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April 24, 2023
Desalination via solar energy for sustainable development
The economic viability of solar desalination methods is the primary obstacle
The challenge is of ascertaining how renewable energy sources can be utilized to operate a desalination system (Image: Vmenkov, Wikimedia Commons)
April 7, 2023
Policies, plans and financing for just energy transition
iFOREST convenes the first Global Just Transition Dialogue
A transition of all fossil fuel sectors will need to be considered in a phased manner (Image: Ramkumar; Wikimedia Commons)
March 23, 2023
IPCC climate report - a warning call
Synthesis report of IPCC AR6: Grounded action needed to ensure social and ecological justice
The Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the sixth in a series of reports which assess scientific, technical, and socio-economic information concerning climate change (Image: Wallpaperflare)
January 7, 2023
Fostering innovation in the green cooling sector
India’s cooling strategy can simultaneously mitigate the heat-related risks on lives and livelihoods, lower carbon emissions, and position India as a global hub for green cooling manufacturing.
Can India meet its growing domestic demand while also position itself as a manufacturing hub for cooling technologies? (Image: Gije Cho, CC)
August 8, 2022
IFC fosters climate action in South Asia
Focus is on sustainable and inclusive growth
IFC works on accelerating the transition to low-carbon development in a wide range of sectors (Image: Kai Stachowiak)
February 16, 2022
Enabling a just transition in India’s coal district of Korba
Economic restructuring and development intervention will be essential, shows the latest study by iFOREST
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)
Financing clean energy transitions to meet India's climate goals
India must significantly step-up clean energy subsidies to meet its 2030 targets: CEEW-IISD
IISD
CEEW
Posted on 20 Jun, 2022 08:40 PM

In 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)
India's rank continue to fall in the global SDGs Report
News this fortnight
Swati Bansal
Posted on 08 Jun, 2022 12:03 PM

India ranks 121 in the global Sustainable Development Report, 2022
Sustainable Development Goals adopted in 2015 as a part of the 2030 agenda. (Source: Wikipedia Commons)
Six priorities for decarbonization in industrialized and emerging economies
Navigating the tension between industrialized nations and emerging economies for global decarbonization efforts requires a diverse portfolio of solutions.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Posted on 01 Jun, 2022 02:05 PM

There 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)
Greening solar energy through waste management
The waste generated is left out in barren lands in an unscientific manner
Manisha Sheoran
Pancham Kumar
Susheela Sharma
Mahipal Bukyab
Posted on 24 Mar, 2022 10:45 PM

The 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)
Enabling a just transition in India’s coal district of Korba
Economic restructuring and development intervention will be essential, shows the latest study by iFOREST
iFOREST
Posted on 16 Feb, 2022 08:45 PM

The 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)
Climate finance, a critical lever to tackle climate change!
Dealing with climate change calls for better access to finance for multiple connected sectors across energy, agriculture and transport.
Maria Clara Pinheiro
Maya Chandrasekaran
Vidushi Kamani
Posted on 16 Dec, 2021 04:49 AM

Climate 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.
Access to finance crucial for dealing with climate change (Image Source: Good Energies)
Government notifies ban on single-use plastics from July 2022
Policy matters this fortnight
Swati Bansal
Posted on 24 Aug, 2021 12:04 AM

No more single-use plastics from July 1, 2022
Plastic menace in Kufri, Himachal Pradesh (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)
Beat the heat
Meeting India’s rapidly increasing air-conditioning and refrigeration demand through super-efficient appliances, natural refrigerants and not-in-kind cooling technologies, is a win-win for the climate and the economy, says iFOREST.
iFOREST
Posted on 27 Jul, 2021 01:19 PM

The demand for air conditioning is growing at 10-15% annually in India due to a combination of factors including increasing affluence and ri
A series of air conditioning units on a building (Image: Pxfuel)
Emerging markets adopt renewables
The emerging markets are key to the electricity leapfrog to renewables, says study
Kingsmill Bond
Arunabha Ghosh
Ed Vaughan
Harry Benham
Carbon Tracker
Council on Energy Environment and Water
Posted on 19 Jul, 2021 12:36 PM

Emerging markets are about to leapfrog fossil fuels to generate all the growth in their electricity supply from renewables in this decade. The peak global fossil fuel usage for electricity generation was probably 2018.
Solar power plant in Telangana (image: Thomas Llyod Group, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Solar irrigation policies in India
A compilation of different state level solar irrigation policies provides a quick snapshot of institutional development of solar irrigation in India.
Jaya Shukla
Posted on 08 Jul, 2021 02:00 PM

Solar pumps and solar irrigation are not new to India as the first program to install solar pumps started close to three decades back in 1993
Different solar irrigation policies in India (Image: IWMI)
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