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Lok Sabha passes bill to promote use of ethanol, green hydrogen & biomass

The bill is aimed at helping the country achieve its international commitments with respect to climate change goals

Amended Energy Conservation Bill seeks to build carbon credit market

Will also embrace green fuels, industrial energy efficiency

Exponent Energy partners Altigreen to bring rapid charging for electric-CVs

The companies have unveiled an electric three-wheeler that rapid charges from 0-100 per cent battery capacity within 15 minutes at Exponent's e-pump network

Indian Oil targets green hydrogen meeting 10% of requirements by 2030

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is targeting to replace at least a tenth of its current fossil-fuel-based hydrogen at its refineries with carbon-free green hydrogen as part of a decarbonization drive

Global energy crisis hastening end of fossil fuel dominance, says India

Renewables paired with energy storage are now cheaper than coal after the fuel's price surged in recent months, while fossil sources are also experiencing a lack of investment, RK Singh said

World energy crisis would be even worse without China's rainy season

Hydro is still China's biggest carbon-free energy resource, accounting for about as much power as solar, wind and nuclear combined, although growth has flattened as topography limits expansion

India needs Rs 4-trn investment for 113 GW RE projects in pipeline: Report

According to the report titled 'Accelerating India's Clean Energy Transition', about 103 GW of utility-scale renewable power generation projects are in the pipeline in India

G7 nations agree to decarbonize energy sector by 2035: German Minister

The G7 has also agreed to stop financing fossil fuel projects by 2025, the minister said, calling the decision "extremely important.

WEF 2022: How to get more energy security, reach zero-carbon independence

When efficient machines operate within efficient systems, the result is digitized energy efficiency

EU lays plan to end by 2027 bloc's reliance on Russian oil and gas

The EU got 22 per cent of its gross final energy consumption from renewable sources like wind, solar and biomass in 2020

India's dependence on coal based power is proving to be very expensive

The situation cries out for more global investment in India to retire coal, buy out existing contracts, compensate affected communities and switch to renewables

COP26 prez draws flak for supporting investment by oil and gas companies

Days after the developed world sought to belittle India for continued oil imports from Russia, COP26 president Alok Sharma's endorsement of a letter by UK's Secretary, Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy on Sunday came under severe criticism from all quarters for encouraging fossil fuel going against his role of head of the climate negotiations conference.

Centre to set up renewable energy power plant in Andaman & Nicobar Islands

With an aim to provide stable and clean power supply to the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, the Ministry of Home Affairs will set up a renewable energy-based power supply project with Japanese aid.

Act now on fossil fuels to meet 1.5 degrees Celsius target: IPCC report

According to the report, to achieve the 1.5 degrees Celsius target, the world must reduce annual carbon dioxide emission by 48 per cent by 2030, and reach net zero by 2050

IPCC report stark reminder to developed nations to become net-zero: Experts

According to the report, human emissions over this past decade have been the highest in history

Fossil fuel backers overshadow MENA climate change talks in Dubai

A flurry of summits this week across Dubai addressed the threat of climate change, or at least acknowledged that a pivot away from fossil fuels toward cleaner sources of power is needed

Dutch bank ING to end financing for new oil and gas projects, say executive

The move by financial services firm raises pressure on peers to heed a call for a halt to funding for new fossil fuel projects.

Lessons from Ukraine crisis

It's time to cushion India from the same 'oil shock' story

Explained: Why Japan's power sector depends so much on LNG

Resource-poor Japan depends overwhelmingly on fossil-fuel imports to meet its energy needs, complicating calls for the nation to boycott Russia's oil and LNG after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine

Pralhad Joshi urges CIL to achieve production targets for FY22, FY23

Coal India, accounts for over 80 per cent of domestic coal output, has a production target of 670 million tonnes for the 2021-22 financial year