The Ministry of Power has initiated the development of the “Indian Carbon Market” (ICM) under the purview of the Energy Conservation Act (2001) and the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, to further its achievement of Nationally […]
By Sarthak Takyar It was clear from the beginning that the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) held in Dubai, UAE, from November 30, 2023 to December 12, 2023 would be controversial. Energy crises and heightened […]
The telecom industry is undergoing a significant transformation towards environmentally conscious operations, with the integration of renewable energy and sustainability practices into network operations. The industry’s high carbon footprint, coupled with the surging demand for […]
By Prasad Ashok Thakur, CIMO scholar and an alumnus of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay; and Labanya Prakash Jena, Head, Centre for Sustainable Finance, Climate Policy Initiative In India, […]
The State Bank of India has issued request for proposal (RfP) to appoint consultants to assess the bank’s carbon impact in its lending portfolio. The bank aims to offer solutions in climate risk and sustainability […]
As the world forges ahead in the battle against climate change, governments across the globe are making significant efforts to reduce their carbon emissions in the coming years. Corporates have also joined the net zero […]
By Prasad Ashok Thakur, Alumnus, IIT Bombay and IIM Ahmedabad; and Labanya Prakash Jena, Senior Manager and Head, Centre for Sustainable Finance, Climate Policy Initiative In the context of India’s aim to achieve energy independence […]
Nobody could imagine that the load-shedding would resurface in Bangladesh with a vengeance just months after the declaration of 100 per cent electricity access in March 2022. Apart from a geopolitical crisis, the power sector’s […]
NITI Aayog has launched the India Climate Energy Dashboard (ICED) 3.0.The ICED is the country’s one-stop platform for near real-time data on the energy sector, climate, and related economic datasets based on government published sources. […]
Critical minerals are those minerals that are essential for economic development and national security. The lack of availability of these minerals or concentration of extraction or processing in a few geographical locations may lead to […]
Ports are hubs of sustainable innovation and business opportunities. Over the past few years, cargo traffic has been increasing steadily at Indian ports. Moreover, digital technologies are efficiently transforming the maritime space. India plans to […]
India’s e-mobility space has seen rapid growth driven by the demand for cleaner transportation and is estimated to have 10 million electric vehicles (EVs) on the road by 2030. As the country aims to establish […]
With India’s ambitious 2030 clean energy targets and the 2070 net-zero goal, more was expected from the Union Budget 2023-24 to increase the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) and solar photovoltaics (PVs). Currently, the EV […]
While India’s revised Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) targets put it on the right path for transitioning its electricity sector, it needs the cooperation of its states. IEFFA finds that renewable energy-rich states are not utilising […]
Are financial institutions (FIs) really the front runners in the Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) race or the true scene behind the fog is a different story? Over the past few years, ESG has successfully […]
Serentica Renewables, the newly formed renewable energy platform of Sterlite Power Transmission Limited, has been making headlines since its launch. The company recently clinched significant investments from leading American global investment firm KKR. On November […]
The pace of development in the green hydrogen and green ammonia segment in India over the past few years has been impressive. The government has played a proactive role by releasing the first phase of […]
Also launches its maiden report on climate change, aligned to Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), on National Energy Conservation Day New Delhi;15th December 2022: Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, unveils its Sustainable […]
The renewable energy sector in India has been transforming at a rapid pace. The industry is evolving from standalone utility-scale wind and solar projects to round-the-clock (RTC) power projects by integrating different technologies and battery […]
In India, most of the power is generated by coal-based thermal power plants (TPPs). Thermal-based generation gives rise to carbon emissions, sulphur oxide and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, along with suspended particulate matter, thereby polluting […]
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