In Short : At the Advantage Assam 2.0 summit, industry leaders and policymakers convened to outline Assam’s strategy for achieving its renewable energy targets. The panel emphasized leveraging the state’s natural resources, such as solar and hydropower, to transition to clean energy. Key focus areas included policy support, private sector collaboration, and innovative technologies to […]
Japan Sets New 2035 Emissions Cut Goal – EQ
In Short : Japan has announced a new target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 60% from 2013 levels by 2035, aiming for net-zero by 2050. The plan boosts renewable energy to 40-50% and nuclear power to 20% by 2040. Critics argue it lacks a clear coal phase-out strategy, raising concerns over its effectiveness in […]
Italy’s Enel Is Set to Hit Its Goal With First Batch of Climate-Linked Bonds – EQ Mag Pro
Enel SpA says it expects to achieve its renewable energy targets after the first-ever sustainability-linked bonds met their deadline. The Italian utility’s installed capacity of renewable energy plants needed to have hit at least 55% of total capacity by the end of 2021 to avoid a coupon step-up on about $3.7 billion of sustainability-linked bonds […]
EnKing International supporting UN’s ecosystem restoration goal by initiating Nature Based Solutions
On the occasion of World Environment Day 2021, Mr. Manish Dabkara (CMD & CEO at EnKing International) officially announced about initiating a new service vertical named Nature Based Solutions, under which organization will be rendering solutions to the project owners or developers of a wide variety of projects in sustainable agriculture land management, afforestation and […]
Fukushima Plant Owner Says Atomic Power Needed to Hit Green Goal
Japan’s biggest utility and the owner of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant said it needs atomic energy to meet its pledge to cut its carbon dioxide emissions in half by 2030. It will take time to boost capacity of renewable energy, such as offshore wind, which makes nuclear energy indispensable for the company to […]
Japan on track to achieve 2030 renewable power goal
Japan is on track to achieve its target for renewable power capacity installed by 2030, paving the way for its 2050 carbon neutral goal. But cost pressure could grow further as the country’s consumer surcharge to fund renewable electricity is set to rise higher than previously predicted. Japan’s renewable power sources will account for 22pc […]
General Motors sets goal of going largely electric by 2035
General Motors has set a goal of making the vast majority of the vehicles it produces electric by 2035, and the entire company carbon neutral, including operations, five years after that. NEW DELHI : General Motors has set a goal of making the vast majority of the vehicles it produces electric by 2035, and the […]
Japan energy firm Inpex sets 2050 net zero emission goal
The move comes after Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledged to make Japan carbon-neutral by 2050 and with global oil and gas companies shifting away from fossil fuel to green energy TOKYO : Inpex Corp, Japan’s biggest oil and gas producer, said on Wednesday it is targeting net zero carbon emissions by 2050 through the […]
Environmentally Sustainable Growth Is the Goal for GRI
Supporting and buying natural rubber from farmers in Sri Lanka is just part of the way Global Rubber Industries (Pvt) Ltd. (GRI) is focusing on sustainability in its business. With its recently launched Green X Circle, which is a sustainable circle of collaboration and connectivity, GRI says its commitment to the environment spans from the […]