Wealthiest oil producing countries must phase out oil and gas by 2034, poorest by 2050

The world will exhaust the carbon budget for 1.5°C warming in a decade at current rate of emissions

Fly ash dyke breach in Singrauli points to a bigger problem of fly ash disposal

Two people have died as a result of the breach in the fly ash dyke of Reliance’s Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project in Singrauli

Public money being infused into new coal projects in India: Report

This comes at a time when private financers are increasing finding it hard to invest in the sector, it says

SC demands Centre’s response on implementation of emission norms for coal power plants

CSE's analysis has shown that the power sector is all set to avoid complying with the new emission norms

Doomed tomb

The future of the Taj Mahal is once again at stake because, the environment-versus-industry debate notwithstanding, pollution levels in Agra are …

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

Energy in news on May 4

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on energy

Power problems

Gasping on flyash

Burgeoning flyash dumps in Kolaghat spread silicosis

Food for thought

INDIA

Messing around with regulations

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 15, 2019)

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

In the Parliament on March 11, 2016

Here’s a round-up of today’s debates and reports on environmental and developmental issues

As deadly as thermal power

Newly flooded reservoirs, which store water for hydroelectric plants, sometimes generate large amounts of greenhouse gases, comparable to those …

As told to Parliament (March 23, 2022): Thermal plants coal stock at 39% of normative requirement

All that was discussed in the House through the day

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

As told to Parliament (August 10, 2023): Centre prepared flood management plans for 23 river systems in Ganga basin

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Winter shutdown of coal plants based on flawed logic, won’t improve Delhi’s air

Stations should comply with environmental norms at the earliest  

In next 20 years, India may need massive power transmission corridors: CEA

Currently, no new power transmission projects are necessary

MP project opposed

Indian states, power plants with poor ash utilisation must act now

Pro-activeness of states and power plants towards handling and utilising its generated fly ash can play a major role in clearing huge ash back …

In the Parliament on July 20, 2018

Here’s a round-up of today’s debates and reports on environmental and developmental issues

Why we need better policy on reusing discontinued power plant site

Once a closure decision of power station is made, the land remains unutilised for six to 10 years

China says no to 85 under-construction coal power plants

Move comes as Chinese government says it will invest $361 billion in renewable energy sector