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Post-Covid economic recovery to be driven by renewables: UN reportBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 11, 2020
As Covid-19 hits the fossil fuel industry, a new UN report on Wednesday showed renewable energy is more cost-effective than ever -- providing an opportunity to prioritise clean energy in economic recovery packages and bring the world closer to meeting the Paris Climate... Read more.. |
Agriculture can be a saviour in the pandemic-hit economyBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 10, 2020
India has always been an agricultural state, characterised by small holdings, where bulk of its farmers are small and marginal, depending on subsistence farming, yet they feed 1.3 billion people. Agriculture employs about 55 per cent of the population and contributes roughly... Read more.. |
1,400 GW of offshore wind is possible by 2050, will be key for green recoveryBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 9, 2020
On World Ocean Day, the Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition (OREAC) has announced its vision for 1,400 GW of offshore wind globally by 2050 to drive decarbonisation and a green economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. This ambition goes beyond current offshore wind... Read more.. |
Defining green activities – What the new EU rules mean for IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 17, 2020
Climate change is one the defining issues of our generation. New studies show that global warming needs to be limited to 1.5°C (rather than 2°C) compared to pre-industrial levels, to avoid the worst effects of climate change. Achieving that objective requires trillions of... Read more.. |
India just about stays on course for green economyBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 5, 2020
India’s annual budget, announced on February 1, was long on intentions to move towards a green economy, but short on specifics. In her budget, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasised an incentive scheme for around two million farmers to move to solar-powered irrigation... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , Climate Change , electricity , green economy , India , smart meters , solar power irrigation pumps , Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) |
India tops clean energy investment rankings among emerging marketsBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 24, 2020
In a first, India has topped the clean energy investment rankings among 104 emerging markets worldwide in a BloombergNEF survey. In the top five, followed by India, were Chile, Brazil, China, and Kenya. The survey evaluated the ability of the emerging markets to attract... Read more.. Subject Tags: Bloomberg New Energy Finance , clean energy investment , green economy , low carbon growth |
India no longer needs global support to decarbonise itself: UNEP expertBy : sustainabilityo..., May 15, 2017
India no longer needs international cooperation to decarbonise itself and needs to pressure countries to remain ambitious, including wealthier countries that need to act domestically and support... Read more.. |
Green energy’s moment under the sunBy : sustainabilityo..., May 25, 2016
Although India is far from achieving its target of 175 gigawatts (GW) of renewable power by 2022, a series of steps taken by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in the past year... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy efficiency , green economy |