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In a world where climate change looms as an existential threat, the importance of renewable energy cannot be overstated. A recent study by energy think tank Ember sheds light on India’s remarkable contribution to global...

India contributed 12 per cent of the global increase in solar generation in the first half of 2023, similar to the European Union, a report by energy think tank Ember said on Thursday.The report analyses electricity data from January to June ...

India contributed 12 per cent of the global increase in solar generation in the first half of 2023, similar to the European Union, a report by energy think tank Ember said on Thursday.The report analyses electricity data from January to June ...

When Indonesia agreed last year to clean up its energy system with an estimated $20 billion of help from a coalition of wealthy countries and large financial institutions, world leaders hailed the deal as “extraordinary,” “realistic,” and “historically large.” Almost 10 months later, as Southeast Asian leaders gather in Jakarta, the…

Indonesia is the biggest emitter in Southeast Asia by a long shot.

BATHINDA: The institutions and organisations working into climate change though have welcomed strong support for the Paris Agreement and its targets i.

The G20 summit in Delhi concluded with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi handing over the ceremonial gavel to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, marking the transfer of the bloc’s presidency. This event marked...

Marking a major step forward in climate action, G20 members Saturday promised to work towards tripling the global renewable energy capacity by 2030. If met, this could avoid carbon dioxide emissions by 7 billion tonnes between now and 2030, according to an assessment by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The G20 also committed to making […]

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The annual report on Changes in per capita coal power emissions of G20 countries also found that 12 out of 20 G20 economies saw declining per capita coal emissions since 2015.