It is Our Money: Voices for public accountability in the India Social Forum
The India Social Forum was held in Patna from 2nd December to 4th December, was a confluence of social movements and civil society organizations from across India.
Renewables, not coal, the energy of choice for investors in India for second year in a row: Report
Solar power was the dominant renewable energy, accounting for six out of 11 deals, or 40% of financing, says the report. While India did not sign the pledge to triple renewable energy globally by...
Lenders choose renewables over coal for second year in a row
In year 2022, solar, wind and hybrid project finance lending amounted to INR 18,577 crore ($2.36 billion). On the other hand, like in 2021, not a single coal power plant received such funding. Not...
Lenders Choose Renewables Over Coal For Second Year In A Row
No coal power plant has received project finance lending in 2022 As negotiations and discussions build up around the Fossil Fuels phase-out at the COP28 in Dubai, back home, for the second year in...
India’s green shift: No coal finance in 2022 as renewables grab 100% project loans
The report, jointly conducted by the Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) and Climate Trends, assessed project finance loans across various renewable energy projects. In a notable shift in India‘s energy financing landscape, no coal...
No coal power plant in India receives lending second consecutive year: Analysis
As representatives from nearly 200 nations gather for over a week for COP28, this year’s annual UN climate conference, being held in the oil-producing UAE and led by the head of the country’s state...
Renewables prevail: Second consecutive year without project finance for coal power plants in India
Against the backdrop of intensifying global discussions on phasing out fossil fuels at COP28 in Dubai, a report by the Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) and Climate Trends, an environmental think tank, reveals a...
Lenders choose renewables over coal for second year in a row
As negotiations and discussions build up around the Fossil Fuels phase-out at the COP28 in Dubai, back home, for the second year in a row, no coal power plant has received project finance lending...
Coal vs Renewables Investment Report 2023
This analysis assessed 68 project finance loans across 11 coal and renewable energy projects in India that reached financial closure between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022. Renewable energy projects are defined as...
Research Fellows
The Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA), has been engaged in critically analyzing the plastics lifespan from petrochemical manufacturing, production and consumption of plastics to its disposal using chemical recycling including incineration. In this context,...
Claims of employment rate increase a sham: Economists
At a time when the report of the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) report claims an upward trend in employment in India’s labour market with 15 million people entering the workforce, professional economists,...
Economists slam govt claims of rapid economic growth as a sham
The claims of robust growth, according to experts, are rather a celebratory note in the self-appraisal of the government in terms of India’s economic recovery. Claims of rapid growth the Indian economy is projected...
‘New jobs distress-driven’: Economists criticise CMIE claim of upward trend in employment
At a time when the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy’s (CMIE’s) report claims an upward trend in employment in India’s labour market with 15 million people entering the workforce, senior economists have sought to...
Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations – How corporate lobbyists overwhelmed the negotiations
The Global Plastics Treaty, which aims to address plastic pollution across its full lifecycle has the potential to do so through production reduction, removal of non-essential plastics and corporate accountability. However, the negotiations which...
Energy Finance Conference, India, 2023- Concept Note
India emitted 2.412 gigatons of CO2 in 2020 contributing to 6.71% of total global emissions in the same year. It is the 3rd largest carbon emitter after China and the USA. Key sectors that...
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