In Short : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has expanded support for Bhutan’s fiscal management and green growth initiatives. This includes funding and technical assistance to enhance sustainable economic development, improve financial governance, and promote environmentally friendly practices. In Detail : MANILA, PHILIPPINES : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $40 million policy-based […]
Paving the way for green growth in India – EQ Mag
Since time immemorial, India has remained the hub of climate protection and environmental sustainability. A substantial chunk of folklore literature and practices geared at taking a holistic view of the natural resources remain the solid foundation on which mainstream narrative of Indian society is built. However, there has been a renewed focus over the climate […]
Green investments to get a big push with ‘green growth’ being a priority area in the Union Budget: TERI experts – EQ Mag
New Delhi : The focus on ‘green growth’, as one of the seven priority areas in the Union Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Ms Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Wednesday, will lend a fillip to the transition towards decarbonization, and achieving the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and the larger net-zero goals, noted the experts […]
Britain trailing on green growth: business lobby – EQ Mag
CBI head Tony Danker will in a speech call on UK finance minister Jeremy Hunt to make “big decisions” on green investment to “get growth going” Britain is falling behind global competitors in green investment growth, the CBI business lobby will warn Monday, urging action to soften the blow of recession. CBI head Tony Danker […]
Green Growth: Capturing Asia’s $5 trillion green business opportunity – EQ Mag Pro
Asia is a critical contributor to the global race to net zero. Proactive moves in pursuit of this goal will result in opportunities that will define tomorrow’s outcomes and successful business leaders. The physical and socioeconomic impacts of climate change are already intensifying across the world. The science is clear that without concerted action to […]
The Four Cs of India’s Green Growth – EQ Mag Pro
Commitment, co-benefits, cost, and capital are the four Cs of India’s renewable miracle. India is in a unique position with respect to climate change. It is simultaneously the country with the most citizens exposed to threats caused by a warming world; the country which will have to most dramatically alter its development trajectory if the […]
Two big ideas towards green growth: The only viable path to development left to us
Consider this – India’s material consumption is expected to jump from 7.4 billion tonnes in 2015 to 15 billion tonnes in 2030. India’s rate of resource extraction, which includes mining of virgin resources, is nearly three times higher than the global average. India currently imports 100% of its lithium, 90% of aluminium scrap and […]
AfDB President expected to pitch for promotion of renewable energies in OPS 2019
The Bank’s President will be actively involved in high-level conversations, sectoral deep dives and coalition building for climate and environmental action in Africa. The President of the African Development Bank Dr Akinwumi Adesina, will lead a delegation to the One Planet Summit (OPS 2019), which will take place in Nairobi, Kenya on 14 March 2019 […]
