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Countries Waste 98% of the Energy They Produce
Wasteful methods of transportation and production end up squandering 98% of the energy the world uses, according to the 2015 Energy Productivity and Economic ... -
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Air Pollution Causes One in Eight Deaths Worldwide [Text and audio]
Air pollution causes one in eight deaths around the world and exacts an “enormous economic cost” of $1.7 trillion per year in advanced economies, ... -
India Announces 4.2-Gigawatt Wind and Solar Park
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat will be the home of a 4.2-gigawatt wind and solar park, with construction set to ... -
India Charts Its Own Course, But ‘Shifts Tone’ on Climate Threat
While India is charting its own course on climate change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledged the need for action during his three days of ... -
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India Must Push Past 100 GW Solar to a ‘Cleaner, Secure Future’
India must push beyond its 100-GW solar target to reform energy markets and promote a low-carbon economy, grad student Chandrika Srivastava argued last week, ... -
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Clean Energy Investment Grew 16% in 2014: Bloomberg
Global clean energy investment grew 16% to $310 billion in 2014, according to annual data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance, falling just short of ... -
UN Secretary-General Endorses India’s ‘Historic’ Embrace of Solar
India’s embrace of solar energy represents “an historic opportunity,” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Sunday, during the inauguration of a 10-megawatt project in the ... -
SunEdison Announces Gigawatt-Scale Installations, Manufacturing in India
Global solar company SunEdison has announced plans to develop five gigawatts of renewable energy in India by 2020 and build a $4-billion, 7.5-gigawatt-per-year solar ... -
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China, India Lead Rising Coal Demand Through 2019
The International Energy Agency expects coal demand to exceed nine billion tonnes per year by 2019, despite growing pressure for sharp reductions in greenhouse ... -
India Could Unveil New Climate Plan Next Month
The world’s third-largest greenhouse gas emitter, India, could release a new climate change plan as early as January, Grist reports, citing news from one ... -
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Lima Climate Talks: Challenge for Canada, Opportunity for India
This morning's headlines show Canada "increasingly isolated" as global climate negotiations open in Lima, Peru, while India has an opportunity—and ample good reason—to leapfrog ... -
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India to Boost Renewables from 6% to 15% of Supply by 2019
India plans to increase renewable energy from six to 15% of total energy supply in the next five years, Power Minister Piyush Goyal told ... -
India’s Coal Rush Could Trigger Irreversible Climate Change
India’s plans to ramp up coal mining “could push the world into irreversible climate change and make India’s cities, already among the world’s most ... -
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India Plans Cleantech Investors’ Summit for 2015
India is hoping to draw billions of dollars in clean capital when it hosts its first renewable energy investors’ summit early next year. -
Commentator Parses Modi’s Q&A for Signs of Climate Denial
A news commentator is suggesting that India’s newly-elected Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, may be confused about the causes of climate change, notwithstanding his commitment ...
