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India to achieve COP 21 goals before deadline

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 2, 2017

India is likely to achieve the self declared Sustainable Development Goal of lowering fossil fuel share in the energy mix earlier than committed according to Secretary, Ministry of Power, Ajay...

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India signs climate pact along with over 170 states at UN

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 25, 2016

India signed the historic Paris climate agreement here along with more than 170 nations, marking a significant step that has brought together developing and developed nations for beginning work...

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Subject Tags: Climate Change , COP 21

Paris Climate Deal Expands Opportunities for Energy Storage

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 22, 2015

In the wake of the U.N. talks in Paris, trillions of dollars of investment in green energy had been pledged by development banks, pension funds, corporations and other investors. 

Hugh Sharman, a principal at the Danish consultancy Incoteco, said much of that money...

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Paris Climate Deal Is Great For Solar & Wind, But A $46 Trillion Hit To Fossil Fuels

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 21, 2015

The fossil fuel industry is facing a $US33 trillion ($A45.8 trillion) hit to its expected revenues over the next 20 years, following the dramatic and unexpected result of the Paris climate change conference last weekend.

oilEnergy analysts from the UK-based investment...

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Subject Tags: coal , COP 21 , Oil & Gas

COP21: PM Narendra Modi, world leaders hail Paris deal, CSE’s Sunita Narain calls it weak

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 14, 2015

World leaders on Sunday welcomed the climate deal to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius with Prime Minister Narendra Modi describing it as a victory of "climate justice" while...

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Subject Tags: Climate Change , COP 21

Investors with assets of £352 billion call on companies to commit to renewable energy

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 10, 2015

20 institutional investors managing over £352 billion in assets under management are joining forces to urge some of the world’s largest companies to commit to 100% renewable power.

The new initiative is being launched today at COP21 by Responsible Investment charity ...

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COP21 Slouching Toward Climate Plan Wednesday AM

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 10, 2015

Laurent Fabius, COP21 president and France’s foreign minister, has just released version 1 of a draft text on COP21 agenda item 4 (b)—the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (decision 1/CP.17) at 3:00PM GMT. Read the text...

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