In spite of pressing concerns that must be addressed, most industry experts are certain that things will soon stabilise in favour of solar photovoltaic projects
The International Energy Agency has said new solar photovoltaic capacity grew by 50% last year, with China accounting for almost half of the global expansion. For the first time, solar PV additions rose faster than any other fuel…Read More
Combating climate change needs money that is only available in global bond and equity markets, which are heavily invested in fossil fuels; public finances are needed to make them change direction
Trillions of dollars. That is what India said it needed to deal with climate change in 2015, and it is only one of – though one of the biggest – the developing countries. Where will this come from?…Read more
UN meet fails major test, marks successes elsewhere
The annual UN climate summit ended in Bonn, Germany, with no agreement on providing money to developing countries, but a promise to talk about the vexed issue next year. Despite working overtime and through the night, delegates from 195 national governments failed to break the deadlock at the summit, scheduled from November 6 to…Read more
The crucial issues of water supply, quality and availability are little discussed at negotiations like COP23, and funding for projects is falling short
Most impacts of climate change manifest themselves through water – be it floods, storms or droughts, sea level rises or ocean acidification that leads to coral bleaching. It is little wonder then that more than half the climate change adaptation plans…Read more
Gasification of rice straws can solve the problem of air pollution, and with it many others, if only the government was willing to employ it
Delhi’s air pollution has reached a level of severity where alarm has turned into panic. Every morning the city’s citizens wake up to a dark grey sky. But these are not clouds: take a flight to Mumbai and at 3,000 feet you will burst into a crystal blue sky…Read more
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