India’s iron and steel industry is capable of emitting less and producing more: CSE

CSE underlines the need for better planning, new technologies and adequate finance to help the sector make the much-needed shift in today&…

CSE analysis: Industries in Delhi-NCR shifting to cleaner fuels, but major roadblocks to be addressed

Continuous PNG supply, air pollution control devices, stronger emissions monitoring systems need of the hour

National Green Hydrogen Mission will establish India as global market leader: Experts

Target of 60-100 gigawatts (GW) of electrolyser capacity by 2030, heavy investment needed

How close is Delhi to its electric vehicle adoption target

Of every 10 EVs registered, 5.6 are two-wheelers, 3.5 are e-rickshaws and 1 is a car

What will the National Green Hydrogen Mission mean for India?

The idea is to bring down the production cost from Rs 350-400 per kilogram to about Rs 100 per kg

Union Cabinet approves National Green Hydrogen Mission

The initial outlay for the Mission will be Rs 19,744 crore

Infographic: Green indicators in urban India

Here is how natural disasters, air quality, clean fuel and green cover affect Indian cities

Why producing CBG, LBG, hydrogen, methanol from biogas can be beneficial

Unavailability of biogas in bulk, absence of infrastructure to generate & market these fuels main hurdles

Net-zero emission means doubling energy supply from renewables

World currently depends on 25 per cent of low-emission sources for its energy requirements

India’s clean cooking transition: Why development financial institutions play major role

Including clean cooking in their investment portfolios on ecosystem preservation will go a long way

Freedom fuel: This Pune entrepreneur spawned a quiet clean cooking revolution; here is how

Vishakha Chandhere experiments with cooking devices powered by solar and biomass to beat rising LPG prices

Ground report: Stiff LPG rates take clean cooking fuel out of reach for the poor

East Delhi, Ghaziabad slum dwellers say unable to keep up with rising prices   

Cooking with ‘dirty’ fuels affects women’s mental health

Providing women in Nairobi, Kenya with stoves fuelled with bottled gas reduced their stress levels, study finds

South Africa can become world leader in zero-carbon shipping fuels: Study

South Africa has abundant natural resources and is situated on one of the busiest international sea routes 

COVID-19 widened the gap in universal access to energy, clean cooking fuel: UN report

In 2030, an estimated 2.4 billion will be without clean cooking fuel and 660 million people will still not have access to electricity

Clean cooking: Can we think beyond LPG?

Availability of LPG is largely dependent on imports and may not be a sustainable alternative for a clean cooking fuel

Air pollution in rural India: Ignored but not absent

Air pollution is a transboundary problem, it transcends rural and urban boundaries. But the issue is rarely discussed and action plans are rigid

Clean energy, renewables, stubble burning: What the Union Budget 2021-22 missed

The budget lost the opportunity to address rural sector, where the Ujjwala Scheme will be extended to only one crore additional beneficiaries

India moving towards gas-based economy: President Kovind

Work happening to improve infrastructure and increase connectivity

Use of dirty fuels is pervasive in Ghana. What can be done to transition to clean energy

Giving subsidies could help more households use clean fuels

Budget 2021-22 should incentivise clean fuel for pollution control

Transition to cleaner fuels used for combustion, as done in Beijing, is the most dependable solution to clean Delhi’s air

Access to electricity improves across states, urban-rural divide remains: NFHS-5

At least 99% household population in Goa, Telangana, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka had electricity  

Women’s perceptions of cooking fuel hamper transition to clean energy: Study

Policies that promoted improved fuels targeted women as the primary beneficiaries, who mostly believed fuelwood contributed to their well-being more

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 17, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Energy access goals need greater effort in post-COVID-19 world: Report

Report calls SDG 7 progress of last few years regarding access to electricity insufficient; says pandemic will make things worse