Topic: Fossil fuels
Oilfields Amendment Bill, 2024
The Rajya Sabha recently passed amendments to the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, of 1948, which marks an important step towards modernising energy policies and achieving green energy...
Tax – Paid Green Bond Issuance
The Government of India issues green bonds to develop the clean energy sector in the country. The bonds act as security for a loan. Usually, the bonds are...
“Who is Financing Fossil Fuel Expansion in Africa?” Report
The report titled “Who is Financing Fossil Fuel Expansion in Africa?” was released at the COP27. Some of the organizations that wrote the report include Urgewald, Oilwatch Africa,...
G20 Countries Spent Nearly 700 Billion USD to Support Fossil Fuels in 2021
On November 1, 2022, the Climate Policy Factbook was released by BloombergNEF and Bloomberg Philanthropies. What are the key findings of the factbook? The G20 countries continued to...
Climate Transparency Report 2022
The eighth edition of the Climate Transparency report was released recently. Key findings The report, which assessed the climate actions by G20 countries found that the members’ support...
Jorhat Green Hydrogen Pilot Plant
Oil India Limited (OIL) has commissioned India’s first commercial-grade green hydrogen production plant at Jorhat, Assam. Overview: To produce hydrogen, this plant will be using renewable energy from...
China-Russia to begin the biggest Nuclear Power Project
On May 19, 2021, China and Russia began the biggest Nuclear Power Project. The Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Chinese President Xi Jing Ping attended the ceremony...
Talkative Dinosaur found in Mexico
The Palaeontologists recently identified a new species of dinosaur called the Talkative Dinosaur. It was identified in the northern Mexico. The research is being conducted by the National...
International Climate Finance Plan of the US
The US President recently announced the country’s new Finance Plan at the Leader’s Summit on Climate. The Summit was hosted by the USA. About the Plan The US...
