month, the CEOs of 13 Fortune 500 companies, along with a handful of environmental groups, issued a call to enact federal legislation to fight the impacts of climate change. Their initiative suggests a carbon-pricing policy that would “meet the climate challenge at the lowest possible cost.” This CEO Climate Dialogue — top-down, policy-driven […]