Climate Change
November 23, 2021
India has been committed to reducing its carbon emissions and emerge as a country playing a major role in climate control on a global scale. The […]
August 18, 2021
Today, there is rising awareness regarding conserving the environment and building “green” houses. This is surely a very positive aspect in times of climate change and […]
July 16, 2021
With the COVID pandemic dying down in most developed nations, climate change has once again come to the forefront of the leader agenda. Besides political leaders, […]
July 14, 2021
India’s key coal stakeholders are increasingly facing pressure due to energy transition and climate change push. Coal accounts for 44% of India’s primary energy supply as […]
July 9, 2021
India has seen a sharp increase in renewable energy capacity with more than USD 70 billion being invested over the last seven years in this sector. […]
June 25, 2021
Most of us want to live a life that is eco-friendly and doesn’t cause much harm to the environment. However, many people don’t want to make […]
May 14, 2021
Major coal-based Indian government sector undertakings like Coal India and NTPC have a bleak future with coal becoming the new villain for humankind. The sentiment against […]
May 12, 2021
The Indian EV industry took a hard knock in 2020 as the pandemic affected the sector just like other industrial segments. The two-wheeler and three-wheeler category […]
September 30, 2020
BP to go Green The big oil majors have for many years been paying lip service to clean energy and climate change issues. Despite having massive […]
May 19, 2020
Having a limited impact on the environment is a growing trend in the investing world. Climate change is forcing all industries to lower their carbon footprint […]
December 11, 2019
India is already the third largest emitter of carbon in the world and is one of the biggest users of coal. It will be the biggest growth […]
July 24, 2019
Go Green With These Home Tips Whether you’re looking to renovate your new home, or you’re faced with short sale and looking to improve your house’s […]
May 14, 2019
Climate Change Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg referred to as a climate change warrior, became famous for her emphatic speeches, in one of which she employs EU […]
June 27, 2013
President Obama failed to push climate change legislation in his first term, though there were a lot of expectations that some sort of carbon tax or […]
February 21, 2013
Global Warming Is Global Warming Real Global warming is very real – retreating glaciers, shrinking ice caps, expanding deserts and changed animal migration provide undeniable visible […]
August 9, 2012
Greenland The ice sheet in Greenland has been melting to an increasing extent almost every year in the recent past summers giving one of the most […]
July 16, 2012
Energy Efficiency Rankings In an unsurprising ranking by International Energy Efficiency Scorecard developed by ACEEE, US and Canada have bottom ranks in Energy Efficiency along with […]
July 5, 2012
China Solar and Wind China’s renewable (solar & wind) manufacturing industry has generated a massive global oversupplying leading to a price crash in solar panels and […]
January 11, 2012
Europe which has been one of the greenest regions on earth in terms of promoting green energy and reducing carbon emissions is set to face a severe test. Europe is going to impose a Carbon Tax on Airlines flying into the region from 2012 . This has got the other major countries seeing red, with most of them planning retaliation. This Green Tax will add around $3 billion per year in terms of extra fees from airlines or around $6 per extra passenger. While airlines from USA and Canada approached the court, airlines from India and China are refusing to pay the tax outright. Indian airlines won't supply their carbon data while China won't pay the taxes . Note European Union is isolated in this fight against climate change . Though Carbon Trading is not a perfect system and open to abuses, at least it makes a pretense to fight global warming. On the other hand,these other countries have no plan or intention to fight climate change.
January 3, 2012
Airline Ticket Prices are set to go up as European Union implements its ETS Scheme on the Airline Industry from 2012.Note EU as a region has been one of the most active players in the climate change arena and has an active carbon emissions market.Though this market has encouraged fraud and profiteering by unscrupolous players making it a good target for the fossil fuel lobby,the principle to fight against global warming is a good one.Compare that to USA,Canada and Japan who have done nothing to fight climate change despite the wealth of these nations.Canada has been guilty of abandoning the Kyoto Plan after missing its previous target.It has faced no penalties as it is not legally enforceable.The country continues down the pollute as much as you can pushing oil extraction from tar sands which is much more dangerous to the environment than normal oil drilling.
January 3, 2012
The Indian Energy Sector has seen massive investments by Private Equity and Investment Banking Groups in the West.Green focused utilities like Orient Green Power and Greenko are already listed in the public markets.Big PE firms like Blackstone,Appollo and KKR has put money into Indian electricity companies as well.Despite losses and adverse conditions being faced,this sector continues to attract money.Leap Green Energy which is backed by the family of India's ace motor racer Narain Karthikeyan has got Rs 100 crore in funding from JP Morgan one of the biggest investment banks in the world.
August 23, 2010
The Green Indices have sharply underperformed the broad market due to a combination of several factors.These are High Competition in Solar Energy,Declining Demand in Wind Energy,Lack of Global Agreement on Climate Change and Slow Growth of Smart Grid Technologies.With developed governments facing pressure to cut fiscal deficits,green investments are also expected to get hit from government stimulus plans.However India and China are the two bright spots in an otherwise bleak Green Investing Landscape.Both countries have a Prodigious Energy Demand which is still growing at a rapid clip.Despite their reliance on Coal and other Fossil Fuel forms,both countries realize the need to promote Renewable Energy.
July 16, 2010
Green Energy has increasingly become mainstream rather than a niche category supported by some environmental activists and hippies.This is proved by the fact that almost half […]
July 14, 2010
US Export Import Bank (Exim) is a government owned financial institution which helps support US trade through credit financing of exports/imports of US companies.The Bank is […]
June 20, 2010
Andarko Petroleum is a 25% owner of the the Deephorizon Oil Rig which exploded recently leading to a huge ecological and economic disaster in the US […]
June 19, 2010
Background on Spanish Government’s proposal to cut Solar Subsidy on Existing Plants The Spanish government has been actively discussing with industry groups on how to reduce […]
June 15, 2010
Oil Companies are coming under increasing fire in the aftermath of the BP Oil Spill which has exposed a lot of skeletons in the Fossil Fuel […]