This overview sets the scene for the various modules in the Renewables 2024 Global Status Report Collection. It provides high-level trends on the status of renewables in the wider fossil fuel-dominated energy system in the context of global challenges such as climate change, development goals and the geopolitical landscape. Urgent …
"With Donald Trump as the president-elect, there is now a big question mark on the survival of the Paris Agreement if the US chooses to opt out of it," added Chandra Bhushan. "With Donald Trump as the president-elect, there is now a big question mark on the survival of the …
Canada announced on Monday it will virtually eliminate the use of traditional coal-fired electricity by 2030, a stance contrasting sharply with that of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who has pledged to revive the sector. Canada's Liberal government ran on a platform to do more for the environment. Parliament last month …
The European Commission is preparing to extend the European Union's CO2 emissions regulation for passenger cars and light-commercial vehicles out to 2025–2030. This briefing paper presents a concise overview of the EU's overall vehicle CO2 emission reduction requirements and current best projections of vehicle-specific CO2 reduction technology potential and costs …
The 2016 index issued by Germanwatch and Climate Action Network Europe said, India made some improvements and ranks one place below Indonesia in the category of moderate performing countries. India has climbed six places to 25th position amongst 58 countries in the latest Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI), which emphasised …
MOROCCO: Amid reports that six G20 nations - Argentina, Australia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United States - have failed to take action in line with their Paris Agreement pledges, the countries on penultimate day of the UN climate change conference (COP22) on Thursday appeared to have more or …
India has pushed for inclusion of sustainable lifestyle with minimum carbon footprint in the draft of a political proclamation that is likely to be one of the main outcomes from the ongoing climate change conference here. The Marrakech Action Proclamation for Climate and Sustainable Development is being planned to be …
The research conducted by the World Energy Council together with ADEME since 1992 concludes that energy efficiency continues to improve all over the world but despite the significant advances, much more can and should be done to improve the efficiency of energy production and use. This is the eighth report …
The Paris Agreement includes Article 6 with several provisions, which allow for the use of the international carbon market. In this paper, Cooperative Approaches (CA, Art. 6.2-3) and the Mechanism for Sustainable Development and Mitigation (MSDM, Art. 6.4-7) will be considered as the market mechanisms, which constitute the basis of …
About two-thirds of the national pledges made under the Paris Agreement refer to carbon pricing as one of the measures to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Carbon pricing internalises the costs of climate change, making it part of the economic decision-making process. Carbon pricing thus has the potential to facilitate …
India has been ranked 20th in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2017, which underlined that countries like India are making "great efforts" in the fields of renewables and energy efficiency. With the historic Paris Agreement having recently entered into force, the latest CCPI confirms a boost for renewable energy …
As a result of major transformations in the global energy system that take place over the next decades, renewables and natural gas are the big winners in the race to meet energy demand growth until 2040, according to the latest edition of the World Energy Outlook, the International Energy Agency’s …
As a result of major transformations in the global energy system that take place over the next decades, renewables and natural gas are the big winners in the race to meet energy demand growth until 2040, according to the latest edition of the World Energy Outlook, the International Energy Agency’s …
The United Nations Development Programme issued a report commissioned by the Climate Vulnerable Forum, independently developed together with climate science and policy institute, Climate Analytics, entitled Low Carbon Monitor at the UN Climate Change Conference at Marrakech (UNFCCC COP 22) that examines benefits and opportunities of limiting warming to 1.5°C …
The United Nations Development Programme issued a report commissioned by the Climate Vulnerable Forum, independently developed together with climate science and policy institute, Climate Analytics, entitled Low Carbon Monitor at the UN Climate Change Conference at Marrakech (UNFCCC COP 22) that examines benefits and opportunities of limiting warming to 1.5°C …
Rather than examining aggregate emissions trends, this study delves deep into the dynamics affecting each sector of the EU energy system. It examines the structural changes taking place in power production, transport, buildings and industry, and benchmarks these with the changes required to reach the 2030 and 2050 targets. In …
Even as global carbon emissions remained stable last year, India's emissions rose 5.2 percent in 2015. While global carbon emission saw “almost no growth” last year, India’s emission grew by 5.2 per cent in 2015, says a study. Global carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels are projected to rise only …
A new IEA publication highlights the critical role that carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies can play in meeting the climate goals set out in the Paris Agreement. The report, 20 years of CCS: Accelerating Future Deployment, reviews progress with CCS technologies over the past two decades and examines their …
It is very likely that 2016 will be the hottest year on record, with global temperatures even higher than the record-breaking temperatures in 2015. Preliminary data shows that 2016’s global temperatures are approximately 1.2° Celsius above pre-industrial levels, according to an assessment by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Global temperatures …
It is very likely that 2016 will be the hottest year on record, with global temperatures even higher than the record-breaking temperatures in 2015. Preliminary data shows that 2016’s global temperatures are approximately 1.2° Celsius above pre-industrial levels, according to an assessment by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Global temperatures …
