HC dismisses petitions on Aarey, says ‘greens have failed’
“The greens (environmentalists) have failed,” the Bombay High Court said on Friday, while refusing to declare Aarey Colony a forest and declining to quash the …
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Extinction Rebellion plans fortnight of worldwide climate action
Extinction Rebellion climate protesters are planning to bring disruption to 60 cities around the world from Monday in a fortnight of civil disobedience, warning of …
UN-OHRLLS, IRENA to Support Renewable Energy Growth in World’s Most Climate Vulnerable Countries
The United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) and the International …
The ClientEarth Foundation sue Poland’s major coal power plant
Environmental group has launched a legal challenge against Europe’s largest power plant – Belchatow – and two of its mines. Belchatow is a giant coal …
New Climate Investment Platform Targets Increase in Flow of Capital to Clean Energy Projects
In response to country needs to mobilize low-carbon, climate-resilient investments, a new global public good announced today will aim to increase the flow of capital in …
IRENA Urges Leaders to Build Climate Response around Renewables
Public and private sector leaders are being urged to double annual investments in renewable energy to keep the world well below 2°C of warming, says a new …
NREL Joins Forces with Other National Labs on $100M Clean Water Hub
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected a research consortium founded by a quartet of national labs — including the National Renewable Energy Laboratory …
Climate groups call for SUVs to be banned
Climate groups including Greenpeace and Deutsche Umwelthilfe called on Monday for sport-utility vehicles (SUVs) to be banned as part of a wider campaign to curb …
India Will Restore 26 Million Hectares of Degraded Land by 2030
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the High-Level Segment Meeting of the 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) to the United Nations Convention to Combat …
PM Modi wonders if India can become solar power battery hub
Amid his thrust on renewable energy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wondered whether India could become a hub of solar power battery manufacturing, which …