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Delhi’s Waste-to-Energy Incinerators Generate the Most Carbon-Intensive Electricity in India at 4.7 Times the National Grid Average, New Report Finds

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Study estimates 3.4 kg of fossil-origin CO₂ per kWh of net electricity exported; four plants b...

The Climate Cost of Burning Waste

The carbon intensity of waste-to-energy incinerators in Delhi, and why incinerators should not be funded as climate acti...

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WEBINAR | The Climate Impacts of Waste-to-Energy Incineration

Are waste-to-energy (WTE) incinerators really a climate solution, or are they creating a new climate problem? A new stud...

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Sangli Waste-To-Energy Plant Closed Over Pollution

Local government officials in Maharashtra’s Sangli district ordered the immediate shutdown of a 10-megawatt waste-t...

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‘राखेमुळं माझी सहा एकर द्राक्षबाग कामातून गेली’; गावकऱ्यांच्या संघर्षानंतर वीज निर्मिती प्रकल्प तात्पुरता बंद

सांगलीमधील चार गावांनी एकत्र येऊन लढा देत भूमी ग्रीन एनर्जी कंपनीचा ‘वेस्ट-टू-एनर्जी’ स्वरूपाचा प्रकल्प बंद...

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Maharashtra Waste-to-Energy Plant Shut After Pollution Complaints..

A 10 MW waste-to-energy incineration plant in Maharashtra’s Sangli district has been shut following protests by vil...

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Maharashtra waste-to-energy plant shut down after pollution complaints

Environmental groups allege that a 10 MW incineration plant in Sangli breached pollution-control requirements and aff...

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Why highly polluting Waste to Energy incineration is not a ‘Blue’ industry

India’s new Solid Waste Management rules demand strict segregation, yet the Central Pollution Control Board has recla...

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Climate Heirs: Young Voices for Climate Justice Why this Campaign?

On 26th August 2026, an ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border wreaked havoc across vast regions of Northern and...

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Why was the Bhumi Green Energy Waste-to-Energy Incinerator Plant temporarily shut down?

This fact-finding report examines the environmental compliance, monitoring practices, and impacts on agriculture and h...

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October 29, 2026

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Delhi’s Waste-to-Energy Incinerators Generate the Most Carbon-Intensive Electricity in India at 4.7 Times the National Grid Average, New Report Finds

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Study estimates 3.4 kg of fossil-origin CO₂ per kWh of net electricity exported; four plants burned 735,840 tonnes of plastic. NEW DELHI, India | 29 October 2026 A new report, The Climate Cost of Burning Waste: The Carbon Intensity of Waste-to-Energy Incinerators in D...

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October 28, 2026

Chythenyen Devika Kulasekaran, Anwesha Maharana, Soutrik Goswami

The Climate Cost of Burning Waste

The carbon intensity of waste-to-energy incinerators in Delhi, and why incinerators should not be funded as climate action. Waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration is increasingly promoted as a way to address three problems at once: reduce the volume of waste sent to landfills, generate electricity, and ...

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October 28, 2026

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WEBINAR | The Climate Impacts of Waste-to-Energy Incineration

Are waste-to-energy (WTE) incinerators really a climate solution, or are they creating a new climate problem? A new study examining four operational WTE incinerators in Delhi reveals the climate costs of burning waste. The analysis estimates that electricity generated from the fossil fraction of was...

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October 6, 2026

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Sangli Waste-To-Energy Plant Closed Over Pollution

Local government officials in Maharashtra’s Sangli district ordered the immediate shutdown of a 10-megawatt waste-to-energy incineration plant, following public protests that highlighted systemic thermal failures, toxic emissions, and heavy agricultural contamination. Compliance failures: ...

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October 6, 2026

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‘राखेमुळं माझी सहा एकर द्राक्षबाग कामातून गेली’; गावकऱ्यांच्या संघर्षानंतर वीज निर्मिती प्रकल्प तात्पुरता बंद

सांगलीमधील चार गावांनी एकत्र येऊन लढा देत भूमी ग्रीन एनर्जी कंपनीचा ‘वेस्ट-टू-एनर्जी’ स्वरूपाचा प्रकल्प बंद पाडण्यात यश मिळवलं आहे. “राखेमुळं माझी सहा एकर द्राक्षबाग कामातून गेली. पानावर पडणारं प्लॅस्टिक खरडून सुद्धा निघंना, अशी ती राख होती. दिवसभर पांढरा आणि रात्री काळा धूर या...

