Brazil Leads Among G20 Countries With Higher RE Capacity: EMBER Updated On Fri, Jul 12th, 2024 by Saurenergy Brazil has made recent advancements in increasing renewable energy in the total energy mix. According to the data shared by EMBER, the country powered 89% of electricity in 2023 from wind and solar. This solidified Brazil’s position as one of the leading G20 countries in renewable electricity generation in South America. The report found that […] Read more
Energy Efficiency In G20 Countries Increased By Four Percent: IEA Report Updated On Tue, Dec 5th, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest report of the International Energy Agency (IEA) on energy efficiency emphasized that a doubling of efficiency progress has the potential to reduce energy bills by one-third. It said that it has the potential to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 50% in 2030. The report underscores the pivotal role the G20 countries can […] Read more
GSC Terms G20 Energy Transitions Meet In India A ‘Missed Opportunity” Updated On Tue, Jul 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Washington DC registered Global Solar Council (GSC), has been left unimpressed by the lack of progress made at Goa, India in the G20 meetings under the Energy Transitions Working Group. Belying hopes of urgent action to deploy the renewable energy capacity needed to stay on a 1.5C pathway GSC claims that the outcomes of […] Read more
G20 Countries Should Strengthen Mainstreaming Of DRE: CEEW Updated On Fri, Jul 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy A recent report released by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) exhorted the G20 countries to take steps towards mainstreaming distributed renewable energy (DRE). The report was released on the sidelines of the 14th Clean Ministerial (CEM) in Goa. The report identified and collated the emerging good practices to mainstream DRE solutions. The […] Read more
Four G20 Countries Have Higher GHC Emissions: Report Updated On Fri, Jul 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy The NITI Aayog recently released a report on decarbonizing transport among the G20 countries. The report attributed the rise of transportation emissions to the surge in motorization across these countries. The report also claimed that four G20 countries have the higher GreenHouse Gases (GHG) emissions per KwH. Describing growth in grid emission among the G20 […] Read more
MNRE To Hold Talks On Financing New Technologies At G20 WG Meet Today Updated On Mon, May 15th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) will conduct a brainstorming session on low-cost finance for new and emerging technologies in Mumbai today. The event will be organized on the sidelines of the third Energy Transition Working Group (ETWG) meeting at the Jio World Convention in Mumbai. The event will likely discuss ways to […] Read more
Two-thirds Of New Renewable Power In 2021 Cheaper Than Cheapest Coal In G20: IRENA Updated On Thu, Jul 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2021, published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has stated that almost two-thirds or 163 gigawatts (GW) of newly installed renewable power in 2021 was cheaper than the world’s cheapest power plants, the source of which was coal, in the G20 countries. According to IRENA, the renewable power added […] Read more
At G20 Summit Session PM Modi Puts Focus Squarely On Funding Updated On Mon, Nov 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy Addressing an issue that the developed world has increasingly shied away from, and considered a major responsibility of the historicalcally high emitters among them, Prime Minister Narendra Modi put the focus squarely back on funding in his speech at the G20 session on Climate Change and Environment. Coming just ahead of the COP 26 summit […] Read more
IRENA Members contribute to G20 Action Agenda on Offshore RE Updated On Wed, Jun 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy On the occasion of the 2021 World Ocean Day, celebrated yesterday, over 70 IRENA members and private sector representatives came together in a Collaborative Framework on Ocean Energy and Offshore Renewables to accelerate the deployment of ocean technologies worldwide. Energy from the sea and through offshore renewables is increasingly recognised as significant climate solution for […] Read more
