Global renewables and energy efficiency pledge at COP28

On December 2, 118 countries signed a renewable energy pledge at the ongoing COP28 climate summit to triple the world’s green energy capacity to 11,000 GW by 2030, thereby, reducing the reliance on fossil fuels in generating energy. According to the “Global Renewables and Energy Efficiency Pledge”, countries have to “double the global average annual

PM Modi Surprises Climate Summit with 2070 Net-Zero Vow for India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi surprised delegates at the COP26 climate summit with a bold pledge: the world’s third-biggest emitter will reach net-zero by 2070. The announcement injected new life into talks that had been set back by a disappointing outcome from the Group of 20 meeting in Rome this weekend. Though India’s goal is two