According to research by the London School of Economics, greenhouse gas emissions in China may peak five years earlier that the original target of 2020. The findings increased the odds of avoiding warming beyond 2°C above pre-industrial levels, according to the School. The 2°C is...
The heat wave in India which has killed more than 2,300 people to date has been declared the fifth worst in history. If it kills an additional 241 people, it will become the fourth worst and the deadliest in Indian history. As temperatures in India...
China’s power generation is turning green more quickly than other comparable systems on earth. According to the China Electrical Council, power generation from fossil fuels in 2014 dropped by 0.7% year on year. On the other hand, power generation from non-fossil fuel sources increased 19%....
While most people would agree that Indonesia doesn’t have anywhere near the highest emissions from industry or energy, it does have many forests spread across its 13000 islands. Similar to many developing countries, deforestation is a significant issue in Indonesia, and contributes approximately 80% of...
In a recent interview, Pakistan’s Minister for Climate Change Mushahid Ullah Khan stated that the country’s climate change targets would be submitted to the United Nations by September 2015 as part of their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC). The INDC would be focused on mitigation...
More and more people are coming around to the point of view that action on climate change is urgently needed around the world, however there are four developing economies that are critically important to the cause- Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC). BRIC have a...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to accelerate economic growth without further damaging the environment, and has proposed a $25 billion revamp of older utilities. Modi’s revamp plan has been prompted by a 2014 World Health Organisation (WHO) report that stated India was home to...
In 2014, China became the world’s largest investor in renewable energy (US$89.5 billion), and they are not resting on their laurels. Such leadership from the Chinese Government is showing local businesses that proceeding down a renewable pathway is a savvy business decision that not only...
China has already announced that its Carbon Dioxide emissions will peak by 2030, and they intend the peak to be reached earlier. They also intend to increase the share of energy use that non-fossil fuels contribute to approximately 20% by 2030. The joint agreement between...