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Incorporating environmental economic accounting can go a long way in achieving net-zero emission targets.
India spends over 2.6 per cent of its GDP to deal with challenges of climate change. Still, resource scarcity and other priorities make it a challenge to find matching financial resources for mitigating climate change. Green Bonds have the potential to significantly change the climate change landscape of India.
For India to achieve net-zero by 2070, the Hydrogen Mission needs to closely align with its climate agenda systematically.
Dialling down the tax and public debt-driven, active industrial policy model could greenlight private demand-led consumption and private investment-le
The barriers erected by the Global North are intended to facilitate domestic investment in green energy industries but they will curtail the productio
To mobilise a green, resilient and inclusive recovery, India will have to build stronger and broader partnerships domestically between central and sta
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive economic and social fallout for India, as it has across the globe. In India, large numbers of people lost their jobs, and supply chains across industries and agriculture have been disrupted. At the same time, environmental indicators—notably air and freshwater quality—showed improvements following the long period of a nationwide lockdown. This brief outlines why India must make a focused decision to mov
Countries are increasingly adopting green taxonomies to foster a sustainable finance market to attract international investors
Adopting a uniform approach to climate-friendly trade regulations could be detrimental to developing countries and could jeopardise future cooperative
Ways to attain growth, create jobs, and meet developmental targets with minimal carbon emissions are priorities for both India and the EU.
As India forges ahead, integrating flex fuels into its cleaner and greener mobility narrative becomes essential, heralding a more sustainable future
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Experts at a discussion on Indus Water unanimously agreed that a 'blue revolution' must follow the 'green revolution' so that the human possibilities for development are not compromised in the basin.
Is green tax an answer for a cleaner India? The author contemplates if taxation is an answer
This Environment Day, India can focus on adopting an actionable framework that will ensure the creation of an agile, green, and resilient medical supp
A private sector-oriented Global Green Bank is required to overcome the market gaps that prevent Global North capital from flowing to the best decarbonisation investment opportunities among Global South enterprises. The Global Green Bank should operate as a world-class investment firm, capable of developing innovative financial solutions and investing through externally raised investment fund-of-funds and its own proprietary book. Such a Global G
To achieve global carbon neutrality, developed nations needs to look beyond domestic green deals and provide Global South with the capital to go green
Energy transition alone cannot anchor the green transition; a more holistic approach needs to be adopted, especially in the Global South
As the world speeds towards its goal of a “green transition”, India must look into what this entails for people, communities, and the social struc
Admitting that the government's 'Make in India' initiative will result in increase in carbon emissions as it focuses on manufacturing, and industries, India's Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javedkar emphasises the need for developing countries to get cheaper access to green technology on humanitarian grounds, notwithstanding Intellectual Property Rights.
The recent US decision to suspend training of Afghan local police has underlined the growing worries in Washington over the incidents of Afghan soldiers killing American troops in 2012.
The global effort to meet the targets set by the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the Sustainable Development Goals will depend crucially on reforming the structure of development finance. Mobilising private capital will be an essential part of this effort, and existing development finance institutions, led by the complex of multilateral development banks (MDBs), will have to re-orient their strategies and functioning to prioritise this mobi
Hamburg wants to go completely car free in the next ten years, and it wants to achieve it by networking all its green Space creating a new paradigm of walkable and cycleable urbanity.
Indian sovereign green bonds are critical for establishing a comprehensive sustainable investment architecture, thus a concrete roadmap needs to be ch
Bhutan’s forthcoming urban expansion will be a great opportunity for Indian urban planners to closely observe an urbanism model rooted in the ethos
Budget 2022 could be a turning point for India in achieving its climate ambitions if adequate steps are taken to improve investments and innovation in
In the lead up to COP26, India and the UK can work together in catalysing a just and equitable post-pandemic recovery
China should be urged to respect its international obligations to reduce green emissions while the Zimbabwean government must be encouraged to be a re
If China continues to undergo a major energy crunch, its green policy might be under jeopardy
The Indian electricity market's future might incline towards renewable energy suppliers, possibly featuring specialised green providers.
If the energy needs of the future population are to be met, India must reduce its dependence on non-renewable resources and become self-reliant in the
Blending CSR with ESG is a win-win proposition for businesses, their shareholders, other stakeholders, and the environment at large.
The key drivers of RE adoption by discoms are resource endowment and government policy push. In other words “nature” and “nurture” are key to
