What transpired during INC 5 is the outcome of a process, which lacked leadership and courage needed to represent the mandate laid out in resolution 5/14 and address conflicts that emerged through the two...
In response to the urgent need for global climate action, the COP28 climate negotiations set a target to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030, demanding a significant transfer of public finance towards the...
The latest rounds of severe heat waves, floods and storms brought to focus the severity of the looming climate crisis and the urgency of a wide variety of necessary climate actions.
Chennai generates about 6,000 metric tonnes of garbage every day. As the city’s population continues to grow, waste generation is expected to increase even more.
In a globalised context, insufficient disclosure of climate risks may diminish a bank’s attractiveness to international investors.
In its NDC (Nationally Determined Contribution) submission in October 2015for the UNFCCC Paris Agreement (December 2015) on climate change, the Indian government had pledged that 40% of its
The ‘Draft Disclosure Framework on Climate-Related Financial Risks’ released by RBI in February
Speaking at the inaugural session of the 5th Energy Finance Conference in Chennai, she says agricultural systems that use more external energy will not be able to deal with the changing patterns of food...
In December 2023, the Asian Development Bank made significant investments in infrastructures focused on Climate Resilience and Connectivity.
Trends show the drift towards renewables has found new acceleration. India is at a crucial juncture on the climate change pathway when it has to step up its renewable energy capacity while gradually weaning...
In another week, on June 2, Ajay Banga will take over as the 14th president of the World Bank Group, the all-men’s club, except for Kristalina Georgieva, who had become World Bank’s acting president...
Climate change action demands stricter emissions control of Asia Pacific’s coal burners, say analysts.
The year 2022 saw renewed urgency and consistency in India’s pitch to demand ‘climate finance’.
The report finds 65% accrues to NBFCs, 31% came from public sector banks, and 4% from private banks
Sectoral experts, academics and climate activists deliberate on multiple issues related to Energy and Finance at the 4th annual Energy Finance Conference India, 2022 organised at IIT-Madras, Centre for Financial Accountability, Indo-German Center for...
