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Electric cars to remain in slow lane in India
Weak consumer appetite, lack of charging infrastructure and a high payback period is holding back adoption of electric cars for personal use in India
Best of 2020: Climate risk plans needed for investors in India
Financial institutions in India will have to integrate climate risk considerations in their investment decisions and portfolio management to mitigate impacts
Best of 2020: Light vehicles rev up India’s electric mobility market
In a promising outlook for light mobility, penetration of electric 3-wheelers in India may rise up to 75% by 2030, followed by 2-wheelers at 35%
Best of 2020: India to lead renewable energy surge
Renewable power is surging despite the Covid-19 crisis and is on track to become the largest source of electricity by 2025, ending the dominance of coal
Best of 2020: Child activists lead the fight against climate change
Concerned about the dangers of climate change and environmental degradation, children in India have taken to activism, demanding their rights to a better future
Best of 2020: Climate change is making India less liveable
The government’s first comprehensive study of climate change impacts and forecasts paints a grim scenario if greenhouse gas emissions are not controlled right now
Best of 2020: Cyclones rise as Indian Ocean heats up
The rapid warming of the Indian Ocean due to climate change is leading to more cyclones pummelling South Asia, as storms gather more quickly and become more intense
Best of 2020: Climate change favours locust swarms in India
The locust swarms that destroyed farmlands in western and northern India are linked to the warming of the Indian Ocean. Such proliferation is more likely as rainfall patterns change
Best of 2020: Covid-19 pandemic: lessons for climate crisis
We have to invest in resilience-building measures, especially in health infrastructure, and weather and disease forecast systems, addressing training and adaptive capacity needs
Best of 2020: Children and climate crisis in a Covid-19 world
We must address the intertwined nature of threat multipliers like climate change and pandemics to the physical and mental health of our children