Look at these industries transitioning to netzero

To stay below the 1.5℃ target of the Paris Agreement, this must be the “decade of delivery” for governments, industries and organizations. COP26 was public-private in nature and brought forward the 2050 target of net zero through tangible and measurable 2030 goals, both important steps towards a decade of delivery. The changes underway in industries

India to attract large investments due to COP26 commitments: ICRA

The commitments on emission control made by India at the recent Glasgow COP26 summit are expected to benefit the country in the long-term with new technologies in energy efficiency, carbon reduction and green fuels, rating agency ICRA said adding this is likely to attract investment in billions across sectors. ICRA, in its recent research report,

The world has a new path to sustainable energy – green hydrogen

The time is right to tap into hydrogen’s potential to play a key role in tackling critical energy challenges. The recent successes of renewable energy technologies and electric vehicles have shown that policy and technology innovation have the power to build global clean energy industries. Hydrogen is emerging as one of the leading options for

More than 13 million people are dependent on the coal economy in India

There are 135 districts in India that are dependent on coal, while an estimated 13 million people are directly or indirectly linked to the coal economy. According to a report by National Foundation for India, these people will be impacted due to the impending coal transition with India committing to a phasedown of unabated coal

Climate change at the centre of India’s environmental policies in 2021

Placing climate change at the centre of its environmental policies, India took bold pledges in 2021 with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting at the crucial international climate summit COP 26 that it is the only country delivering in “letter and spirit” the commitments under the Paris Agreement. From pledging to become net zero emitter of

Methanol may give boost to agenda on Hydrogen adoption

In what may push the agenda to promote the adoption of hydrogen as an alternative fuel and help the country meet the carbon emission targets under the latest COP26 agreement, experts have found a way to reduce the overall cost of hydrogen production and transportation by more than half. Methanol, used as a clean fuel

New global shipping task-force aims for greener, safer work

The creation of a task-force to help the global shipping sector cut its climate-heating carbon emissions and support millions of workers in the transition to greener ways of operating has been hailed as a “landmark” move by industry members. Representatives of ship-owners, seafarers and the UN Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, agreed

India votes against UN draft resolution on climate change

India on Monday voted against a draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) linking climate to security, saying it was an attempt to shift climate talks from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to the Security Council and a “step backward” for collective action on the issue. The resolution was

Methane regulations were one victory of the Glasgow climate talks. What comes next?

This year’s global climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, came with the usual sense of anticlimax: lots of lofty rhetoric, too little action. But world leaders made at least one meaningful pledge. More than 100 nations, including the United States, committed to reducing methane emissions by 30% by the end of decade. This commitment is a

Voluntary climate action won’t reach net zero

The Commonwealth government says it will reach zero net emissions by 2050 through voluntary action and technology, not mandates or taxes. This is a false dichotomy. Emissions reductions in line with our international obligations require mandatory measures. Voluntary action supplements and extends mandatory measures – as it has done over the past decade. Prime Minister