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Non-renewable Energy
Fortifying the grid: Odisha's climate resilience
Posted on 27 Jul, 2024 07:07 PMIndia's eastern coastline, including the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal, is highly susceptible to extreme weather events such as cyclones and floods.
Policies, plans and financing for just energy transition
Posted on 07 Apr, 2023 09:42 AMThe International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology (iFOREST) recently organized the first Global Just Transition Dialogue in Delhi to discuss policy and financial aspects of just and inclusive energy transition.
Fostering innovation in the green cooling sector
Posted on 07 Jan, 2023 08:53 AMAs temperatures rise across India, so will the demand for cooling. Severe heat waves, responsible for thousands of deaths across India over the last few decades, are increasing with alarming frequency.
Harmful chemicals found in tap water samples: Study
Posted on 18 Jul, 2022 03:47 PMStudy finds harmful chemicals in tap water samples
Financing clean energy transitions to meet India's climate goals
Posted on 20 Jun, 2022 08:40 PMIn 2021, at global climate negotiations, the government established a new commitment to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2070. It also reaffirmed its aim to install 500 GW of non-fossil power capacity by 2030. This is up from 159 GW of non-fossil capacity as of February 2022 (Central Electricity Authority [CEA], 2022).
Enabling a just transition in India’s coal district of Korba
Posted on 16 Feb, 2022 08:45 PMThe International Forum for Environment, Sustainability & Technology (iFOREST), Delhi based environment think tank, released one of the most comprehensive studies to understand what a just energy transition will mean and entail for India's top coal and power districts in the coming years.
India’s fossil fuel production plans not in sync with Paris agreement limits
Posted on 04 Jan, 2022 09:25 PMThe 2021 Production Gap Report conveys the large discrepancy between countries' planned fossil fuel production and the global production levels necessary to limit warmin
Four major rivers in Uttarakhand change course after heavy rains
Posted on 02 Nov, 2021 02:06 PMAfter heavy rains, four major rivers change course in Uttarakhand
A just energy transition roadmap
Posted on 30 Jun, 2021 11:15 AMIn the run-up to COP 26, International Forum for Environment, Sustainability & Technology (iFOREST), the Delhi-based environmental organization, launched India’s first ‘Just Transition’ Centre at a virtual event on June 29, 2021.
Centre notifies fly ash utilisation draft rules
Posted on 29 Apr, 2021 10:42 AMDraft rules call for 100 percent utilisation of fly ash in three to five years