India to achieve 50% cumulative electric power from non-fossil fuel

The Apex Committee for Implementation of Paris Agreement (AIPA), an inter-ministerial group, was set up on 27thNovember 2020. Its functions include, inter-alia, coordination, communication and reporting of Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ;to monitor, review and revisit climate goals to fulfil the requirements under the Paris

It is tough to implement carbon market

An ambition to develop carbon market—the government recently announced a National Steering Committee—is a welcome development. It reflects political and economic maturity to use competition as the preferred option to achieve the desired policy objectives. It is particularly interesting because the tradeable commodity i.e., carbon emission reduction, is a notional construct. It was devised to

Taiwan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050

Taiwan’s government has announced a roadmap to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, including goals that all new scooters and passenger cars should be electric or powered by hydrogen by 2040. The long-awaited roadmap was announced by the National Development Council (NDC) during a press conference on March 30, attended by officials from economic, technology, and