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Carbon Emissions by India’s Steel Sector to Triple by 2050By : Sustainability ..., Feb 4, 2020
India’s steel industry is set to more than triple its carbon footprint by 2050 as demand for the metal in the world’s second-biggest producer soars. Carbon dioxide emissions from the steel industry are projected to jump to 837 million tons over the next three decades from 242... Read more.. Subject Tags: Carbon dioxide emissions , carbon footprint , energy efficiency , fossil fuel combustion , low carbon technologies |
Growing steel demand in India to increase carbon emissions by 600 MT: TERIBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 31, 2020
India's steel demand is likely to more than quadruple in the next 30 years, resulting in rise in carbon dioxide emissions by around 600 million tonnes, a report by the think-tank The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) said on Thursday. The report, released on the second... Read more.. |
India needs to prioritise solar rooftop among residential, industrial users: ReportBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 30, 2020
India needs to prioritise solar rooftop among residential and industrial users for achieving its 100GW solar energy target by 2022, a report said. Demand aggregation mechanism' could help accelerate energy efficiency and scale up the deployment of solar power in residential... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy efficiency , industrial , residential , Solar Rooftop , World Resources Institute (WRI) |
Better distribution may ease power sector woes: ETILCBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 27, 2020
At a time when India is looking to fight the global financial slowdown and surge ahead by adding trillions to its gross domestic product (GDP), the power sector in the country seems to be facing its own problems. According to members of The Economic Times India Leadership... Read more.. |
Govt plans 10,000 MW solar projectBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 27, 2020
The state government is planning to set up a mega solar power project with an installed capacity of 10,000 MW in order to meet the increasing demand for power and to supply free, uninterrupted power to the agricultural sector. Addressing employees of the energy department... Read more.. |
In talks with Indian firms to issue green bonds: Luxembourg Stock Exchange CEOBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 22, 2020
The Luxembourg Stock Exchange is in talks with Indian conglomerates to issue green bonds and tap into India's green finance market, its CEO Robert Scharfe has said. “Some Indian banks have tapped into the market and a number of companies are considering this. Bond market is... Read more.. |
Cabinet Approves Mou Between India, UK For Energy Self-Sufficiency In Indian RailwaysBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 9, 2020
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the UK's Department for International Development for enabling energy self-sufficiency in Indian Railways. An official release said under the MoU signed by Railway Ministry with... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy efficiency , Fuel Efficiency , Indian Railways , memorandum of understanding (MoU) , solar energy , UK |
2020 Will See Cities Develop Advanced Urban StrategiesBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 23, 2019
In 2020, the concepts of digital twins, urban modeling, resilience, circularity, smart urban spaces, and electric micro-mobility and micro-transit will be integrated into a comprehensive urban agenda and strategy that will define the character of smart cities of the future,... Read more.. |
IBM's new battery design taps seawater as alternative mineral sourceBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 19, 2019
International Business Machines Corp on Wednesday said it has come up with a new battery technology that uses materials extracted from seawater and requires no cobalt, as the race to find alternative sources to the expensive mineral intensifies. IBM said it has partnered with... Read more.. Subject Tags: Battery technology , Clean Technology , electric vehicle (EV) , energy efficiency , IBM |
ADB issues $250 mn loan to India to expand energy efficiency investmentsBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 18, 2019
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a USD 250 million loan agreement with the Centre to expand energy efficiency investments in India, according to an official statement. The loan agreement to provide loan to Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) was signed on... Read more.. Subject Tags: Asian Development Bank , electric vehicle , energy efficiency , Energy Efficiency Servies Ltd. (EESL) |