India’s coal power fleets under-utilised, says report, amid auctions
Performance of coal power fleets declined by 21 per cent from 78 per cent in 2010 — a historical low
2022: Looking back to move ahead for clean energy transitions
The presence of the goods and services tax impedes the country’s voluntary carbon market
Why hydrogen vs battery debate doesn’t need a winner: Understanding the emissions from ‘zero-emission vehicles’
Emission reduction by switching to electric vehicles is largely dependent on the energy source
Union Budget 2019-20: Blue sky thinking hits grey sky limit
New budget gives miss to blue-sky mission. Offers only a few sectoral hooks in transport and energy to nudge clean air action
Budget 2015-16 expectations: civil society groups demand more funds for climate adaptation
Policies should ensure that climate adaptation becomes integral to development, say activists
A sneak-peek into a renewable energy-powered future
Electrification of end-use sectors through variable renewable energy is an emerging solution. Increasing the deployment of distributed energy …
Making sense of energy conservation in Jammu and Kashmir
Homes in the Union territory are not designed to conserve energy and ensure proper heating, resulting in little conservation of energy, say …
Future of electricity in India lies in local solutions
Utilities in India have a mandate to supply power, which becomes increasingly difficult through the centralised grid and is technically and …
Solar power: From a decade of acceptability and growth to one of innovations
Global investment in new renewable energy capacity in the past decade was over $2.5 trillion, with more solar power capacity installed than other …
Economic recovery and clean energy transition go together: Ministers at IEA summit
The summit encouraged participating countries to build their recovery plans and investment strategies in-line with clean energy transition goals
India and its 2022 renewable energy targets in 6 charts
The country’s growth in the clean energy sector in the last 10 years has been remarkable. There are, however, many stumbling blocks, …
Budget 2016-17: Loose change for climate change
Budgetary allocation for expenditure on schemes and programmes and non-planned estimates account for only Rs 30 crore, reveals the fine print
India needs to invest in clean energy to meet targets
Industry says announcement of loans and performance-based incentives in budget will invigorate sector
One Sun One World One Grid project put on hold
Reasons for putting the project on hold remain unknown; calls to Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy go unanswered
G20 countries bank on fossil fuels for COVID-19 recovery plans: Study
Over 55% or $150.81 billion of public money committed by G20 countries is allocated for supporting fossil fuel energy
A symbolic budget
While all the right words have been used in the budget, the programmes are neither well thought out nor given sufficient funds
Rajasthan to have world’s largest solar power project
Sambhar Ultra-Mega Green Solar Power Project will have more than double the total installed power capacity of India
MoEF&CC slows down wheels in motion for biomass co-firing in coal-based thermal power plants
Less than 1% coal replaced by biomass co-firing in Delhi-NCR, intense demand and supply gap, finds study by CSE
President Biden will put US back on Obama’s climate trajectory: Holdren
VIDEO INTERVIEW: John Holdren, science advisor to Obama administration, lists 6 things he thinks Joe Biden would do on climate change
Another batch of solar projects up for grabs in India
The government races ahead by announcing guidelines for new solar projects, with 3,000 MW worth of solar energy already opened up to stakeholders
World’s 60 largest banks pumped $5.5 trillion into fossil fuels after the Paris Agreement: Report
$673 billion spent on fossil fuel financing in just 2022; clean energy finance has been largely stagnant
India might agree to discuss HFCs under Montreal Protocol
Logjam in India-US HFC talks may be resolved following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit
New CSE report advocates incentives and penalties for getting clean power
‘First Run’ urges incentivising power stations that meet revised pollution norms and penalising those that don’t
US, Japan & others to fund Indonesia’s transition to clean energy
Just Energy Transition Partnership’s $20 bn finance can help freeze the country’s per capita emissions at 2.4 tonnes by 2030
Climate change
Modi government’s climate change actions–big on plans but unclear in implementation strategy