Kerala aspires to become a 100 % renewable energy-based state by 2040 and net carbon neutral by 2050, said CM Pinarayi Vijayan while releasing the action plan. Kerala is very vulnerable to climate-induced disasters owing to its geographical location and therefore, the government has come out with a revised action plan for dealing with climate […]
‘Dispatchable’ renewables in spotlight after upbeat IEA report: Maguire – EQ Mag
LITTLETON : This week’s upbeat renewable energy supply outlook by the International Energy Agency (IEA) contained an important but overlooked lament about the slow roll-out of so-called dispatchable renewable energy sources. The main takeaways from the IEA outlook were that renewable energy development has been supercharged by the fallout from the Russia-Ukraine war, and that […]
Indian coal magnate Gautam Adani goes green – EQ Mag
NEW DELHI : Asia’s richest man, Gautam Adani, made his vast fortune betting on coal as an energy hungry India grew swiftly after liberalizing its economy in the 1990s. He’s now set his sights on becoming the world’s biggest renewable energy player, by 2030, by promising to align his investments with the government’s own priorities. […]
Signing of a Loan Agreement for the Kom Ombo Solar Power Project in Egypt (Private Sector Investment Finance): Contributing to climate change mitigation by increasing the 500 MW renewable energy supply – EQ Mag
On November 30, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a project finance loan agreement with Abydos Solar Power Company SAE in the Arab Republic of Egypt for the Kom Ombo solar power project. The project will be co-financed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Egypt has been actively increasing its power-generation capacity, mainly that […]
Work to combat climate change and enhance millet production: FM Sitharaman urges startups – EQ Mag
Bengaluru : Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday appealed to startups to touch upon less glamorous areas including climate change, millet production and improving the condition of farmers. Addressing a national level summit to promote startups, Sitharaman emphasised more on climate change and asked the startups to find a solution to combat it as […]
How Do EV Chargers Work? – EQ Mag
In the wake of climate change and the world embracing clean energy, electric mobility is now more popular than ever. Public service electric trains and planes are already showing promising strides as vehicle owners transition to electric vehicles (EVs). An EV has many benefits, but perhaps the most outstanding one is saving on gas while […]
Ocean-based Carbon Dioxide Removal: 6 Key Questions, Answered – EQ Mag
The science is clear: We are not on track to limit temperature rise to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F) to prevent the most catastrophic impacts of climate change. Deeper, faster cuts to emissions are urgently needed across all sectors, and must be a central focus of climate policy. However, we have already added so […]
COP27: 12-month plan launched to boost green technologies to fight climate change – EQ Mag
New Delhi : Countries representing over half of the global GDP, including India and the US, on Friday set out a 12-month action plan at the UN climate summit in Egypt to help make clean technologies cheaper and more accessible everywhere to fight climate change. The UNFCCC said the plan includes 25 sector-specific “priority actions” […]
UK pledges more than $115 million to developing economies to tackle climate change – EQ Mag Pro
LONDON : Britain’s foreign minister James Cleverly on Monday will announce investments of more than 100 million pounds ($115 million) to support developing countries in their fight against the impact of climate change. “Mr Cleverly will also argue that long-term prosperity depends on taking action on climate change and ramping up investment in renewable energy […]
COP27 and the climate change impacts of Russia’s war with Ukraine – EQ Mag Pro
“Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine has major direct, indirect, and induced impacts on global warming. Every missile or shot fired by Russia results in the release of unnecessary greenhouse gas emissions. All war is unnecessary, and all war has major local and global negative environmental impacts.” John R. Bryson, Professor of Enterprise and Economic Geography, […]