Global electricity review 2024
Renewables generated a record 30 percent of global electricity in 2023, driven by growth in solar and wind especially from China, according to the Global Electricity Review 2024 released by the global
Carbon Intensity
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Economic dynamics and technology diffusion in Indian power sector
There is a growing concern among policy makers about how electricity is generated and consumed in the context of energy security and global climate change. In such a scenario, renewable energy sources,
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Mineral resources are imperative for India’s aim to grow towards a low-carbon intensive economy
This policy brief highlights the significance of ‘mineral resource security’ for India in delivering its ambitious plans for development and economic growth. It emphasizes the linkage between a secure
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Proxy carbon pricing: a tool for fiscally rational and climate-compatible governance
The Center for American Progress proposes that federal agencies and state governments adopt the private-sector practice of proxy carbon pricing when evaluating long-term government decisions and investments.
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The incompatibility of high-efficient coal technology with 2°C scenarios
Even the most efficient coal plants are not compatible with the global climate change goals, a new study reveals. As world leaders prepare to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change next week, a report
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International comparison of fossil power efficiency and CO2 intensity
The purpose of this study is to compare the generating efficiency and CO2-intensity of fossil-fired power plants for Australia, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland,
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Shaping the climate agenda: opportunity for Indian businesses
This report seeks to describe the landscape of opportunities for the private sector and other relevant stakeholders, with insights pertaining to the Paris Agreement, commitments made by countries to decarbonise
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Climate reality check: after Paris, counting the cost
The December 2015 Paris climate conference was another — and perhaps final — chapter in decades of climate policy-making failure. It set the world on course for more than 3°C of warming and all but precludes
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China CO2 emissions may have peaked in 2014: Study
BEIJING: China's carbon emissions, by far the world's highest, may have peaked in 2014, according to a study published on Monday, potentially putting Beijing under pressure to toughen climate pledges perceived
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Australia’s 10 biggest climate polluters
Australian Conservation Foundation report shows a 3.2% jump in emissions by the country’s biggest polluters despite Coalition’s climate target claims. Australia’s biggest climate polluters increased their
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Carbon Emission, 01/03/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Carbon Emission, 01/03/2016. The goal of reducing the emissions intensity of GDP by 33 to 35 percent by 2030 from 2005 level as included in the Intended Nationally Determined