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India’s Renewable Electricity pledges: Faltering and slow progress

In its NDC (Nationally Determined Contribution) submission in October 2015for the UNFCCC Paris Agreement (December 2015)...

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Submission to RBI on Draft Disclosure Framework on Climate-Related Financial Risks, 2024

The ‘Draft Disclosure Framework on Climate-Related Financial Risks’ released by RBI in February this year is meant to em...

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Nexus of energy and food is where the climate battle is currently, says Vandana Shiva

Speaking at the inaugural session of the 5th Energy Finance Conference in Chennai, she says agricultural systems that us...

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ADB made significant investments in infrastructures focused on Climate Resilience and Connectivity

Infrastructure Finance Update- December 2023 In December 2023, the Asian Development Bank made significant investmen...

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Bankers now favour clean energy over fossil fuel

Trends show the drift towards renewables has found new acceleration. India is at a crucial juncture on the climate chang...

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Bye bye reform and human rights, welcome private sector. Unfortunately we will be back!

In another week, on June 2, Ajay Banga will take over as the 14th president of the World Bank Group, the all-men’s club,...

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CO2 cuts in doubt as China, India bend coal targets

Climate change action demands stricter emissions control of Asia Pacific’s coal burners, say analysts. Ranjit Devraj Wit...

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India Pitches for Climate Finance Internationally, But Prioritises ‘Development’ at Home

The year 2022 saw renewed urgency and consistency in India’s pitch to demand ‘climate finance’. In July during the visit...

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National Financial Institutions lent 7.12 lakh crores to TPPs between 2005-2022: Study

The report finds 65% accrues to NBFCs, 31% came from public sector banks, and 4% from private banks New Delhi, December ...

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“India can Achieve Net-Zero By 2047”: Experts

Sectoral experts, academics and climate activists deliberate on multiple issues related to Energy and Finance at the 4th...

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May 8, 2024

Soumya Dutta

India’s Renewable Electricity pledges: Faltering and slow progress

In its NDC (Nationally Determined Contribution) submission in October 2015for the UNFCCC Paris Agreement (December 2015) on climate change, the Indian government had pledged that 40% of its installed electricity capacity would be from Non-Fossil fuel energy sources (as these fossil fuels, Coal, petr...

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May 2, 2024

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Submission to RBI on Draft Disclosure Framework on Climate-Related Financial Risks, 2024

The ‘Draft Disclosure Framework on Climate-Related Financial Risks’ released by RBI in February this year is meant to empower shareholders, customers and the general public with comprehensive information on the risks posed by the climate crisis to the investments of financial institutions (FIs). In ...

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January 19, 2024

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Nexus of energy and food is where the climate battle is currently, says Vandana Shiva

Speaking at the inaugural session of the 5th Energy Finance Conference in Chennai, she says agricultural systems that use more external energy will not be able to deal with the changing patterns of food production due to climate adversities. The issues of energy and climate change are individually c...

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January 16, 2024

Raktim Majumder

ADB made significant investments in infrastructures focused on Climate Resilience and Connectivity

Infrastructure Finance Update- December 2023 In December 2023, the Asian Development Bank made significant investments in infrastructures focused on Climate Resilience and Connectivity. Additionally, there were investments in enhancing infrastructural connectivity, including the development of n...

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January 10, 2024

V RISHI KUMAR

Bankers now favour clean energy over fossil fuel

Trends show the drift towards renewables has found new acceleration. India is at a crucial juncture on the climate change pathway when it has to step up its renewable energy capacity while gradually weaning away from its dependency on fossil fuels. With renewable energy deployment costs moderating a...

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June 2, 2023

Joe Athialy

Bye bye reform and human rights, welcome private sector. Unfortunately we will be back!

In another week, on June 2, Ajay Banga will take over as the 14th president of the World Bank Group, the all-men’s club, except for Kristalina Georgieva, who had become World Bank’s acting president briefly for a few weeks in 2019. Banga’s nomination (not democratically elected) by the US administra...

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June 9, 2023

Ranjit Devraj

CO2 cuts in doubt as China, India bend coal targets

Climate change action demands stricter emissions control of Asia Pacific’s coal burners, say analysts. Ranjit Devraj With coal-based energy responsible for 40 per cent of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions, serious climate change action must begin with strict monitoring and control of coal-fired p...

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January 9, 2023

Amitanshu Verma

India Pitches for Climate Finance Internationally, But Prioritises ‘Development’ at Home

The year 2022 saw renewed urgency and consistency in India’s pitch to demand ‘climate finance’. In July during the visit of Alok Sharma, president of United Nations Conference of Parties (COP) 26, minister of environment, forest and climate change Bhupender Yadav, emphasised that ‘rich’, ‘developed’...

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December 15, 2022

CFA Admin

National Financial Institutions lent 7.12 lakh crores to TPPs between 2005-2022: Study

The report finds 65% accrues to NBFCs, 31% came from public sector banks, and 4% from private banks New Delhi, December 15, 2022: Loans amounting to ₹7.62 lakh crore have been provided by 84 lenders, both national and international, to thermal power projects in India, with a capacity of 1000 MW and ...

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December 12, 2022

Shivam Dwivedi

“India can Achieve Net-Zero By 2047”: Experts

Sectoral experts, academics and climate activists deliberate on multiple issues related to Energy and Finance at the 4th annual Energy Finance Conference India, 2022 organised at IIT-Madras, Centre for Financial Accountability, Indo-German Center for Sustainability and Climate Trends. “India should ...

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India’s Renewable Electricity pledges: Faltering and slow progress

Submission to RBI on Draft Disclosure Framework on Climate-Related Financial Risks, 2024

Nexus of energy and food is where the climate battle is currently, says Vandana Shiva

ADB made significant investments in infrastructures focused on Climate Resilience and Connectivity

Bankers now favour clean energy over fossil fuel

Bye bye reform and human rights, welcome private sector. Unfortunately we will be back!

CO2 cuts in doubt as China, India bend coal targets

India Pitches for Climate Finance Internationally, But Prioritises ‘Development’ at Home

National Financial Institutions lent 7.12 lakh crores to TPPs between 2005-2022: Study

“India can Achieve Net-Zero By 2047”: Experts

India’s Renewable Electricity pledges: Faltering and slow progress

Submission to RBI on Draft Disclosure Framework on Climate-Related Financial Risks, 2024

Nexus of energy and food is where the climate battle is currently, says Vandana Shiva

ADB made significant investments in infrastructures focused on Climate Resilience and Connectivity

Bankers now favour clean energy over fossil fuel

Bye bye reform and human rights, welcome private sector. Unfortunately we will be back!

CO2 cuts in doubt as China, India bend coal targets

India Pitches for Climate Finance Internationally, But Prioritises ‘Development’ at Home

National Financial Institutions lent 7.12 lakh crores to TPPs between 2005-2022: Study

“India can Achieve Net-Zero By 2047”: Experts