First-ever global coalition for clean cooling launched

Green cooling appliances and equipment can save up to $2.9 trillion in energy use by 2050, and help avoid 0.4° C warming of the planet

India and China will outdo USA in renewable energy

India and China view renewable energy as an investment opportunity, while the US plans to support coal and shale

Think differently, Mr Finance Minister

EU to certify buildings for energy efficiency from 2006

Big response to solar power plan

Uttarakhand gets applications for 65 per cent of its target in 15 days of launching scheme

A tool that identifies gaps, makes energy access a reality

An open-source system to identify energy access gaps has been launched in Jharkhand, Assam

Trump’s administration will scrap Obama-era green regulations

Meanwhile, UN’s new climate chief says action to stop climate change will continue irrespective of US involvement

Gujarat's new solar policy emphasises roof-top development

Agricultural solar pumps as well as solar home lighting systems will also be given incentives under the new plan

Swedish renaissance

Second-generation reforms in energy certification come through

Three reasons to be cheerful about limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees

Amid the gloom, here are some hopeful signs that we can meet our climate obligations

COP27: Clean energy investment in Africa lowest since 2011, shows report

Deep in debt, African countries have been pushing richer, more polluting nations to increase climate finance to the continent

Current distress

Six states, 30 villages, 13,000 kilometres. Down To Earth travelled to some of the most remote villages of the country to assess India's progress …

Bihar to delist solar and thermal projects worth Rs 2.25 lakh crore

Companies have drawn government’s ire after their failure to start nearly 50 approved projects

Beyond oil

Energy security will not come with more drilling. The faster we realise this, the better

High and dry

India's energy supplies depend entirely on the vagaries of the market

The Caspian affair

The landlocked Caspian Sea is a cauldron of geopolitics. Its essential ingredients: oil and natural gas

Energised by oil

Energy policy has always been of vital importance in the US. That's why oil and gas executives have taken over the reigns of the government today

Oil that glitters

Petroleum fuels the engines of the global economy. So there is never enough of it. Oil politics dictates international relations

Solar energy not war

Is REC an albatross for power distribution utilities?

Only two states have achieved their renewable energy targets so far. Others scaled down their commitments

Pay if you pollute

Polluters in many advanced countries pay for the mess they make. India is still to wake up to such effective fiscal measures to control vehicular …

From barrels to battlefields

Today, it is oil politics that dictates international relations and alliances. Several international conflicts in recent years have been sparked …

Will the Bill on Electricity Amendment change the power sector for the better?

Distribution companies in India have long been known as loss-making entities

Net-zero emission means doubling energy supply from renewables

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

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