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Mobile Solar Pumps in India
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Mobile Solar Pumps in India

India is a world leader in solar power for agriculture. According to the International Renewable Energy Agency, India has 93 percent of the world’s off-grid capacity deployed for agricultural use. Srinivas Bhaskar Karanki and Satish D. Dhandole of the Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar led the development of a mobile solar pumping system in India. The system can...

No Organization in India is Reluctant to Accept Climate Change or the Need for Renewable Energy
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No Organization in India is Reluctant to Accept Climate Change or the Need for Renewable Energy

There appears to be consensus in India about severe climatic episodes and urgent action at all levels to support climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience measures.  This is also reflected in the fact that the majority of the population in the country across urban, semi-urban, rural, river, and seaside areas is favorably inclined to have access...

Forests in India Cover About 21% of the Land Area
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Forests in India Cover About 21% of the Land Area

Forest cover is the total geographical area declared as forest by the government. As of 2021, the total forest cover in India stood at 80.9 million hectares, approximately 21.71 percent of the total geographical area. According to the India State of the Forest Report (https://fsi.nic.in/forest-report-2021-details, ISFR, 2021), India’s forest cover is 7,13,789 square kilometers. It...

Recommendations to Strengthen India’s NDCs
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Recommendations to Strengthen India’s NDCs

The NDC Partnership is a network of over 120 countries, facilitated by UNFCCC, that is dedicated to helping each other strengthen their Paris Agreement Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Pledges. The Partnership has just released Version 3.0 of the NDC Navigator, an interactive tool that supports the development of updated country NDCs to be submitted in...

India’s Installed Renewable Energy Capacity has Increased by 165 Percent Over the Past Decade
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India’s Installed Renewable Energy Capacity has Increased by 165 Percent Over the Past Decade

from 76.38 Gigawatts (GW) in 2014 to 203.1 GW in 2024 India’s total energy consumption per capita reached 0.8 toe, half of the Asian average, with electricity consumption per capita reaching 985 kWh in 2023. Total energy consumption has also continued to grow significantly (6.5 percent year on year since 2020, of which 5 percent...

Leading Country Climate NGOs: Foundation for Development Initiatives (FDI): Indian Non-Governmental Organization
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Leading Country Climate NGOs: Foundation for Development Initiatives (FDI): Indian Non-Governmental Organization

Foundation for Development Initiatives (FDI) (https://www.developmentinitiatives.org/) is a national non-governmental organization in India focused on climate resilience interventions and activities. Over time, the organization has partnered with reputable organizations such as UNICEF, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, NatWest Group (formerly Royal Bank of Scotland), Swedish Institute, Sweden, Exide Industries, PI Industries, Times of India, DLF,...

Lessons Learned from India’s Emissions Trading Systems
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Lessons Learned from India’s Emissions Trading Systems

India recently established a National Steering Committee (NSC) to put in place a mechanism that would establish an indigenous emissions trading system (ETS). An ETS, or a cap-and-trade system, is a policy instrument designed to price carbon, incentivizing companies to reduce emissions. Jurisdictions managing an ETS limit or cap the total amount of GHG (greenhouse...

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