Green bonds are fixed-income securities that raise capital for projects with environmental benefits, such as renewable energy or low-carbon transport LONDON: Moody’s said on Tuesday it had lowered its estimate for green bond issuance this year to $175 billion to $225 billion, down from its previous forecast of $300 billion, due to the economic effects […]
European politicians, CEOs, lawmakers urge green coronavirus recovery
As some EU countries move to ease the restrictions starting this week, the bloc is divided on how to finance economic recovery, with the ailing south advocating issuing joint debt against the opposition of the fiscally conservative north European politicians, CEOs, lawmakers and activists called on Tuesday for green investment to restart growth after the […]
Karnataka Floats Tender for 11.5 MW Waste to Energy Project in Bidadi Ramanagar
Design, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality surveillance, Testing at manufacture’s works, Packing, Supply, Delivery F.O.R Bidadi site, Erection, Testing, Commissioning and conducting performance guarantee tests with all civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, control & instrumentation works including Two years of Operation and Maintenance of 11.5MW Waste to Energy Plant at Bidadi Ramanagar dist. BENGALURU-562109. For more information please […]
Green is the only way to grow: 7 ideas for Budget 2020
New Delhi: Resource efficiency, waste management and decarbonisation of the economy need to be the key drivers of India’s green strategy because this is now the only viable path, capable of creating growth, new enterprises and a cleaner environment. As the government prepares to roll out the Union Budget on February 1, 2020, TERI suggests […]
Going 100% Green Will Pay For Itself in Seven Years, Study Finds
A Stanford University professor whose research helped underpin the U.S. Democrats’ Green New Deal says phasing out fossil fuels and running the entire world on clean energy would pay for itself in under seven years. It would cost $73 trillion to revamp power grids, transportation, manufacturing and other systems to run on wind, solar and […]
Nissan’s zero-emission ice cream truck uses recycled EV batteries
The prototype is built on Nissan’s e-NV200 and comes with rooftop solar panels. For some, chasing the neighborhood ice cream truck is a favorite summer tradition. But many ice cream trucks have diesel engines, and older models keep those engines running to power the freezers. That means you get a hefty side of CO2 emissions […]
Mumbai housing complex goes green, to cut power bill by 70%
MUMBAI: In what is, perhaps, the largest renewable energy project in the city, a housing society in the suburbs is looking at cutting its electricity bill by 70% by generating 700-kW solar energy from its solar plant. This would be the equivalent of reducing 140 diesel cars a month and around 1,700 such cars a […]
