Energy consumption, related emissions expected to increase through 2050: IEA

Net Zero is within reach as renewables, electric vehicles, efficiency and other technologies progress. Innovation and international collaboration …

Renewable energy: Piling dues

Payment delays to RE generators biggest threat to the 175 GW target

Evolution of work

The history of the working class and how working people gained and lost privileges through the ages

Ghana’s electricity crisis is holding the country back — how it got here

A rapid succession of regimes and the ravages of structural adjustment policies in the 1980s and 1990s challenged the ability of Ghana to clean …

‘Green growth’ can help African countries address socio-economic inequalities: Report

Green growth can address inequity through the creation of decent jobs, better provision of basic services, improvement of air quality and …

Just what is the hoopla around 5G and aviation troubles in the US about

Major US airlines were forced to write a letter to federal authorities recently after disruption to flight schedules due to 5G technology

Environment ministry issues new draft notification on fly ash with ‘polluter pays’ principle

Power plants have been given an extension of 10 years to progressively utilise their legacy ash

Government intends to make power generators, distributors more accountable

Draft Electricity Amendment Act, 2018 proposes a slew of measures to bring transparency in power generation market and penalise faulty distributors

Expediting of five major dam projects saw cost escalation of 2,341 per cent: CAG

The five are among a total 16 projects approved by the Indian Government as part of ‘a Scheme of National Projects’ for water …

India, Indonesia, Bangladesh & Vietnam host to most under-construction coal projects worldwide: Report

Building new unabated coal power plants must stop to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to analysis

Renewable energy: It is crucial to honour signed contracts

Disregard for power purchase agreements will affect sector's sustainability

China’s population has peaked and is now falling — opportunities and risks for Africa

African countries with a large working-age population can theoretically benefit from the end of China’s period of labour-abundance

Stockholm+50: We need decentralisation of ‘power’

Power generation and transmission models that are local and self-sustaining can increase access to energy in the future

6 dead in Srisailum hydroelectric plant fire

6 admitted in hospital, search on for 3 more

India needs to triple energy generation by 2070 to achieve development, net-zero: Study

Previous estimates of India’s minimum energy intake did not consider that India would have to simultaneously attain net-zero by 2070 and a …

Role of hydrogen as a clean fuel for sustainable mobility

Clean form of the natural gas is required for transition to a decarbonised nation

Reliance gets CERC nod to spend Rs 1,663 crore on device to reduce pollution

This approval would allow the company to recover the cost of its system from its customers

Global offshore wind industry to reach $1 trillion business by 2040: Report

The technology currently contributes to only 0.3% of global power generation, but has the potential to meet the world’s total electricity …

World Bank launches plan to invest in Africa’s future human capital

Since the continent has highest young population in the world, this plan aims to equip the youngsters with skills appropriate for the future economy

National Electricity Plan: No coal expansion, renewable capacity to dominate in India by 2031-32

Emissions from power sector in a decade expected increase by 10 million tonnes; efficienty of plants to be improved

India’s stance on power sector has been changing since May 2023. Is it a lack of planning or just political messaging?

Plans to halt building new coal-fired power plants, apart from those already planned, were announced 6 months ago

Indus Water Treaty: Has it prevented Jammu & Kashmir from using their own resources?

The people of the region blame the treaty for their underdevelopment

CoP26 progress: China, South Africa boost climate action momentum, but global ambition remains inadequate

South Africa, China have either announced new NDCs or are targeting reduced investment in fossil fuels, but overall progress falls short of Paris …

Talcher thermal power plant shuts down, NTPC says modern unit will replace it

The 460-megawatt power plant was commissioned in 1967

Why a tux, rent a wardrobe: The Gen Z play at making fashion sustainable

Those born between 1997 and 2002 are more concerned about perils of waste, environmental damage and overconsumption in fashion industry, finds …