Syria Formally Joins Signs Paris Climate Deal, Leaving US Isolated Updated On Thu, Nov 16th, 2017 by Saurenergy The Syrian Arab Republic deposited its instrument of accession of the Paris Agreement on 13 November 2017. Syria has officially joined the 2015 Paris Agreementon climate change, the United Nations said, leaving the United States as the only country opposed to the pact. “The Syrian Arab Republic deposited its instrument of accession of the Paris […] Read more
Curtain Raiser Event held for the Founding Ceremony of International Solar Alliance in Bonn, Germany Updated On Tue, Nov 14th, 2017 by Saurenergy A Curtain Raiser Event for the Founding Ceremony of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) was held at Bonn, Germany yesterday. Speaking at the event, Shri Anand Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India hoped that, in the spirit of affirmative action, developed countries will earmark a percentage of Overseas Development Assistance […] Read more
Efforts to Address Climate through Clean Energy Lag in Emerging Markets Updated On Tue, Nov 7th, 2017 by Saurenergy Two years post-Paris, Climatescope research from Bloomberg New Energy Finance highlights slowing investment from OECD countries and limited policy-making follow-through in non-OECD nations. Two years since the signing of the Paris climate agreement and eight years after Copenhagen, countries on both sides of the rich-poor divide are falling short on promises made to address climate […] Read more
India and Italy Confirm Their Commitment on Full Implementation of Paris Climate Agreement Updated On Tue, Oct 31st, 2017 by Saurenergy India and Italy acknowledged the enhanced technical cooperation in the renewable energy sector and welcomed the MoU between the Ministry for the Environment of Italy and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy of India. India and Italy in a joint statement on Monday confirmed their strong commitment to the full implementation of the Paris […] Read more
Fate of Paris Climate Accord Updated On Wed, Sep 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy “WE’RE GETTING OUT.” These were the words that made headlines in the entire world, and were used specifically by the US President Donald Trump to signify America’s exist from the Paris Climate Agreement. The Republican Party Premier cited a number of negative statistics about the predicted economic impact from the climate deal, including a $3 […] Read more
Centre aiming to install 175 Gigawatt renewable power by 2022: Harsh Vardhan Updated On Fri, Sep 1st, 2017 by Saurenergy “The government has set an ambitious target of 175 GW of renewable power installed capacity by the end of 2022, of which 58 GW has been installed so far,” said Vardhan. Minister of Science & Technology, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said the government is aiming to install 175 GW […] Read more
India ratifies second commitment period of Kyoto Protocol Updated On Wed, Aug 9th, 2017 by Saurenergy India’s Permanent Mission to the UN said that India deposited its Instrument of Acceptance of the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol under the UN Convention on Climate Change. India has ratified the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol that commits countries to contain the emission of greenhouse gases, reaffirming its stand on climate […] Read more
India Remains Committed to Climate Change as Per Own Values and Requirements: G20 Summit Updated On Mon, Jul 10th, 2017 by Saurenergy India to be committed to issues of climate change as per its own values and requirements, though will need some more time to process entirely to clean fuel. India has said that it remains committed on the issue of climate change “as per its own values and requirements”; days after the US announced its decision […] Read more
Half of India’s energy capacity will be from non-fossil fuel sources in 10 years Updated On Wed, Apr 19th, 2017 by Saurenergy If India achieves its target to install 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022 — as committed under the 2015 Paris Agreement — it will not need to install, at least until 2027, any more coal-fired capacity than the 50 GW currently under construction. Non-fossil fuels — renewables, nuclear and large hydroelectric power plants […] Read more
