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Rethinking Energy Transition

Challenges and Opportunities for a Just and Inclusive Future Fossil fuels—coal, oil, and gas—are the largest contributor...

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Climate Change and Energy: Challenges for a Just Transition

Background: By now, there is an almost universal consensus that the world energy systems must move away from climate-th...

Energy General Latest

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Demand to scrap ‘unnecessary, potentially harmful’ large, new coal blocks’ auction

As many as 70 people’s movements, trade unions and civil society organisations (CSOs)* have asserted that India’s bigges...

Coal Coverage

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A very brief report of major points of outcomes and disappointments of COP-27

Soumya Dutta traveled to Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, to participate in the 27th Conference of Parties (COP-27) of the UNFCC...

Climate Finance General

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Use of Hydrogen in the Industry

Looking at the use of hydrogen in steel-making and other industries would help complete the picture of hydrogen as a sou...

Energy General

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India’s Plastic Ban: A triumph for the fossil fuel industry?

Effective July 1, 2022, the Union government has banned identified single use plastics (SUPs) as mandated by the Plastic...

Coverage Energy General Oil and gas Plastics

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IMF’s new policy at odds with green Covid-19 recovery

A new review of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) most recent economic policy advice for five countries wit...

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India Tops G20 Governments as Third Largest Supporter of Coal

Press Release | May 27, 2020 New report updates analysis of public financing for energy projects To view or down...

Energy Press Releases

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STILL DIGGING: G20 GOVERNMENTS CONTINUE TO FINANCE THE CLIMATE CRISIS

In 2015, governments around the world committed to hold global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius (°C) and to stri...

Energy G20 International Finance Publications

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Too Many Costs for Too Little: The Story of Tata Mundra

Statement in response to news reports that the company has written to the Ministry of Power that they will stop operatin...

Coal Energy International Finance Institutions Press Releases Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Project

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October 6, 2023

CFA Admin

Challenges and Opportunities for a Just and Inclusive Future Fossil fuels—coal, oil, and gas—are the largest contributor to global climate change, responsible for more than 75% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions, and nearly 90% of all carbon dioxide emissions. Climate change is jeopardizing the w...

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May 18, 2023

Soumya Dutta

Climate Change and Energy: Challenges for a Just Transition

Background: By now, there is an almost universal consensus that the world energy systems must move away from climate-threatening fossil fuels and into non-carbon, safe, and sustainable sources. The United Nations has two global scientific bodies to periodically and exhaustively review the state of ...

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January 24, 2023

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Demand to scrap ‘unnecessary, potentially harmful’ large, new coal blocks’ auction

As many as 70 people’s movements, trade unions and civil society organisations (CSOs)* have asserted that India’s biggest ever coal mine auction, announced in November last year “will aggravate climate crisis” and “is against India’s climate pledges.”Stating that “coal burning is also the biggest so...

Coal Coverage

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December 12, 2022

Soumya Dutta

A very brief report of major points of outcomes and disappointments of COP-27

Soumya Dutta traveled to Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, to participate in the 27th Conference of Parties (COP-27) of the UNFCCC. Along with participating in a host of meetings & public protests and speaking with journalists and activists present there, he also spoke in two important meetings- on False...

Climate Finance General

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November 24, 2022

Snigdha Singh

Use of Hydrogen in the Industry

Looking at the use of hydrogen in steel-making and other industries would help complete the picture of hydrogen as a source of energy for propelling economic activities; after discussing the history of hydrogen and the use of hydrogen in the transport industry in the previous articles. Let’s f...

Energy General

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October 27, 2023

Swathi Seshadri

India’s Plastic Ban: A triumph for the fossil fuel industry?

Effective July 1, 2022, the Union government has banned identified single use plastics (SUPs) as mandated by the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2021. The stated aim of this ban is to arrest plastic pollution by targeting low-utility high-littering SUPs. Going by industry estimates this ban would t...

Coverage Energy General Oil and gas Plastics

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October 10, 2020

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IMF’s new policy at odds with green Covid-19 recovery

A new review of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) most recent economic policy advice for five countries with ongoing coal sector expansions show it is green-lighting fossil fuel expansion, despite the fund’s stated support for a green Covid-19 recovery and transition to a climate-...

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May 27, 2020

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India Tops G20 Governments as Third Largest Supporter of Coal

Press Release | May 27, 2020 New report updates analysis of public financing for energy projects To view or download the full report: http://foe.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020.05.26_Still-Digging-report_final.pdf WASHINGTON, D.C. / New Delhi – A new report released today by Fri...

Energy Press Releases

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February 14, 2023

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STILL DIGGING: G20 GOVERNMENTS CONTINUE TO FINANCE THE CLIMATE CRISIS

In 2015, governments around the world committed to hold global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius (°C) and to strive to limit warming to 1.5°C by adopting the Paris Agreement. This analysis shows that since the Paris Agreement was made, G20 countries have acted directly counter to it by provid...

Energy G20 International Finance Publications

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January 13, 2020

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Too Many Costs for Too Little: The Story of Tata Mundra

Statement in response to news reports that the company has written to the Ministry of Power that they will stop operating the Mundra project from February 2020. Mundra, Gujarat January 13, 2020: Tata power has announced to the Union Ministry of Power that Tata Power may be forced to stop operating i...

Coal Energy International Finance Institutions Press Releases Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Project

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Rethinking Energy Transition

Climate Change and Energy: Challenges for a Just Transition

Demand to scrap ‘unnecessary, potentially harmful’ large, new coal blocks’ auction

A very brief report of major points of outcomes and disappointments of COP-27

Use of Hydrogen in the Industry

India’s Plastic Ban: A triumph for the fossil fuel industry?

IMF’s new policy at odds with green Covid-19 recovery

India Tops G20 Governments as Third Largest Supporter of Coal

STILL DIGGING: G20 GOVERNMENTS CONTINUE TO FINANCE THE CLIMATE CRISIS

Too Many Costs for Too Little: The Story of Tata Mundra

Rethinking Energy Transition

Climate Change and Energy: Challenges for a Just Transition

Demand to scrap ‘unnecessary, potentially harmful’ large, new coal blocks’ auction

A very brief report of major points of outcomes and disappointments of COP-27

Use of Hydrogen in the Industry

India’s Plastic Ban: A triumph for the fossil fuel industry?

IMF’s new policy at odds with green Covid-19 recovery

India Tops G20 Governments as Third Largest Supporter of Coal

STILL DIGGING: G20 GOVERNMENTS CONTINUE TO FINANCE THE CLIMATE CRISIS

Too Many Costs for Too Little: The Story of Tata Mundra