Towards a low carbon steel sector – Special report on India’s steel industry emissions
A new report released by India’s Minister for Steel, Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan today highlights how…
Fossil Fuels
New shipping fuels causing surge in black carbon emissions
Studies have found that very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO), mandated for ships by the…
India removes end-use restriction on coal mining, allocates $794 million for gas grid
The Indian government has done away with captive end-use restrictions on coal mining to open…
India: Green cess on coal may be axed, coal mining may be opened up to any industry
A surprise proposal tabled by the Indian Prime Minister’s office may axe the ₹400/tonne green…
IEEFA: India’s stranded assets problem worse than reported to Parliament
A new report by IEEFA has revealed that several more of India’s coal plants could…
Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, and Karnataka ideally placed to ditch coal: Report
While high costs and losses in thermal power are making RE increasingly attractive across India,…
Sharp 3% drop in global coal-fired power output likely for 2019, diesel sale dips in India
New analysis by IEEFA suggests global power generation from coal plants could see a sharp…
India: Funding for retrofitting coal plants could be rejected, over half could miss deadline
$11.6billion of funding for retrofitting India’s coal plants, to make them comply with the tighter…
Does the Trojan horse burp natural gas?
Over the past couple of years, natural gas has been put forward one of the…
UK outlaws fracking
The United Kingdom has banned fracking with immediate effect on the basis of numerous scientific…