In light of the country achieving its installed solar power generation capacity target four years ahead of schedule, the central government has now set aim at a new goal of reaching 100 GW of solar power by 2022, reports PTI. Initially, the government had aimed for India’s solar power capacity to reach 20 GW by […]
DNV GL: Renewables at 80% of Global Electricity Mix by 2050
Consultancy “very technology optimistic” amid daunting climate challenge, says energy practice CEO Ditlev Engel. Even a drastic uptick in renewable electricity has the globe on course for about 2.4°C of warming, according to a new analysis from DNV GL. The takeaways, while a slight variation on other scenarios of how a global energy transition may […]
New York Governor Signs Ambitious Climate Change Bill with Goal of Slashing Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030
He was joined by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, who has made ghting global warming his life’s work New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an ambitious climate change bill Thursday with the goal of slashing the state’s greenhouse gas emissions 85% below what they were in 1990. “Cries for a new green movement are […]
Pope backs carbon pricing to stem global warming and appeals to deniers
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said on Friday that carbon pricing is “essential” to stem global warming – his clearest statement yet in support of penalising polluters – and appealed to climate change deniers to listen to science. In an address to energy executives at the end of a two-day meeting, he also called for “open, […]
Japan sets carbon-neutral goal as UK plans climate laws
Japan has joined Britain in pledging to become carbon neutral later this century, as the world races to prevent catastrophic climate change, but critics blasted Tokyo’s plan as unambitious. While Britain on Wednesday outlined plans for fast-track legislation that would reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2050, Japan’s policy only pledges to meet the […]
‘Oberoi and Trident will be fully run on solar energy in Gurgaon’
NEW DELHI: India’s leading hospitality group, Oberoi Group, says it has become the first in the Delhi-NCR region to allow both Gurgaon properties to be powered by solar energy. The Oberoi Gurgaon and Trident Gurgaon have introduced solar energy To meet your electricity needs. A captive power plant in Balasar, Haryana, will generate 7.5 MW […]
These Are the Cities Doing the Most to Combat Global Warming
Cities, which are home to more than half the world’s population, are stepping up efforts to slash pollution, often wresting the fight against climate change away from national governments. That’s the conclusion of CDP, a non-profit group that pushes institutions to detail their greenhouse-gas emissions. Often able to move faster than their national counterparts, metropolitan […]
UK becomes first country to declare a ‘climate emergency’
On Wednesday night a bipartisan UK Parliament passed an extraordinary measure: a national declaration of an environment and climate emergency. London: The UK is the first national government to declare an environmental and climate emergency. The decision marks a renewed sense of urgency in tackling climate change, following a visit to Parliament by teenage activist […]
AfDB President expected to pitch for promotion of renewable energies in OPS 2019
The Bank’s President will be actively involved in high-level conversations, sectoral deep dives and coalition building for climate and environmental action in Africa. The President of the African Development Bank Dr Akinwumi Adesina, will lead a delegation to the One Planet Summit (OPS 2019), which will take place in Nairobi, Kenya on 14 March 2019 […]
Study shows climate change impacts wind energy industry
Over the past 40 years, annual energy production from wind in India has declined by about 13 percent, says study. Researchers have also found that the Indian monsoon is weakening as a result of warming waters in the Indian Ocean, leading to a steady decline in wind-generated power. Another study states that wind farms are […]