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The covering COP27 quandary
“Of the 1,156 publicly-listed companies, regions and cities that have so far made net-zero pledges … [more than half] are little more than vague commitments or proposals,” according to a new UN report. Even when proper promises to cut emissions are … Continue reading
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Tagged blah blah blah, climate commitments, COP27, Global Goal on Adaptation, hydroelectric power, just transition, loss and damage, renewable energy
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Dirty power
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced at the COP26 summit in Glasgow that India will install 500 GW of non-fossil-fuel energy generation capacity by 2030. In his analysis of Modi’s speech for The Wire Science, Kabir Agarwal wrote that the phrasing … Continue reading
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Tagged COP26, hydroelectric power, lanthanides, negative externalities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, solar panels, solar power, wind turbines
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Curious Bends – Lack of scientific temper, Sikkim’s gamble, disappearing rare fauna and more
1. Will the most advanced Indian state’s gamble payoff? “Sikkim’s own energy needs of 409 megawatts (MW) were met by 2012, and Chamling already sells 175 MW of extra power to India’s power-starved northern grid. If all 26 hydel projects come … Continue reading
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Tagged caste system, Chamling, election campaigning, flights, healthcare, hydroelectric power, Pushpa Bhargava, scientific temper, Western Ghats, World Parks Congress
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