climate change

Tata Motors emerges lowest bidder for electric buses in CESL tender

Tata Motors has emerged as the lowest bidder in the mega tender for 5,450 electric buses floated by Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL) under the remodelled FAME II scheme, the government said on Tuesday. Discovered prices of the Grand Challenge tender are between 15 per cent and 48 per cent lower than the price discovered […]

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Samsung Elec to join renewables pledge as S.Korea shifts gears on green energy

Samsung Electronics plans to join as soon as next month a group of global corporations committed to 100 per cent renewable energy, a person familiar with the matter said, as partners such as Apple Inc push it for action against climate change. Samsung, the world’s biggest chipmaker, is late to the green power pledge: It’s […]

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India will need $12.4 trillion to meet long term net zero goals: Report

India will require $12.4 trillion to transition to net zero and help the world in its efforts to stave off the worst of climate change, according to a latest study by Standard Chartered. It said that emerging markets, overall, would need an additional $94.8 trillion – a sum higher than annual global GDP – if […]

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‘Now or never’ to avoid climate catastrophe, warns UN Panel

UN climate experts said Monday that humanity has less than three years to halt the rise of planet-warming carbon emissions and less than a decade to slash them by nearly half. They warned that the world faced a last-gasp race to ensure a “liveable future”. That daunting task is still — only just — possible, […]

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Renewables Face An Oil Slick

A month after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the geo-political crisis has taken a heavy toll on human life, Ukrainian cities and infrastructure, and of course the Russian economy. If anything, the cost of the crisis for both the countries in the weeks succeeding February 24 — the day Russia first sent its forces into […]

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Solar-powered butterfly-shaped mobile home all set for a world tour

The SolarButterfly, named Larso, plans to identify, record and publicize 1,000 climate change solutions and works of pioneers to serve as an inspiration for others to follow suit. It has just been announced that LONGi, a major solar technology company, will be a key partner for this project. The project involves a solar-powered mobile home […]

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UN’s Antonio Guterres backs quick transition to renewable energy

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a faster transition to renewable energy in order to combat the rising threats of climate change. He said, “Instead of slowing down the decarbonisation of the global economy, now is the time to accelerate the energy transition to a renewable energy future.” The UN Chief shared his views in a video message […]

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Unavoidable multiple climate hazards in next 2 decades, warns new report

Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions around the world, despite efforts to reduce the risks, scientists warned in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released on Monday. “This report is a dire warning about the consequences of inaction,” said Hoesung Lee, […]

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Australia’s Leading Miner Andrew Forrest to Invest $2.2 Billion in RE

Australian iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest has announced that he is investing Australian Dollar $3 billion ($2.2 billion) in renewable energy in the island country. Forrest had announced previously that he will be investing big on a global green revolution. Most of the projects for RE will be coming up in the Central Queensland region. […]

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