Report finds artificial intelligence and analytics key to achieving climate goals NEW DELHI : Companies that have embedded sustainable climate-related practices into their organizations see significantly better business performance than those who have not, according to a new study released today by Genpact (NYSE: G), a global professional services firm focused on delivering digital transformation. […]
$223BN INVESTMENT NEEDED FOR INDIA TO MEET 2030 WIND AND SOLAR GOALS – EQ Mag Pro
Renewables crucial for India to meet its longer-term climate goals. New Delhi : India will require $223 billion of investment in order to meet its goal of wind and solar capacity installations by 2030, according to a new report by research company BloombergNEF (BNEF). The goal is part of the five decarbonization targets that had […]
‘Radical action’ needed to hit climate goals – Energy agency – EQ Mag Pro
Berlin : The world must take radical action to shift away from fossil fuels, including investing USD5.7 trillion annually in solar, wind and other forms of clean power this decade to ensure that global warming does not pass dangerous thresholds, the head of the International Renewable Energy Agency said on Tuesday. Other measures proposed in […]
Southern Says It Can Reach Climate Goals With ‘Renewable’ Gas – EQ Mag Pro
Southern Co. said its natural gas utilities can reach the company’s net-zero carbon goal by blending in more methane captured from dairy farms and other agricultural activities. Using more so-called renewable natural gas along with efficiency measures is less expensive and provides greater greenhouse-gas reductions than requiring customers to electrify their homes and buildings, according […]
Germany’s Carbon Emissions Rise in Setback for Climate Goals – EQ Mag Pro
Germany emitted more greenhouse gases last year, putting pressure on the new government to get climate goals back on track. Europe’s largest economy released the equivalent of about 762 million tons of carbon dioxide in 2021, a 4.5% increase from the previous year, mainly due to higher emissions from the energy sector, the Economy and […]
Biden Tax Threatens Climate Goals, Clean-Power Companies Say – EQ Mag Pro
Corporate tax changes proposed in President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion spending plan threaten to undercut his ambitious climate goals and undermine clean-power development, according to energy companies that oppose it. The latest version of the spending package, which is still being debated in the U.S. Congress, includes a minimum tax of 15% on a corporation’s […]
Agenda for CoP26: Why China matters at Glasgow – EQ Mag Pro
As the new global superpower and polluter, China’s emissions will have a significant impact on the world’s ability to achieve its climate goals There is a before-China and after-China period in climate change. Till the early 2000s, the US, EU, UK, Russia, Australia, Canada and Japan dominated global emissions. But this has changed significantly from […]
Future Of Nuclear Power Looms Over Japan’s LDP Leadership Race – EQ Mag Pro
TOKYO : As the field for the race to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party of Japan takes shape, energy and environmental policies will play a bigger role than usual. Former LDP political leader Fumio Kishida, former Interior Minister Sanae Takaichi, who have both announced they are running, and Regulatory Reform Minister Taro Kono, who […]
Iraq Needs International Backing to Meet Climate Goals – EQ Mag Pro
Baghdad’s deputy prime minister Ali Allawi and IEA executive director Fatih Birol urged the international community to help Iraq transition away from fossil fuels. Oil-producing countries, such as Iraq, need the support of the international community to transition their rentier economies away from fossil fuels and to adopt cleaner energy, said the country’s deputy prime […]
Schumer Says Infrastructure Bills Edge U.S. Close to Biden Climate Goals – EQ Mag Pro
WASHINGTON : Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday that the United States would be on track to meet its climate goals in the next decade, with measures introduced in two infrastructure bills along with efforts by states and the federal government. President Joe Biden in April hiked the U.S. target for slashing economy-wide […]
