-The Times of India NEW DELHI: An expert group of Planning Commission has pitched for major investments to reduce country's carbon footprint, saying India needs to invest $834 billion in nearly two decades to be firmly on low carbon and environment-friendly growth trajectory. It also stressed on use of renewable energy resources in big way, saying at least one third of power generation by 2030 must be fossil-fuel free. The group,...
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Oil companies go solar to light up lives of 1m school kids -Sanjay Dutta
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: State-run oil biggies are to tap Solar power to light up the lives of one million school-going kids and help them shine in academics. The companies are to provide solar home lighting systems so the children can study after dark without suffering the heat and toxic fumes of kerosene lamps. The project is to be implemented in districts with high consumption of kerosene on "area...
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-The Telegraph New Delhi: An international panel today warned that the world hadn't done enough to curb greenhouse gas emissions but said that changes in lifestyles and energy technologies could yet help avert the most devastating impacts of global warming. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), in a report released in Berlin, said greenhouse gas emissions had climbed to unprecedented levels over the past decade despite emission-curbing policies and actions by...
More »Renewable energy: Investments decline globally -Ankur Paliwal
-Down to Earth China takes over from Europe as the largest investing region Investment in renewable energy sector is on the decline globally, according to a report. Total investment in renewable power, excluding large hydro-electric projects, fell to $214 billion globally in 2013. This was 14 per cent lower than 2012 and 23 per cent lower than in 2011, says a recently released report titled Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment in...
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-The Business Standard Policy roadblocks holding back Solar power The solar energy sector is beset with several problems that need to be sorted out to allow it to expand to its potential. The Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, which was set up in 2010, has largely failed to supercharge the sector. Its first phase aimed at creating 1,100 megawatts of new capacity; only 252 MW has been added. Its second phase...
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