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October 6, 2026

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Maharashtra Waste-to-Energy Plant Shut After Pollution Complaints..

A 10 MW waste-to-energy incineration plant in Maharashtra’s Sangli district has been shut following protests by villagers over alleged pollution and its impact on public health, agriculture and local water sources. Closure orders were issued on September 23, 2026, by the sub-divisional officer ...

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September 30, 2026

Vaibhav Raut, Chythenyen Devika Kulasekaran

Maharashtra waste-to-energy plant shut down after pollution complaints

Environmental groups allege that a 10 MW incineration plant in Sangli breached pollution-control requirements and affected nearby farms, and have called for a nationwide ban on waste-to-energy incinerators A 10MW waste-to-energy incineration plant in Sangli, Maharashtra, has reportedly been sh...

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September 30, 2026

Surbhi Shukla, Chythenyen Devika Kulasekaran

Why highly polluting Waste to Energy incineration is not a ‘Blue’ industry

India’s new Solid Waste Management rules demand strict segregation, yet the Central Pollution Control Board has reclassified highly polluting waste-to-energy incinerators into a lenient “blue category.” Despite CPCB’s own data showing a maximum Pollution Index score of 100/100 and widespread non-...

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September 30, 2026

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Climate Heirs: Young Voices for Climate Justice Why this Campaign?

On 26th August 2026, an ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border wreaked havoc across vast regions of Northern and Central Nepal. By September 10 2026, the death toll had risen to 1377, with over 5000 people missing, and immeasurable damage to land and property. Climate scientists have opined ...

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October 1, 2026

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Why was the Bhumi Green Energy Waste-to-Energy Incinerator Plant temporarily shut down?

This fact-finding report examines the environmental compliance, monitoring practices, and impacts on agriculture and health of the Bhumi Green Energy Waste-to-Energy incinerator plant located in Tung village, Sangli district, Maharashtra. The report is based on documents obtained through the RTI A...

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Delhi’s Waste-to-Energy Incinerators Generate the Most Carbon-Intensive Electricity in India at 4.7 Times the National Grid Average, New Report Finds

The Climate Cost of Burning Waste

WEBINAR | The Climate Impacts of Waste-to-Energy Incineration

Sangli Waste-To-Energy Plant Closed Over Pollution

‘राखेमुळं माझी सहा एकर द्राक्षबाग कामातून गेली’; गावकऱ्यांच्या संघर्षानंतर वीज निर्मिती प्रकल्प तात्पुरता बंद

Maharashtra Waste-to-Energy Plant Shut After Pollution Complaints..

Maharashtra waste-to-energy plant shut down after pollution complaints

Why highly polluting Waste to Energy incineration is not a ‘Blue’ industry

Climate Heirs: Young Voices for Climate Justice Why this Campaign?

Why was the Bhumi Green Energy Waste-to-Energy Incinerator Plant temporarily shut down?

Delhi’s Waste-to-Energy Incinerators Generate the Most Carbon-Intensive Electricity in India at 4.7 Times the National Grid Average, New Report Finds

The Climate Cost of Burning Waste

WEBINAR | The Climate Impacts of Waste-to-Energy Incineration

Sangli Waste-To-Energy Plant Closed Over Pollution

‘राखेमुळं माझी सहा एकर द्राक्षबाग कामातून गेली’; गावकऱ्यांच्या संघर्षानंतर वीज निर्मिती प्रकल्प तात्पुरता बंद

Maharashtra Waste-to-Energy Plant Shut After Pollution Complaints..

Maharashtra waste-to-energy plant shut down after pollution complaints

Why highly polluting Waste to Energy incineration is not a ‘Blue’ industry

Climate Heirs: Young Voices for Climate Justice Why this Campaign?

Why was the Bhumi Green Energy Waste-to-Energy Incinerator Plant temporarily shut down?