What Davos 2024 Means For The Global South
Apr 26th, 2024; Source: Forbes
Leaders from politics, business, academia and international organisations once again gathered in Davos last week, to tackle global issues and shape the global agenda. As it turned out, three topics dominated nearly every conversation – conflict, climate change and the advance of AI. As I reflected ...ReadMore
Diverse Supply Chains Key To Unlocking The Power Of Renewables
Mar 25th, 2024; Source: Forbes
The shift away from fossil fuels to clean energy will rest on the shoulders of another shift that is equally as urgent: enhanced capabilities for materials and components supply, that are well diversified across several nations. Scaling up of the production and supply capabilities is not an issue, t ...ReadMore
AI Can Power The Green Energy Transition
Feb 26th, 2024; Source: Forbes
In the whirlwind of technological advances, two revolutions stand poised to reshape our world: the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the urgent shift to clean energy. These concurrent shifts promise to drive economic growth through productivity, employment, and investment. In terms of in ...ReadMore
What Davos 2024 Means For The Global South
Jan 26th, 2024; Source: Forbes
Leaders from politics, business, academia and international organisations once again gathered in Davos last week, to tackle global issues and shape the global agenda. As it turned out, three topics dominated nearly every conversation – conflict, climate change and the advance of AI. As I reflected ...ReadMore
Dec 19th, 2023; Source: Financial Express
We take great pride in leading the way in India’s sustainable energy transition at ReNew. ReNew, the country’s largest renewable energy company, last month said it plans to Rs 44,000 crore by FY26 to add about 10 gigawatt(GW) capacity. Its parent ReNew Energy Global Plc signed an MoU with ADB f ...ReadMore
As COP28 Comes To An End, Progress Achieved But More To Be Done
Dec 13th, 2023; Source: Forbes
The UN’s 28th Conference of the Parties ended Wednesday. I attended the first week of the COP28 in Dubai. Expectations were heavy for this UN climate summit, on the heels of the first ever Global Stocktake, which calls for “increased ambition across all fronts.” Participants discussed those fr ...ReadMore
Global climate leaders must step up at CoP-28 as time ticks away
Nov 29th, 2023; Source: Mint
SUMMARY Rich nations must fulfil their promises even as carbon markets are pressed into service and greater corporate accountability is demanded. Dedicated climate institutions and need-based disbursal of funds could help the cause too. As the world gathers for CoP-28 in the UAE, world leade ...ReadMore
THE WORLD NEEDS A GLOBAL UNITED NATIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
Nov 28th, 2023; Source: Forbes
I proposed the idea of Climate Bretton Woods a few months back. The reason is simple—Bretton Woods institutions created almost 80 years ago to rebuild economic systems are not able to act fast enough to effectively deal with climate change. But one of the three main institutions I proposed in the ...ReadMore
Climate Crises Put Pressure On COP28 Progress
Oct 20th, 2023; Source: Forbes
This fall has been formative for climate action. Libya’s coastal city of Derna witnessed massive floods, which researchers say is a one-in-300-year event exacerbated by climate change. Autoworkers launched strikes against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis (formerly Chrysler) over, among other fa ...ReadMore
OPINION: Why it is urgent for India to focus on Battery Energy Storage Systems - by Sumant Sinha
Sep 25th, 2023; Source: Energy World
India has only 7 years to achieve its 2030 RE installed capacity targets. The need of the hour is to expedite the deployment of BESS in India at the earliest. Over the past decade, India has witnessed an exponential growth in its renewable energy capacity making it one of the world's fastest- ...ReadMore
