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India Urges Global Coal Tax to Fund Climate Action
India is calling on developed countries to follow its lead and raise taxes on coal production, to help raise the US$100 billion per year ... -
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Leaders Look to 2016 or 2017 for Paris Agreement to Take Effect
With as many as 160 countries, including 40 heads of state, expected to attend the symbolic signing ceremony for the Paris agreement today in ... -
ChinaClimate & SocietyDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarJurisdictions
China, India Face ‘Severe Water Stress’ by 2050
China and India both face a “high risk of severe water stress” by 2050, and climate change is one of the “perfect storm” of ... -
Climate & SocietyDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityIndiaInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsMiddle EastUnited States
Secret Cables on Global Water Shortage Read Like ‘Apocalyptic Sci-Fi’
Classified cables between American diplomats discussing water shortages in the Middle East and the United States “read like diary entries from an apocalyptic sci-fi ... -
SunEdison Collapse Threatens Projects in Ontario, India
Once feted as the world’s largest renewable energy developer, U.S.-based SunEdison is reported to be contemplating bankruptcy after a series of failed acquisitions and ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridIndiaJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPost-Carbon Transition
India Aims for All-Electric Vehicle Fleet by 2030
India, the world’s second-most populous country with 1.2 billion people, is setting its sights on converting its roads to an all-electric vehicle fleet within ... -
Two Biggest GHG Emitters Will Be First to Sign Paris Accord
The United States and China announced that they would sign the Paris climate accord negotiated last year on the first day it is open ... -
Heavy Water Leak in India Triggers Call for Review of ‘Aging’ Nukes
Authorities in the Indian state of Gujarat are investigating and a 220-MW nuclear reactor remains shut down after Unit 1 of the Kakrapar Atomic ... -
Climate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridIndiaJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPost-Carbon TransitionRenewable EnergySolar
Solar in India Will Be 10% Cheaper Than Coal by 2020
Solar will be 10% cheaper than domestic coal in India by 2020, the international consulting firm KPMG projected earlier this month, showing that “India’s ... -
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‘Antiquated’ Trade Rules Strike at India’s Successful Solar Program
The World Trade Organization has ruled that local procurement provisions in India’s five-year-old National Solar Mission violate international trade agreements, showing that “decades-old, overreaching ... -
The Outlook Just Gets Darker for ‘King’ Coal
Bloomberg New Energy Finance reported this week that a record number of coal plants were shuttered in the United States in 2015, a year ... -
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Renewables Poised for Record Year in 2016
Crashing oil and gas prices won’t be enough to hold off a global boom in renewable energy development in 2016, with wind and solar ... -
India Must ‘Think Fast’ to Take Advantage of Paris Deal
The government of India will have to “think fast” to make best use of the opportunities built into the Paris Agreement, Siddharth Pathak of ... -
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Japan, South Korea Plan 60 New Coal Plants by 2025
Japan and South Korea marked the conclusion of the United Nations climate summit last week by confirming plans to build at least 60 new ... -
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Developing Countries’ Carbon Cuts Hinge on Capacity-Building
Fewer than half of 52 countries surveyed by the NewClimate Institute understood the greenhouse gas reduction options available to them, even though they had ...
