‘Green’ steel, cement for clean energy? Not yet there, says IEA; here’s why
In order to achieve net zero emission target, battery manufacturing capacity for electronic vehicles has to multiply by six times the present …
Solar City Ayodhya: PM Surya Ghar Bijli Yojana promoted as ‘free electricity scheme’ during polls, leaves many confused
Aggressive efforts for registration in Uttar Pradesh; But confusion reigns over plant costs due to ‘free’ tag
Most NCR thermal power plants exceed MOEFCC emission norms, adding to region’s pollution problem
Recent CSE analysis found just two of 11 plants have SO2 control measures, just one compliant with standards
China has a carbon market now: What does it mean
Will overtake the EU market; carbon prices likely to be lower than the EU
Use of dirty fuels is pervasive in Ghana. What can be done to transition to clean energy
Giving subsidies could help more households use clean fuels
Do India's poor need coal from Adani's Carmichael mine?
Not if it restricts the Indian consumer’s options to source affordable energy
A just transition away from coal is in the offing
Staying within 1.5°C needs the transition to speed up
DTE Coverage of World EV Day 2023
DTE delved into various aspects of vehicular electrification in both, India and the Global South
India’s coal production to surpass a billion tonnes by 2025: IEA annual report
Russian invasion of Ukraine sharply altered the dynamics of coal trade, prices, supply and demand patterns
Are we equipped to meet 2022 deadline on emission standards?
Almost seven years since the notification, not even 7 per cent of India’s coal capacity meets the standards issued by the MoEF&CC
Why efforts to clean up charcoal production in sub-Saharan Africa aren’t working
The average person in sub-Saharan Africa consumes 0.69 cubic metres of charcoal per year, 2.5 times more than the amount of wood fuel an average …
‘Signing RCEP will mean no duties on solar products’
Amit Gupta, director of legal and corporate affairs, Vikram Solar, talks to Down To Earth about the solar industry’s perspective on …
Carmichael approval a death-knell for the Great Barrier Reef
The go-ahead for the Adani Carmichael mine in Australia will be the end of the world’s ocean jewel
Dam safety in Himachal Pradesh be damned
Policy makers in the state are busy selling the hydro dream while transferring the risks to ordinary people
National Smart Grid Mission is stumbling only a few paces from the starting line
As the experience of a pilot project in Puducherry shows, the concept of a smart grid is rich, complex, and confusing
The fault in our stars
ISEER, the new system of rating and labeling ACs that began this year, seems designed to serve industry interest rather than consumer or climate …
India's ethanol equation
Ethanol blending in petrol is an effective way of increasing domestic petrol availability and for that, all-round efforts need to be made to …
Why is Delhi's electricity demand rising so rapidly?
Cheap electricity, rising incomes, and badly designed buildings that trap heat are encouraging energy intensive practices, shows a CSE analysis …
Seven climate change myths that big oil continues to perpetuate
The idea of a “green” oil company producing “clean” fossil fuels obscures the irreconcilability between burning fossil …
Energy scramble for Africa: Fossil fuel extraction is rising but there’s little progress in renewables
The continent’s share accounted for only 2% of global RE investment in last 2 decades, activists highlight at COP28 side event
Battery electric vehicles might beat hydrogen fuel in a cost-benefit analysis, at least for now
Currently in India, battery electric vehicles are more viable than green hydrogen & biofuels. But that may change as technologies are scaled up
University of Houston takes a leap forward in sodium-ion battery tech
Develops electrolyte that enables reversible sodium plating; May help replace unsustainable lithium-ion batteries
How surging oil prices threaten world’s climate goals
Over half carbon dioxide emitted from fussil fuel burning in 2020 was from oil, natural gas
Why green hydrogen may be the clean fuel for future
Declining costs of renewables and urgency to curb greenhouse gas emissions is accelerating potential growth of hydrogen in political and business …
World’s 60 largest banks pumped $5.5 trillion into fossil fuels after the Paris Agreement: Report
$673 billion spent on fossil fuel financing in just 2022; clean energy finance has been largely stagnant