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Solar Expansion May Have Adverse Environmental Impact, Warn Experts

India's rapid solar expansion may not be entirely sunny. Experts warn that it may compromise sustainability due to increasing waste from solar panels, challenging effective management and recycling efforts

July 18, 2024

Growing Appeal Of Offshore Bonds Offers Hope For India’s Green Energy Push

India faces a steep challenge in transitioning to green energy, needing to more than double its renewable capacity and triple spending by 2030. But its buoyant renewable bonds hold out hope

July 18, 2024

Developed Nations Lag Climate Finance Pledge By $100b: Oxfam Report

Oxfam International's latest report reveals a vast disparity between reported and actual climate finance, showing that developed nations fell significantly short of their $100 billion annual commitment in 2022

July 17, 2024

Energy Sector Emissions Soar Despite Surge In Solar And Wind Energy

Led by coal, India's power sector emissions climbed to 1,404 million tonnes in 2023, mitigated to an extent by a significant growth in solar and wind energy

July 17, 2024

Heatwaves Claim 150,000+ Lives Annually, India Bears The Brunt

Even as the world comes to a boil under the unrelenting impact of climate change, heatwaves have emerged as a major killer, nowhere more than in India, which accounts for 20 percent of the global heat wave toll

July 17, 2024

How A Storied Clean Tech Investor Is Re-Imagining The Future

Leading clean-tech investor Vinod Khosla is betting big on high-risk untested technologies, confident that transformative breakthroughs in climate tech will outweigh current volatility and uncertainties

July 17, 2024

India Responds To Global Trends With New Carbon Credits Trading Scheme

On its way to becoming the world’s third-largest economy by 2030, India has unveiled a new Carbon Credits Trading Scheme (CCTS) to align economic growth with climate goals amid a global surge in carbon pricing

July 17, 2024

Climate Change An Existential Threat: SC Judge

Launching a book that looks at the complexities of climate change in the context of policy, law and practice, Supreme Court judge, Justice K V Viswanathan asserted the need for a climate change commission in the country as a permanent body on the lines of NITI Aayog

July 15, 2024

Climate Change Threatens Education Gains For Vulnerable Populations: UN Report

A new UNESCO report warns that climate change is disrupting education systems around the world, jeopardising educational progress made in recent decades

July 15, 2024

Mercedes Benz Unveils Ambitious EV Plans For India

In line with its commitment to net-zero mobility, the German luxury car maker is rolling out a far-reaching plan to expand its EV assembly capacity in India dramatically

July 15, 2024
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