Coal-fired Contradictions: Why Climate Action Needs A Circuit Breaker
Slow efforts to decarbonise are blamed on low political will — but time is running out to transition, and a...
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Decoding Energy Governance
As the world moves towards a green energy transition, effective, equitable and efficient energy governance is crucial for ensuring that...
Balancing More Renewable Projects & Feeding India’s Population
As per data provided in the Lok Sabha last month, the Indian government has sanctioned 50 solar parks, with a...
There’s A Risk Rooftop Renewables Could Make The Rich Richer
Many people are now becoming “energy citizens” by installing rooftop solar panels and other small-scale renewable energy projects in their...
G20 Nations Up Fossil Fuel Investments In ’22, Defy Climate Goals
Top leaders from G20 countries are scheduled to meet in New Delhi in September 2023 to deliberate upon major global...
Climate Change Glossary: The Terms You Need To Understand, Explained
As the world warms due to climate change, threatening millions of lives and livelihoods, nothing is more urgent than clear...
Clean Energy Conundrum: Glare Hazard From Airport Solar Panels
Earlier in March, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) announced that it will use 100 percent renewable energy at all...
Indian Banks Have No Plans To Step Away From Coal Investments Yet
Compared to a year ago, India’s top commercial banks continue to lag in their preparedness for future climate risks, with...
Depleting Groundwater: Why Raj Farmers Can’t Use More Solar Pumps
As temperatures rose in June this year, Jaman Singh Saini, a 69-year-old farmer from Badangarh village in Jhunjhunu district of...
What Became Of The Model Renewable Energy Village In Tamil Nadu?
In recent years, Odanthurai, a village in Tamil Nadu, gained recognition as a self-reliant model village and has been appreciated...
New Solar Parks Can Either Uproot Or Uplift Landless Workers
Subbarayappa (name changed to protect identity) lives with his family of five in the small village of Vollur in southern...
Rich In Coal, Jharkhand Sees Slow Renewable Energy Investments
With the aim to meet half of its electricity needs from renewable energy by 2030, India is giving a push...
A J&K Wind Project Has Been Waiting To Power Up For A Decade
With a view to tap the wind power potential in Jammu and Kashmir, a wind project was proposed in its...
Miles To Sail To Harness Offshore Wind
In recent months, the central government has introduced two policy measures to support the offshore wind sector, which generates electricity...
Acquire Stranded Coal Power Plants, Not Build New Ones
Instead of building new coal-based thermal power plants, NTPC should acquire stranded thermal plants that will meet India’s short-term energy...
Book Review: A Deep Dive Into The Imbalances Of Climate Justice In India
The book, Climate Justice in India, a collection of insightful and well-researched articles by a dozen of the finest scholars...
What’s India Bringing To G20 Table On Climate?
Despite dire warnings from scientists and an appeal by the UN Secretary General for G20 countries to take the lead...
South Asia Must Demand Urgent Climate Action
When heatwaves disrupt our children’s education, it is time to demand climate action. I am writing this as a climate...
What Are Green Buildings, How Can They Help Address Climate Crisis?
Globally, the building and construction sector accounts for nearly 40% of energy-and process-related carbon dioxide emissions. To address the climate...
Green Hydrogen Production: Concerns Remain About Water Availability
India is targeting production of five Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) of green hydrogen by 2030. However, a discourse on its...
Net-Zero Buildings See A Rise But Lack Govt Guidelines, Regulations
Badriya Juma Masjid is a mosque at Kundapur in Udupi district in Karnataka spread over an area of 15,000 square...
India’s Push To Use Sugar For Fuel May Lead To Problems
Over the past few months, huge chimneys have been belching thick smoke incessantly on the outskirts of Meerut city in...
Shrinking Glaciers Threaten Energy Transitions
As glaciers shrink and monsoon rainfall becomes more unpredictable due to climate change, uncertainty around the viability of hydropower projects...
Opinion: Energy Transition In India Will Likely Be Bottom-Up
In an ironic comment on the COP27 process in Egypt, one of this year’s most significant climate initiatives was not...
Silos Holding Back The Energy Transition
When leaders of the G20 nations meet in Bali next week, it’s expected they will commit to the ‘Bali Compact’...
