Venture capital funding for decarbonisation has stalled since 2022 – report
Funding for decarbonisation projects peaked in 2022 followed by a roughly 90% drop in 2023, a new GlobalData report reveals.…
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Green transition: how significant would India’s membership of the IEA be?
At its 2024 ministerial meeting, the International Energy Agency (IEA) announced that ministers from its 31 member countries had agreed…
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How India electrified 45% of its railway network in just five years
Electric rail transportation was first introduced in India all the way back in 1925, when a 16km section of railway…
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Explainer: what is the EU’s CBAM, and what does it mean for global trade?
The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is a tariff on carbon-intensive goods including cement, steel and chemical fertilisers when…
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How COP28 accelerated the conversation on coal phase-out
DUBAI – COP26, which took place in Glasgow in 2021, was supposed to be the COP that “consigned coal to…
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Signal: India’s plan for 50,000 electric buses gets US support
India is aiming to roll out 50,000 electric buses across the country by 2027. During a side event at COP28…
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COP28 explainer: why hasn’t China signed the tripling renewables pledge?
DUBAI – Despite having worked on the global pledge for tripling renewables capacity for an entire year, alongside the COP28 presidency…
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Can soil carbon credits benefit farmers and help the climate?
Dalip Ram, a rice farmer in the north Indian state of Haryana, inspects an app on his smart phone showing…
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Signal: half a million coal miners will lose jobs by 2035
A new report by Global Energy Monitor (GEM) warns that 414,200 coal mining jobs will be lost by 2035, as…
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Students lay the foundation for a new generation of sustainable cooling in India
In the scorching heat in a town near Delhi, Jyoti Pandey rode her scooter packed with takeaway meals. Halfway through…
