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 …
INDORE: Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) green building centre executive director KS Venkatgiri on Friday said incentives should be given to industries adopting green building standards so as to promote environment-friendly structures. "There should be some incentives for the industries that are going green, which will encourage them," Venkatgiri told …
NEW DELHI: In a special presentation on the Delhi Metro at the climate change talks in Paris, DMRC said that the system is carbon neutral, removing more carbon from the atmosphere than it contributes. Anuj Dayal, executive director, corporate communications, DMRC, who presented the paper at the conference, said, "DMRC …
PUNE: The city's weather, moderate with average temperatures ranging between 20 and 28 degrees Celsius, hardly needs much air conditioning, but the pace at which constructions are coming up and the building material used have increased the need for the cooling machines in the last two decades. Experts said Pune …
PARIS: A day before beginning of the high-level segment of the climate talks, India's environment minister Prakash Javadekar - who is representing the country in this crucial round over the next five days - on Sunday said that any attempt to rewrite or to overwrite the UN convention would not …
Brussels: Pope Francis on Sunday urged nations to act with "courage" while 10,000 climate activists took to the beach in Belgium, a day before UN talks enter their crunch phase in the search for a historic pact against global warming. Ministers begin a frenetic week of negotiations Monday to seal …
Thailand is modernising fast and hooked on fossil fuels. In the decade to 2010, they grew by almost 70%, the United Nations says. Petroleum, natural gas and coal - the biggest source of heat-trapping CO2 - together still supply 76% of the country's energy needs, latest government figures show. At …
Malcolm Turnbull promises to contribute $1 billion over the next five years to fight climate change and to ratify the second commitment period of the Kyoto protocol. What we learnt at the first week of Paris talks Australia will support the inclusion of a goal of limiting global warming to …
A group of high-profile business leaders has challenged governments to set strong targets and not slam the door on limiting warming to 1.5C. On Monday, a Paris meeting aimed at reaching a global deal to fight climate change kicks up to a gear, with government ministers taking charge of negotiations. …
Initial analysis of almost 6,000 projects targeting renewable energy and energy efficiency in developing countries has revealed that the projects could reduce CO2 emissions by about 1.7 gigatons a year by 2020. The findings, released at COP21 in Paris by the 1 Gigaton Coalition in its first annual report, entitled …
The Compact of States and Regions has released its first-ever Disclosure Report. The Compact of States and Regions provides the first ever single, global account of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets made by state and regional governments. Currently the Compact has the support of 44 states and regions together representing …
The Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action agreed to transmit the text titled “Draft agreement and draft decision on workstreams 1 and 2 of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action” contained in annex I to the Conference of the …
A new report from the New Climate Economy finds that land use practices that restore degraded agricultural or forest lands and protect natural areas could reduce emissions by as much as 9.0 Gt CO2e by 2030 while also delivering more productive agricultural lands and greater resilience of rural livelihoods. The …
In an exclusive interview to NDTV, Gandhi said, "It is a question of putting the blame always...the west did it. They may have done it 100 years ago. India is one of the main players in destroying the climate." AT A time when India has taken a firm stand at …
As world leaders meet in Paris to tackle carbon emissions, here in the Amazon we are watching forests burning unchecked, releasing carbon into the atmosphere, destroying sensitive ecosystems and making breathing difficult. There are forests fires in the Amazon every year, but 2015 is exceptional. We've been investigating the issue …
As the world gathers in Paris for the daunting task of switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy, one small country on the other side of the Atlantic is making that transition look childishly simple and affordable. In less than 10 years, Uruguay has slashed its carbon footprint without government …
Ford has developed an innovative recycling technique that aims to give a new lease of life to old engines that would otherwise be scrapped. When car engines fail they are typically just taken out and replaced because traditional engine remanufacturing techniques can be prohibitively expensive When car engines fail they …
A pro-environment Sikh American group today said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should commit to reducing carbon emissions and to work towards a meaningful agreement at the UN climate summit in Paris on behalf of India and the Indian people. "While PM Modi makes the argument that historically, India has …
This paper investigates the potential for electric vehicles to contribute toward leading nations’ climate goals. The analysis is specifically designed to quantify the upper bound climate benefits from the most proactive governments meeting their long-term goals to decarbonize passenger vehicles with increased penetration of plug-in electric and hydrogen fuel cell …
PARIS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India will fulfil all its responsibilities with regard to climate change as he met US President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the climate summit here. Modi, in his meeting with Obama, also appreciated the openness with which the US President addresses issues …
The total amount of money being committed by these 20 countries – under Mission Innovation -- amount to USD 20 billion. Twenty countries, including India, the US and China, will launch an initiative to double their clean energy research and development budget over the next five years as part of …
