To boost the climate action target of Mumbai, Tata Power has installed 150 green energy-powered EV charging stations across the city. These charging points are different from the traditional ones as they use green or renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and hydropower to generate electricity for charging electric vehicles.
Uttar Pradesh is leading the way in the renewable energy sector, about 4782cr of green energy projects were sanctioned last month.
In an attempt to boost the ‘Green India’ vision the International airport of Mumbai has established a vertical axis wind turbine and Solar mill to harness the power generated through renewable sources.
According to the Renewables 2022 Global Status Report India is the third largest country in terms of setting up renewable power plants, after China (136GigaWatts) and USA (34GW). India set up 15.4 GW of power generation facilities.
The ongoing shortage of fuel across the world due to the Russia-Ukraine war has exponentially increased the fossil fuel investments from the countries. The UN Chief António Guterres described it as “delusional” and added that this would only feed the war and worsen the climate change impacts.
The new report published by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) has announced that India’s renewable energy investment has increased by more than 125 percent and reached a record $14.5 billion in the financial year 2021-22.
Indian governments notified Green Energy Open Access rules on the 6th of June, it is aimed at streamlining the distribution and increasing the scope of demand.
Japan relies mostly on fossil fuels for its domestic consumption after the Hiroshima crisis, but things are changing now as a long running test project is bearing fruit.
Developing asian countries have been criticised for not making a fast transition to renewable energy and burning coal and oil.
Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy which is funded by the European Union have chosen Jamnagar and Junagadh for climate action plan implementation.