Not so green: Developing countries raise clean energy targets, but implementation remains incomplete
Disparity between long-term objectives and short-term execution strategies indicates that policymakers still have a lot of work to do
India needs to triple energy generation by 2070 to achieve development, net-zero: Study
Previous estimates of India’s minimum energy intake did not consider that India would have to simultaneously attain net-zero by 2070 and a …
How 10 billion people could live well by 2050 – using as much energy as we did 60 years ago
Achieving such a world requires radical action on all fronts, including the mass rollout of the best technologies available
COVID-19: Three charts study power demand a week after lockdown
Peak electricity demand plummeted 27% — to 123,000 MW on March 31 from 169,000 MW on March 4
Making India energy-independent by 2047: A look at PM Modi’s blueprint
The PM’s remarks come a few months before India is projected to miss its goal of reducing crude oil import dependence by 2022
US engineers design heating patches that can be sewn into clothes
They claim the patches can replace heating systems and save 47 % of global energy used for indoor heating
COVID-19 candle plan: Delhi power demand dropped 37% in 25 min
Delhi’s power demand fell down to 1,257 MW at 9:10 pm from 2,008 MW at 8:45 pm on April 5
Learning curve: E-Mobility stories from India’s hilly terrains
Shimla, Agartala, Guwahati are steadily switching to electric buses for public transport
Indian roads not environment-friendly; Centre explores potential of inland waterways
Poor road conditions cause India an annual loss of US $21.3 billion. That’s nearly what it allocated for agriculture and farmer welfare, …
A smart idea
Economic growth has unleashed an enormous appetite for home appliances among the Indian middle class. At their current level of energy efficiency,…
No climate for cleantech
Most of the clean energy innovations are with just six rich countries and hardly any technology is coming to developing nations
G20 energy ministers call for cooperation on nuclear energy & low-emission hydrogen
A tripling of renewable energy has been changed to “tripling of clean technology capacity,” says expert
Africa’s energy sector will need to transform radically — these are the five biggest challenges
The relatively high risks that investors assign to most African countries, as compared to the rest of the world, mean they demand a higher return …
Why rooftop solar and storage offers a viable future for India
Energy storage represents a huge economic opportunity for India. Concerted strategies could help India meet its emission reduction targets
PAT: Centre’s decarbonisation scheme not effective enough, says new CSE report
There has been very feeble reduction of CO2 emissions in the thermal sector under this scheme during the last ten years, finds CSE report
The last coal power plant in India can be closed by 2050
With an aim to connect 40 million households to the grid by 2018, India is investing heavily in coal mines. But our analysis shows India is …
10 interesting facts on India’s largest solar power plant
When this solar power plant will work to its full capacity, it will account for nearly 10 per cent of India’s installed solar capacity
Bureau of Energy Efficiency launches PAT scheme for industries to save power
Industries that over-achieve targets will be awarded energy saving certificates that can be traded like carbon
Small step, wrong direction
CDM ensures that the first step taken in Kyoto towards a climate change convention was actually in the wrong direction. The Kyoto Protocol, the '…
Renewable or not?
Centre’s regulations do not specify whether cogenerated power is renewable, leaving industrial units which recover waste heat in a fix
MPs can drive home policy changes — by asking the right questions
Question on non-compliance by thermal power plants in Rajya Sabha should have driven home a bigger point. Problem, however, was the question …
India has climate targets for 2030
Twenty years from now, India's per capita greenhouse gas emissions will be below the 2005 global average of 4.22 tonnes CO2-equivalent
COVID19: Green stimulus should step in to counter oil price crash
There is no inevitable link between oil prices and carbon emissions, a lot depends on responsible policy
What India should do to tackle climate impacts
All development programmes need to incorporate features to tackle climate change risks and act locally
Montreal Protocol: A successful treaty?
Even as the fate of HFCs hangs in uncertainty, there remains much at stake for the Montreal Protocol