Page 20 - Clean Energy
India to see huge global capital flows in clean energy: IEA Exec Director
In a Q&A, Fatih Birol dwells on India's future in renewables, Reliance's aggressive green energy foray and how advanced countries should support the emerging world in its net-zero emission drive
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India can save $1.2 billion a year by shutting old coal plants: Study
Country should accelerate decommissioning 30 gigawatts of coal-fired capacity and set aside another 20 gigawatts of plants as reserve: Research.
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Overseas green capital chasing renewable energy firms across India
According to experts, India offers the right kind of risk-return profile which is why his company likes to invest here
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The many paths to a greener future
Jayant Sinha and Anshu Bharadwaj note that India is demonstrating a new paradigm in which economic growth does not have to go together with the consumption of fossil fuels and increasing emissions
The great leap to clean energy
Book review of The Next Stop: Natural Gas and India's Journey to a Clean Energy Future
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Decarbonisation isn't goal, human welfare is: World Resources Institute CEO
Dasgupta tells Subhomoy Bhattacharjee that India's requirements to ensure energy for all its citizens and raise per capita income should be an acceptable part of global climate strategy
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G20: Sitharaman emphasises on role of technology in fighting climate change
The minister participated virtually in the G20 High-Level Tax Symposium on Tax Policy and climate change
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No 'one size fits all' approach for localization of SDGs: India at UN
India said there is no 'one size fits all' approach for localization of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but can certainly share experience and learn from each other
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A new green wave of growth
Vandana Gombar assesses the green energy plans of Reliance, NTPC, Tata and Ola
130 countries agree to Biden-backed 15% global minimum tax for companies
The deal calls for a global minimum tax of at least 15%, a key element pushed by Biden as he seeks to raise more revenue for his infrastructure and clean energy plans
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India to set rules for encouraging companies' shift to green energy
The new regulations will allow companies to purchase renewable electricity from state distributors at 'green tariffs' said power minister Raj Kumar Singh
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World Bank approves $800 million loans for two programmes in Pakistan
World Bank approved $800 million in financing for two programmes in Pakistan--the Pakistan Program for Affordable and Clean Energy and the Second Securing Human Investments to Foster Transformation
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Best of BS Opinion: Shaping India's green future, the NPA scare & more
Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Monday
Shaping India's green future
There are two broad development pathways for India: A net-zero approach and a low-carbon approach. Jayant Sinha prefers the former
Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani. Two billionaires, one green ambition
Until now, the two billionaires, both hailing from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat, have largely operated in their separate spheres. Clean energy would see them overlap.
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RIL to invest Rs 75,000 cr in clean energy, build 4 giga factories: Ambani
It will also set up a platform for renewable energy project finance to source long-term global capital for investment in these sectors
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Reliance to invest Rs 75,000 cr in new energy business over 3 years: Ambani
Reliance will build solar manufacturing units, a battery factory for energy storage, a fuel cell-making factory and an electrolyser unit to produce green hydrogen as a part of the business
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Clean energy bid can help states with huge bills for subsiding power
Building community-sized renewable energy plants and shutting down old coal plants is a workable solution, say experts.
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Ikea, Rockefeller to donate $1 bn for clean energy in developing nations
Announcement comes as rich countries are under growing pressure to deliver on a decade-old climate finance pledge.
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Proposed global UN roadmap shows universal access to clean energy by 2030
A major ministerial meeting will be held on June 21-25 where countries and businesses will begin to announce energy plans for the decade