“Lack of money is the root of all evil” – George Bernard Shaw The G20 Indonesia 2022: Note on Agenda Priorities by the Sustainable Finance Working Group enunciated three priority topics that it will focus on in the year 2022 for sustainable financial policy making. The note accentuates the crucial role of institutions to increaseContinue reading “The Role of Financial Institutions to Avert “Green Washing””
Category Archives: Climate Negotiations
Understanding the Criticality of Critical Minerals
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”- George Orwell Energy security concerns are going through a paradigm shift. While the key questions such as securing assured sources of supply and managing price volatilities have remained the same, the focus has shifted from fossil fuel resources to critical minerals. As countriesContinue reading “Understanding the Criticality of Critical Minerals”
Sustainable Aviation Fuels for Powering the Aviation Sector
In light of the global drive towards carbon neutrality, countries are increasingly focusing on sectoral contributions to emissions in order to realise their respective emission targets. The spotlight has shifted towards hard to abate sectors such as industries and transport. Within the mobility sector, while significant progress has been made on the road transport front,Continue reading “Sustainable Aviation Fuels for Powering the Aviation Sector”
Why does COP26 remain indecisive on ‘Nature-Based Solutions?’
The buzzword for this year’s climate negotiations was ‘nature-based solutions’ or NbS. Several negotiations throughout the year discussed the importance of harnessing the benefit of nature utilising nature-based solutions. While the concept is still evolving and being pushed at COP26, its inclusion in the draft proved to be controversial. The draft initially published by theContinue reading “Why does COP26 remain indecisive on ‘Nature-Based Solutions?’”
Ensuring the Just in Energy Transitions
Global emissions are on the rise again after hitting a low in 2020 due to the pandemic induced worldwide lockdowns. As per the International Energy Agency (IEA), world emissions were 2% or 60 million tonnes higher in December 2020 than they were in the same month a year earlier. This is attributed to the re-startContinue reading “Ensuring the Just in Energy Transitions”