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Uncertainty Looms Large Over Nations Meeting Net Zero Goals: Study

A recent study by environmental researchers from renowned universities across the globe highlights a credibility gap between the climate change goals and the on-ground...

June 15, 2023

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India Among the Top Five Performers on Climate Change Index

India has been ranked among the top five countries and the best among the G-20 nations under the global Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI). The government said in a...

November 23, 2022

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India Announces Long-Term Low-Carbon Development Strategy at COP27

At the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt, India unveiled a multi-pronged strategy to achieve low-carbon growth, which includes expanding and stabilizing the...

November 17, 2022

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India Pledges 50% of the Installed Power Capacity from Non-Fossil Sources by 2030

The Union Cabinet has approved the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) as part of the global response toward climate change goals as agreed under the Paris...

August 5, 2022

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India Aims to Meet 60% of Power Demand at Major Ports from Renewables

The government aims to meet 60% of power demand at major ports through solar, and wind power, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping, and Waterways Sarbananda Sonwal has...

September 29, 2021

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By 2050, 69% of Grid-Connected Power Generation will be from Solar and Wind: DNV

Norway-based research group Det Norske Veritas (DNV) released the Energy Transition Outlook 2021 (ETO 2021).  Released two months before COP26 in Glasgow, the report...

September 15, 2021

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IT Major Wipro Pledges Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2040

Information technology giant Wipro Limited has pledged to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 in line with the objective of the Paris Agreement to cap...

April 23, 2021

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Battery Technology Company Enevate Secures $81 Million in Funding

Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Enevate, a U.S.-based battery technology company, has secured an investment worth $81...

February 12, 2021

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Europe to Lead the Way in Green Energy Transition, Says MIT Report

The MIT Technology Review, in association with Citrix, Morgan Stanley, and Salesforce, has come out with a new report named the ‘Green Future Index’ that has...

February 6, 2021

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Gold Miners Need to Cut Harmful Emissions by 80% by 2050 to Meet Paris Climate Goals

Gold miners need to shift rapidly to renewable power generation sources to decarbonize the sector to be in line with the Paris Agreement’s global warming target of...

December 26, 2020

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India Forms Committee to Oversee Implementation of the Paris Agreement

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has constituted a high-level inter-ministerial Apex Committee for the Implementation of the Paris...

December 3, 2020

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Infosys Announces Carbon Neutrality

Infosys, a leading Indian information technology company, announced that it has become carbon neutral 30 years ahead of the Paris Agreement’s target year of 2050....

November 2, 2020

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Harsh Shukla

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Adani Port Becomes Part of Science-Based Targets Initiative to Reduce Emissions

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) announced that it has signed up for Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to set emission reduction targets...

July 29, 2020

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Barclays Likely to Stop Lending to Projects Based on Fossil Fuels

During the annual general meeting (AGM) of Barclays, a British multinational investment bank, nearly 24% of shareholders voted for Share Action’s resolution asking the...

May 15, 2020

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Another Japanese Bank Says No to Financing New Coal-Powered Projects

Japan-based Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (SMFG) has decided not to provide support to the newly-planned coal-fired power projects. The policy change will come...

April 20, 2020

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