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IFC fosters climate action in South Asia
Posted on 08 Aug, 2022 01:04 PMIFC Fosters Climate Action with a Focus on Sustainable and Inclusive Growth in South Asia as New Regional Vice President for Asia and the Pacific Begins Work
![IFC works on accelerating the transition to low-carbon development in a wide range of sectors (Image: Kai Stachowiak)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-08/climate_1.jpg?itok=z8Lk573k)
Unlocking demand for solar rooftops
Posted on 31 Jul, 2022 11:34 AMCouncil on Energy, Environment and Water's (CEEW) interactive guidebook ‘A rooftop solar for every home in India: Report to organise local solarise campaigns’ builds on the experience of organising and delivering the Solarise Delhi campaigns.
![Residents who already have roof top solar are ideal for solar ambassadors. (Image: PxHere)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-07/pxhere_0.jpg?itok=-ZSxBRz7)
Applications invited for National Researcher - Water and Livelihoods, IWMI
Posted on 20 Jul, 2022 09:33 AMDescription
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has an exciting opportunity for a National Researcher who will primarily support and contribute to two projects administered from IWMI Anand office: the IWMI-Tata Water Policy Program (ITP) and the IWMI-GIZ-CInI collaborative project, “Solar Energy for Rural Livelihoods” (SE4RL).
Can circular economy strategies mitigate climate change in Delhi?
Posted on 09 Jul, 2022 03:04 PMIn light of the Paris Agreement 2015 and the emerging government-wide policies towards initiating a transition from linear to circular economy, it has become critical to investigate the potential impact of circular economy strategies on climate change.
![Integrating ReSOLVE strategy within the priority sectors ensued a reduction in carbon and material footprint by 0.18–15.7% and 5.3–25% respectively (Image: PxHere; CC0 Public Domain)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-07/pxhere.jpg?itok=-Q54N4Vz)
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).
![India needs to further shift support away from fossil fuels and towards clean energy technologies (Image: Kenueone, Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-06/energy.jpg?itok=Pa6hrKQy)
India's rank continue to fall in the global SDGs Report
Posted on 08 Jun, 2022 12:03 PMIndia ranks 121 in the global Sustainable Development Report, 2022
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Six priorities for decarbonization in industrialized and emerging economies
Posted on 01 Jun, 2022 02:05 PMThere is an unprecedented level of awareness of the role of decarbonization in enabling environmental sustainability moving forward.
![There is a need to facilitate the shift more efficiently towards renewable energy adoption globally (Image: Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-06/alexas-fotos.jpg?itok=8yzCeqH7)
Greening solar energy through waste management
Posted on 24 Mar, 2022 10:45 PMThe shift to renewable energy sources is inevitable and of the various energy sources solar energy has a huge potential. The production of electricity with the usage of solar photovoltaic technology is the most promising after wind and hydro technology.
![With the rising installations the solar waste accumulations will also rise to huge extent on their life cycle completion (Image: Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-03/lead.jpg?itok=SO4uA7Wa)
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.
![Under the 'current policy scenario,' which aligns with India's netzero target of 2070, all the coal mines in Korba can be closed by 2050 and power plants by 2040 in a phased manner (A view of South Eastern Coalfields Limited in Korba; Image: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-02/korba.jpg?itok=EihatCRu)
Climate finance, a critical lever to tackle climate change!
Posted on 16 Dec, 2021 04:49 AMClimate finance is a critical lever for addressing climate change needs. But to address this crisis, we need to invest in multiple, interconnected connected sectors across energy, agriculture and mobility. Many of these today struggle for access to finance.