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”
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The Renewable Story in India
Background: The push for renewable generation capacity in India actually started around 2015. Prior to this, the capacity was being driven by the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) which had a target of only 22GW by 2022.The impetus was actually provided when the government announced a target of having 175 GW of renewable generationContinue reading “The Renewable Story in India”
Are renewable capacity targets in India too ambitious?
With each passing day as we approach COP 26, the pressure on India seems to be growing to declare a date when it plans to become net-zero as far as carbon emissions are concerned. More than a hundred countries have declared their intention to turn net-zero by 2050 or so and some, like U.K. andContinue reading “Are renewable capacity targets in India too ambitious?”