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India’s energy future: Australian coal or renewable revolution?By : Sustainability ..., Jun 5, 2014
India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inherited the ongoing problem of supplying energy to one of the world’s largest economies. The challenge is made even bigger by India’s ambitions to meet rigorous renewable energy and carbon reduction targets. But coal —... Read more.. |
Barack Obama's clean energy policy to benefit India and ChinaBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 4, 2014
WASHINGTON: The path breaking clean energy policy unveiled by the Obama administration would put the US at a disadvantage against countries like India and China, top US lawmakers and policy advocacy groups have said. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , China , energy , Entertainment , Environment , Health , Politics , Social Issues |
Everyone is cutting their carbon emissions—except IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 3, 2014
The 30% cut in US carbon emissions proposed today by the Obama administration only directly affects companies operating in the US, but the policy is aimed as much—possibly more—at the rest of the world as at Americans. The developing world will be responsible for almost all... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment , Environment |
E.V. deployment could cut India’s emissions by 4 million tons by 2020By : Sustainability ..., May 29, 2014
By deploying electric cars on their roads, India can avoid importing 120 million barrels of oil and avoid 4 million tons of carbon dioxide by 2020. ... Read more.. |
India needs $834 billion to implement low carbon growth plansBy : Sustainability ..., May 23, 2014
India will need to invest US$ 834 billion to place its economy on a low carbon trajectory by 2030, a report published in April by the national Planning Commission reveals. It says the country will require “massive” changes to the energy mix to lower the carbon... Read more.. |
In India, solar surge aims to reshape the country's energy futureBy : Sustainability ..., May 22, 2014
The deserts of Rajasthan have long been known for their spare beauty and their intense sunshine. Now that sun is being turned into a surge of solar power expansion that may one day power not just Rajasthan but a wide swath of India with clean energy. Dhursar, a... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , energy , Environment , India , Politics , Rajasthan Sun Technique Energy Pvt. Ltd , Technology |
Reforming India’s energy policyBy : Sustainability ..., May 21, 2014
India’s policymakers are fond of defining the country’s energy security in terms of three As: availability, access and affordability. However, the three As appear at increasing risk in the face of four formidable barriers: energy subsidies, systemic management inefficiencies... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , energy , Environment , Hospitality , India , Labor , Law , Politics , Technology |
In India, solar surge aims to reshape the country's energy futureBy : Sustainability ..., May 20, 2014
DHURSAR, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The deserts of Rajasthan have long been known for their spare beauty and their intense sunshine. Now that sun is being turned into a surge of solar power expansion that may one day power not just Rajasthan but a wide swath of... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , energy , Environment , India , Politics , Rajasthan Sun Technique Energy Pvt. Ltd , Technology |
'India needs to invest $834 bn to lower emissions by 2030'By : Sustainability ..., May 20, 2014
India will have to invest $834 billion in the two decades ending 2030 to reduce its emission intensity to gross domestic product (GDP) by 42 per cent over 2007 levels, according to a Planning Commission expert group. According to the final report of the expert group... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Environment |
Mitigating ESG risks requires innovative, robust policy framework By : Sustainability ..., May 14, 2014
Guest contributor Rupam Raja, partner at Transaction Servics Practice in ERM India, examines the drive for proactive evaluation and management of environmental, social and governance outcomes associated with the activities of India Inc. As we... Read more.. |