With a tally of 28% global emissions presently, China announces its climate action plan to aim for net zero emissions by 2060. For a country which relies on coal to generate its 60% of electricity, the commitment for net zero emissions call for significant reforms in policies and reduction in the consumption of fossil fuels. At present, the electric mobility accounts to 2% of the transportation industry and renewable resources account to 10% of the total power generation. Energy efficiency is going to play a pivotal role in the transformation of China. Read more

After 13 years, Australia is coming up with a climate and energy policy as at the end of 2019, the country was half way to meet its Paris climate target agreement  which is to reduce the emissions of the country by 26 – 28 % from its 2005 level by 2030.

The government will focus on investing in hydrogen, energy storage, low carbon steel and aluminium, carbon capture and storage, and carbon sequestration in soil. Read more

PURE EV was incubated by IIT-Hyderabad. It has an in-house battery manufacturing facility and a research setup based out of IIT-Hyderabad campus where the company’s dedicated R&D team works.

The premium model ‘EPluto7G’ will be launched in Nepal by October 2020. A unique aspect of this vehicle is that the battery and the vehicle have been designed and developed factoring in the gradient requirements of Nepal. Read more

The Govt of Rajasthan announced a green energy city initiative in the budget of 2020-21 to develop 300 MW roof top solar power plants in the next five years in order to promote green energy and discourage the usage of fossil fuels to generate power.

The projects would come up in private residential, public buildings, tourist landmarks, parks, and community facilities. Read more

India is offering $100 million line of credit to set up solar power plants in Sri Lanka. The finance will also cater to development of rooftop solar power plants in 20,000 households and 1000 government buildings, and a floating solar power farm. Read more

Adoption of “Easy Bikes” and electric three wheelers has been on the rise in the country of Bangladesh and the market potential for four wheelers is huge. To reduce charging inefficiency and uneven charging load the Govt of Bangladesh via SREDA introduced EV charging station guidelines. SREDA disseminates knowledge and awareness on EV and its associated subjects via online workshops, the recent workshop was held on 19 Aug 2020. Read more

JLL signs World Green Building Council Net Zero Carbon Building Commitment to achieve decarbonization across global portfolios by implementing science-based target as aligned to the 1.5C ambition of the Paris Agreement.  JLL will seek to minimize the purchase of offsets by driving the take up of renewable energy and improving the energy efficiency of its portfolio as a priority. Read more

Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) in association with Govt of Andhra Pradesh will be installing energy efficient appliances in the 30 lakh house holds to be built under the EWS scheme.

The Energy Conservation Building Code for Residential Buildings (ECBC-R) is being implemented in AP’s housing programme. Read more

The sports complex which is under construction will meet its energy demand by a 15 kW solar power plant which is expected to generate 24000 KWh/year, reducing carbon emissions to the tune of reduces 21 tonnes a year. Read more

The global warming limit target of 2°C as agreed upon mutually at the Paris Climate summit is likely to overshoot despite massive investments in renewable energy and low-carbon infrastructure. This questions the credibility of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Read more

The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Vasudha Foundation (VF), Center for Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP), and Foundation for Ecological Security (FES) have collaborated to create a tool—SiteRight—to support decision makers to select locations for solar and wind projects that can help meet India’s renewable energy goals while avoiding adverse impacts to environment and people. SiteRight was launched at the New York Climate Week 2020.

SiteRight supports new renewable energy projects in places with viable resource potential but away from land areas rich in biodiversity and on which local communities depend. Read more