Energy Matters | January 2023
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Global Plastics Treaty
A Global Plastics Treaty is being negotiated under the aegis of the UNEP. This is an outcome of the advocacy with the United Nations Environment Assembly by several civil society organisations globally since 2017....
Energy profile of G20 countries: are they compliant with necessary Climate actions?
In recent times, wherever one travels in India, and in all big cities, one is bombarded with the message on the lines that “India under Modi rule has become so great that the G20,...
Submissions to the Standing Committee of Parliament on Energy regarding the proposed Electricity Amendment Bill 2022
The Electricity Amendment Bill 2022 was tabled in the Parliament on the 8th of August 2022.
India’s waste-to-energy paradigm
A POLICY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE Over the last few decades, the volume and toxicity of waste being produced in India have been increasing exponentially. A major cause has been the increased use and...
L&T Finance replaced SBI as the biggest renewable energy financier in 2021: Study
The fifth edition of Coal vs Renewable Financial Analysis, authored by Climate Trends and Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA), was released at CFA’s annual energy finance conference hosted in collaboration with IIT Madras on Tuesday. ...
Financiers prefer wind and solar over coal: Study
Coal vs Renewables Financial Analysis 2022 identifies L&T Finance replacing SBI as the biggest financier in project finance for renewable energy in 2021. The fifth edition of Coal vs Renewable Financial Analysis, authored by...
Follow the Money, As Funding Shifts Completely to Renewables Over Coal in 2021
A study titled “Financiers Prefer Wind And Solar Over Coal” has been released by CFA (Center For Financial Accountability). According to the Coal vs. Renewables Financial Analysis 2022, L&T Finance overtook SBI as the...
The Coal Trail
India’s installed capacity for power generation has also seen a tremendous rise, standing at 405.77 GW. What is also readily observable is the dominant share of coal in the installed capacity equalling 204 GW,...
Financiers now back renewable energy projects more: Study
For the first time, 100% of the value of the project finance loans identified last year went to renewable energy projects. This is a considerable increase compared to 2020, where renewable energy loans accounted...
Coal vs renewables investment report, India 2022
In early August, the Union Cabinet approved India’s updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) that have hence been formally communicated to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). These include goals like reducing the emission intensity...
चकाचौंध की कीमत
क्या आपने कभी सोचा है कि जो बिजली आपके जीवन को रोशन और सुविधाजनक बनाती है वही हज़ारों लोगों और वन्य जीव जंतुओं की बदहाली का कारण भी बन सकती है ?
India’s Climate Action Pledges at Paris COP21 (NDC) and Glasgow COP26: What are these, how far have we come and what needs to improve?
A Briefing Paper IPCC report: ‘now or never’ if the world is to stave off climate disaster. “Greenhouse gas emissions must peak by 2025 (and reduce by over 45% by 2030), say climate scientists in...
4th Energy Finance Conference India 2022 – Concept Note
The growing energy distress in India has become a matter of debate in recent times. Over the years, the overarching coal and DISCOM distress has deepened the energy crisis in India and one cannot help...
The many shades of Hydrogen
Part 4 of 4-part series on understanding Hydrogen. We have discussed, the narrative of hydrogen and its application in both transport and the industry, so naturally, the next step is the technical classification of...
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