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COP27 Says $4 Trillion Renewable Funding Needed Annually for Net Zero by 2050

The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 concluded with the decision to execute the Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan, highlighting the need for global...

November 21, 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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Rakesh Ranjan

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Investing in Climate Adaptation Would be a Sound Economic Decision: UN Report

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has released a report that says nations must boost their efforts to adapt to the changing climate scenario to avoid dire consequences...

January 26, 2021

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Nithin Thomas

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Daily News Wrap-Up: ACCIONA and Enagas Launch a Green Hydrogen Project in Spain

Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Technical Fibre Products has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire PV3...

January 19, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Banks Continue to Support Fossil Fuels Despite Pact to Support Climate Deal

Just when the United Nations Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) marked its first anniversary, the latest review of the signatory banks’ financial records...

September 22, 2020

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Rahul Nair

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Important Headlines from India’s Renewable Industry in September 2019

The month of September was a busy one for the Indian solar industry with the annual REI Expo held in the national capital between September 18 and 20, 2019. Besides this...

October 3, 2019

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Anjana Parikh

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India to Ramp Up its Renewable Capacity to 450 GW: PM Modi at UN Climate Action Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India is going to increase the share of non-fossil fuels to 175 GW by 2022 and will further take it to 450 GW. He was speaking to...

September 24, 2019

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Anjana Parikh

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India’s Gift to the United Nations: 193 Solar Panels for Every Member State

In its recent gesture of support for renewable energy, India has gifted 193 solar panels to the United Nations (UN). These solar panels are for each of UN’s 193 member...

September 18, 2019

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Anjana Parikh

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Solar PV Deployed at CAGR of 38% from 1998 to 2015: United Nations Report

Global emissions have witnessed a mercurial rise in the recent years. In order to bridge the emissions gap, innovation in the use of existing technologies, promotion of...

December 10, 2018

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Nitin Kabeer

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ISA Opens its Membership to All United Nations Member Countries

The Indian government submitted a resolution to the first assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) for that amends the framework agreement of the ISA. The...

November 1, 2018

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Nitin Kabeer

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