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GEAPP Will Focus On Creating Clean Energy Projects In Developing Countries: Ravi Venkatesan

In a recent interaction with BW Businessworld, GEAPP Board Chair Ravi Venkatesan shares his insights on GEAPP's planned initiatives, future trends in climate financing and India's energy transition drive

Ideas For Net-Zero From COP26 And Bill Gates

Rahul Veera .

Opinion

While net zero is a critical longer-term goal, steep emission cuts especially by the larger greenhouse gas emitters are imperative in the next 5 to 10 years in order to keep global warming to no more than 1.5 °C and safeguard a liveable climate

Why Has The Ocean Been Neglected In Global Climate Talks?

BW Online Bureau

Economy Policy Environment

The latest international climate negotiations made some progress by, for the first time, anchoring oceans permanently into the multilateral climate change regime.

The World COPs a PLEA

Srinath Sridharan

Opinion Columns

India has abundant talent in areas which can bring about large-scale changes to a sustainable living world. It needs to build an ecosystem that encourages ideas, ideators and to make stronger Intellectual Property rights to innovators across

Why Experts Are Backing India's Stand On 'Phase Down' Of Coal At COP26?

BW Online Bureau

Economy Policy Environment

Climate experts on Sunday came in full support of India, after it was criticised by several nations for using the term phase down instead of phase out of coal at COP26 in Glasgow, saying it should not be seen as a diversion from its commitment towards this global climate crisis.

'COP26 Summit A Success'

BW Online Bureau

Economy Policy Environment

India on Sunday called the COP26 summit a "success", saying it put across the concerns and ideas of the developing world quite "succinctly and unequivocally" in front of the world community.

IMF Praises India's Announcement At COP26 To Adopt Net Zero Emissions By 2070

BW Online Bureau

Economy

"As you know, India is currently one of the world's largest emitters, still heavily reliant on coal for electricity generation. And so, its actions may help catalyse action in other emerging market economies as well," he said.

Climate Adaptation Not Got As Much Importance As Mitigation: PM Modi

BW Online Bureau

Economy

He stressed that climate change is a huge challenge for the agriculture sector in developing nations, including India.

Environment Experts Back India's COP26 Announcement To achieve Net-zero Target By 2070

BW Online Bureau

Sustainability

PM Modi has announced India's updated nationally determined contributions (NDCs) at COP 26, the first time since 2015. In 2015, India had committed to achieving 40 per cent of all installed electricity generation capacity to be from non-fossil energy sources by 2030.

Energy Storage: An Impediment In India's Energy Transition Drive

Arjun Yadav

Energy & Infra Renewable Energy

India's energy transition drive will get a fresh momentum after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of meeting the target of net zero emissions by 2070 at COP26 in Glasgow. While there have been significant addition in India's installed renewable power generation capacity in recent years, issues of energy storage will have to be addressed to accelerate this drive and make renewable energy more affordable.

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-Wen Affirms Net-zero Emissions By 2050

Baushuan GER

Sustainability

Taiwan has established long-term reduction targets and is planning a practical path to attain 2050 net-zero emissions. The Taiwan Climate Alliance, formed by eight ICT companies, has set the goal of using renewable energy in 100 percent of their manufacturing processes by 2050 and will lead other manufacturers in the supply chain to jointly reach this target. Taiwan experienced its worst drought in more than 50 years, which was followed by abnormally heavy rainfall. One can clearly see how climate change has profoundly affected the whole world.

COP26: PM Modi Meets His British Counterpart, Discusses Economy, Health, Defence

Abhishek Sharma

Economy

The two Prime Ministers reviewed the implementation of the Roadmap 2030 priorities particularly in the trade and economy, people-to-people, health, defence and security areas.

Educationists, Principals Pitch For Reforms In Environmental Education In Schools Ahead Of COP26

BW Online Bureau

Companies & Markets

According to Seema Kaur, Principal, Pacific World School, the slogans of "Save Environment" and "Save Trees" resonate in most schools but only for a day at times.