Averting climate change could turn on whether the industry can become less dependent on Xinjiang and still keep up supply of a vital raw material. One of the longest-running deflationary trends is grinding to a halt. The consequences could have profound effects on the global ability to avert climate change. The slumping cost of semiconductor […]
Singapore Places $1.8 Billion For Green Investments
At a news conference on Wednesday, Ravi Menon, managing director of Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said the funds were placed from Singapore’s official foreign reserves as part of the central bank’s green investment program. Singapore’s central bank has allocated $1.8 billion with five asset managers as part of moves to protect its portfolio from […]
Will Earth Restore Itself or is it Our Responsibility?
The time has come when we should set out our priorities not just for ourselves, for family or for society, but also for the environment. Our nature has its own way of rejuvenating itself. Till the moment we humans were living and consuming the resources that mother earth has given us, like any other species […]
World Environment Day: Guj CM Launches Long-Term Action Plan
Ahmedabad : The Gujarat government on Saturday unveiled its ‘State Action Plan on Climate Change’ on the occasion of World Environment Day with the aim of building a sustainable and climate-resilient future through coordinated climate adaption and mitigation planning by 2030. Launching the climate plan at an event in Gandhinagar, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said […]
IndusInd Bank Plans to Raise Climate Financing to 3.5% in Two Years
Private sector IndusInd Bank on Saturday said it will reduce carbon emissions to 50 per cent in next four years and raise climate financing to 3.5 per cent in two years. Private sector IndusInd Bank on Saturday said it will reduce carbon emissions to 50 per cent in next four years and raise climate financing […]
Why the Green Climate Fund Should Give Developing Countries Greater Direct Access to Finance
At its latest board meeting in March 2021, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) approved $1.2 billion in funding for 15 climate change projects in developing countries. However, funding for only two of these projects, or 1.5% of the total amount, went directly to developing country institutions. The GCF, one of the financial mechanisms the Paris […]
How China Beat the U.S. to Become World’s Undisputed Solar Champion
For Mayor Tom Hughes and the other politicians gathered to cheer the opening of a $440 million solar panel plant in Hillsboro, Oregon, it was a moment of glory. The arrival of SolarWorld AG promised to be a turning point for his hometown just west of Portland. “Not just because of SolarWorld itself,” Hughes recalled, […]
Solar Canals Could Save Water, Create Renewable Energy, Fight Climate Change
Installing solar panels over California’s 4000 miles (6,350 km) of canals could generate less expensive, renewable energy, save water, fight climate change. New research shows that ‘solar canals’ could reduce evaporation and save upwards of 63 billion gallons of water annually while providing approximately 13 gigawatts of renewable power for the state. The water savings […]
North America, China, Japan, and Germany Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station Infrastructure Market to Witness Notable Growth over 2021-2029 owing to Increasing Sales of EVs in These Nations
Key Companies Covered in the North America, China, Japan, and Germany Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station Infrastructure Market Research Report Are Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., SemaConnect Inc., Schneider Electric, Siemens, Tesla, Inc., Shell International B.V., Blink Charging Co., Webasto Charging Systems, Inc., ChargePoint, Inc., ABB Ltd. and others key market players. New York : Environmental […]
Sundrop Farms Uses Solar to Grow Tomatoes in The Australian Desert
For some 300 days a year, Sundrop Farms 127m tall central solar power tower shines on the tomato farm near Port Augusta (at the northern end of South Australia’s Spencer Gulf). Around it, there are 12.5 hectares of mirrors reflecting the sun on to its collector. This enables Sundrop Farms to grow tomatoes in the […]