India critical part of global climate change solutions, says USAID Administrator Washington : India, which has shown global leadership in the fight against climate change, is a critical part of the global climate change solutions, a top Biden Administration official said on Wednesday. “As one of the most innovative and vibrant economies on Earth, India, […]
Lorde Lauds ‘Golden Microphone’ Amplifying Her Voice to Fight Climate Change
Lorde was recognized at Variety‘s Power of Women event for her efforts on behalf of 350 Aotearoa, an organization “whose commitment to ending fossil fuel-driven projects back home is truly inspiring,” she commented. Introduced by Hunter Schafer, the model, LGBTQ advocate and star of HBO’s “Euphoria,” who said: “In the past year, Lorde has used […]
Fraser-Hidalgo: Private Sector Is Critical in Meeting Demand for EV Charging Stations – EQ Mag Pro
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s recent report, which found that global temperatures are now higher than at any point in the past 125,000 years as a result of human activity, has served as a harsh wake-up call. To address this pressing issue, lawmakers in Washington have allocated billions of dollars for climate-related projects throughout […]
South Africa Miners Back Gradual Move Away From Coal-Fired Power – EQ Mag Pro
South Africa’s mining industry has given its backing to moving the continent’s most developed economy away from coal but said it must be done gradually and responsibly. In a presentation to the country’s Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission late last week the main body representing the industry said that 60% of the country’s $302 billion […]
Will Progress at Climate Week Spur More Action Ahead of COP26? – EQ Mag Pro
This year’s UN General Assembly (UNGA) and Climate Week NYC saw several major announcements that injected a much-needed jolt of energy into international climate action. As extreme weather events including devastating wildfires, floods and droughts escalate across the globe, these developments must usher in a new wave of climate commitments between now and the COP26 […]
STATEMENT: South Africa’s Climate Commitment Much More Ambitious Than Before – EQ Mag Pro
WASHINGTON : Today South Africa released its latest national climate commitment under the Paris Agreement. The country intends to limit GHG emissions to 398-510 MtCO2e by 2025, and to 350-420 MtCO2e by 2030, significantly lower than targets communicated in 2016. These new targets will also see South Africa’s emissions decline in absolute terms from 2025, […]
India welcomes US’ efforts to fight climate change, its return to Paris Agreement – EQ Mag Pro
President Biden, in his talks with Prime Minister Modi in the Oval Office of the White House, expressed support for India’s intention to achieve a domestic goal of installing 450 GW of renewable power by 2030, according to the US-India Joint Leaders’ Statement issued after their meeting on Friday. India has welcomed America’s efforts to […]
UN redoubles green energy push to save climate, boost electricity – EQ Mag Pro
The comments came as governments and the private sector pledged to spend more than $400 billion at a high-level summit. United Nations : The United Nations chief called Friday for the world to redouble its renewable energy efforts to avert a climate emergency and address global energy poverty. “Today, we face a moment of truth,” […]
World Energy Storage Day: ‘This decade is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fight climate change’ – EQ Mag Pro
With the catastrophic impacts of climate change seen around the world, there is little time left to act but energy storage has a huge opportunity to be part of the solution, the audience at World Energy Storage Day online conference heard today. Dr Rahul Walawalkar, the founder and president of the India Energy Storage Alliance […]
All countries should emulate what India has done in climate change: First Solar CEO – EQ Mag Pro
WASHINGTON : During his high-profile series of meetings with the top business leaders in the US, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a fruitful interaction with First Solar CEO Mark Widmar here on Thursday, sources said. Widmar has expressed his happiness with the Indian policies for climate change and related industries, according to sources. PM Modi […]