In Short : Vietnam plans to eliminate coal power by 2050 through massive investments in wind, solar, and nuclear energy. Targeting 839 GW total capacity, with 66% from renewables, the country aims to meet rising energy demands sustainably. Offshore wind and solar will lead the shift, while old coal plants will be phased out, marking […]
Coimbatore to be carbon neutral by 2050: Minister – EQ Mag
Coimbatore will be a carbon neutral district by 2050, said Minister for Environment and Climate Change Siva V. Meyyanathan on Saturday. Speaking at a workshop here on ‘Carbon Neutral Coimbatore’, he said Coimbatore is the first district to be part of this initiative in the State. Electricity, transport, and industries are three major sources of […]
Goa govt daydreaming, says Cong on target of 100 pc renewable energy usage by 2050 – EQ Mag
Panaji : The Opposition Congress in Goa on Sunday mocked the state government’s target of achieving 100 per cent renewable energy usage by 2050, saying the dismal past record shows that it is daydreaming. While addressing the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) Conference on Clean Renewable Energy 2023, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had on Friday […]
Fast-Growing Solar Industry Will Eat up Most Silver Reserves in 2050 – EQ Mag
In addition to silicon wafers, silver is a crucial PV panel material carrying electricity from solar cells. However, silver is a precious metal. A study discovered that the fast-growing solar industry could exhaust most of the world’s silver by 2050, where solar businesses will need 85% of global silver reserves. To achieve net-zero emissions, governments […]
Charting the global energy landscape to 2050: Emissions – EQ Mag
At the end of COP27, concerns are growing that a 1.5º Pathway is getting out of sight. Our latest Global Energy Perspective offers important insight on how temperature increases vary across scenarios. As world leaders and corporate representatives have returned from COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, a major challenge remains to bend the curve of global […]
India can accelerate green investments to USD 12.1 trillion by 2050 – EQ Mag Pro
Mumbai : India can accelerate green investments to USD 12.1 trillion by 2050 and reap a host of benefits, a consultancy firm said on Thursday. With the ongoing rate, India’s net Green House Gas (GHG) emissions will rise to 11.8 gigatons of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2070 from the 2.9 gigatons in 2019, Mckinsey & […]
Coal phaseout in India could make electricity cost 40% less by 2050 – EQ Mag Pro
A new research article published in a peer-reviewed journal shows that India could cut its electricity costs by about 40 per cent with a rapid transition of its power sector from coal to renewables by 2050. The study, published in the prestigious journal Nature Communications and authored by researchers at Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT), […]
Will Nuclear Fusion Become the Solution for Net Zero Emission in 2050? – EQ Mag Pro
Scientists have been heavily engaged in the study of nuclear fusion over past several years in the hopes of creating the next generation sustainable and low-carbon energy. But will this particular technology actually facilitate mitigation in climate change? Nuclear fusion is definitely not an option if the global temperature rise is suppressed at below 1.5˚C. […]
Global hydrogen uptake to lag net-zero goals by 2050: report – EQ Mag Pro
OSLO : Renewable and low-carbon hydrogen is crucial in curbing emissions, but it will only account for 5 per cent of the global final energy mix by 2050, falling short what is needed to meet climate goals, global energy consultancy DNV said on Monday (June 13). To meet the Paris Agreement to limit global warming […]
NET-ZERO ROAD TRANSPORT BY 2050 STILL POSSIBLE, AS ELECTRIC VEHICLES SET TO QUINTUPLE BY 2025 – EQ Mag Pro
Last internal combustion vehicle must be sold by 2038 to achieve net-zero global fleet by 2050; urgent policy action key, especially on heavy commercial vehicles finds BNEF London and New York : The road transport sector can still reach net-zero emissions by 2050 through electrification, but urgent action is required from policymakers and industry participants, […]