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  • Date:
    27 January 2012
    Location:

    Tulsi Tanti releases ‘Let’s Save The Planet’ at The World Economic Forum, Davos

    Tulsi Tanti, Chairman, Suzlon Group – the world’s fifth leading wind turbine maker – today presented his publication ‘Lets Save the Planet’ at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

  • Date:
    14 January 2012
    Location:

    Clean Revolution leader: Suzlon

    We have selected an initial set of eight success stories which illustrate the emerging global leadership of the Clean Revolution. One of these leaders is Suzlon. Born as a solution to the challenges of energy security, the company has now expanded internationally to realize the social benefits of renewable energy and has bagged the number-one spot in India's growing wind industry.

  • Date:
    10 January 2012
    Location:

    India's FiT auctions driving solar costs down

    The cost of solar power in India is continuing to plunge as project developers are forced into auctions, closing the gap with conventional energy sources and driving grid parity faster than expected.

  • Date:
    23 December 2011
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    Post-COP17 Briefing: Damian Ryan and our global policy staff on the key outcomes

    Download the full Post-COP17 Briefing, which marks the end of Damian Ryan's coverage of COP17 in Durban, and features country perspectives from our global policy staff in Australia, China, Europe, India and the US.

  • Date:
    21 December 2011
    Location:

    The Climate Group driving Indian state policy changes to scale-up LEDs

    After gaining substantial success in piloting LED streetlights in some of India’s biggest cities, The Climate Group is now working on a pioneering project towards impacting policy level changes for the scale-up of energy efficient LED lighting in two Indian states.

  • Date:
    12 December 2011
    Location:

    COP17 concludes with new negotiating process but signal to business and investors unclear

    This year’s UN climate conference – the longest to date - concluded in Durban at 6am Sunday morning after a second all night session of negotiating by ministers and senior officials - here's a first reaction to the Durban outcome.

  • Date:
    09 December 2011
    Location:

    Indian Government's EV plans can expect ample return on investment

    A new report by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) says that the Union Government’s plans for 7 million electric vehicles (EVs) on India's roads by 2020 can expect to see a return on investment of between Rs.39,000 crore and Rs.43,000 crore (roughly US $75 million and US $83 million) in the next nine years.

  • Date:
    09 December 2011
    Location:

    COP17 Daily: Thursday December 8

    The penultimate day of COP17 witnesses the usual frantic activity associated with the last 48 hours of every annual climate conference, as Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager, The Climate Group provides his daily round-up of the news from the second week of COP17 in Durban.

  • Date:
    07 December 2011
    Location:

    COP17: Aviation and maritime transport are the perennial problem sectors

    Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager, The Climate Group, argues that pragmatic and fair solutions for addressing emissions from international aviation and maritime transport exist and that the key to unlocking action lies to a large extent in the hands of developing countries.

  • Date:
    07 December 2011
    Location:

    Our 1,000 Village initiative announced as one of the UN's Lighthouse Projects

    Our 1,000 Village Initiative in Guiyang, China was selected as one of the ten worldwide Lighthouse Projects as part of the UN's Momentum for Change, by the UNFCCC Secretariat at an event in Durban, during COP 17.

  • Date:
    04 December 2011
    Location:

    COP17: Week one summary

    As part of our involvement in COP17, Damian Ryan our Senior Policy Manager, will be providing daily news and analysis, and live tweeting from Durban. This is his summary of the key issues and emerging developments of COP17's first week.

  • Date:
    28 November 2011
    Location:

    Aditi Dass on India's LED market tipping-point

    Aditi Dass, Director of Technologies India, The Climate Group, writes for the Economic Times on India's LED market which is on the tipping-point of acceleration.

  • Date:
    23 November 2011
    Location:

    The Climate Group wins award for influential LED lighting project in India

    The Climate Group has won the Frost & Sullivan India LED Lighting Market Excellence Awards, for our lighting project in Kolkata, India, which has inspired LED scale-up across the country.

  • Date:
    23 November 2011
    Location:

    COP17: India to champion equity and access to sustainable development in Durban

    Ashirbad Raha and Aditi Dass, Consultants at The Climate Group’s New Delhi office, discusses the main issues behind India’s position heading into COP17.

  • Date:
    22 November 2011
    Location:

    COP17 Briefing: Damian Ryan on key issues and possible outcomes

    COP17 takes place in Durban, South Africa, from November 28 to December 9, 2011. As part of our involvement in COP17, Damian Ryan our Senior Policy Manager, will be providing daily news and analysis, and live tweeting from Durban. This Pre-COP17 Briefing marks the start of his coverage.

  • Date:
    17 November 2011
    Location:

    Fresh global regulations will accelerate electric vehicle adoption

    The European Union, the United States and Japan approved an international agreement to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) today in Geneva. The Global Technical Regulation will reduce costs and boost efficiency in the EV industry.

  • Date:
    28 October 2011
    Location:

    India clean energy investment smashes $7.2 billion, despite Europe turmoil

    Renewable energy project investment in India has topped $7.2 billion in the first three quarters, regardless of Europe’s debt crisis, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).

  • Date:
    06 October 2011
    Location:

    India forming climate change finance unit

    The Indian Government will establish a climate change finance unit under the guidance of Dr Kaushik Basu, Chief Economic Advisor for India’s Finance Ministry, to better integrate climate change adaptation into development frameworks and financial systems.

  • Date:
    19 September 2011
    Location:

    Clean Revolution launched at Climate Week NYC

    Today The Climate Group launched the three-year Clean Revolution campaign during the Opening Ceremony of Climate Week NYC, the annual global forum which aims to mobilize an international public-private response to climate change.

  • Date:
    05 September 2011
    Location:

    Clean energy subsidies swell in India

    The Government of India has boosted subsidies for clean energy projects 63% to 2.36 billion rupees ($51 million), as part of its plans to combat climate change and accelerate a Clean Revolution in India.

  • Date:
    04 September 2011
    Location:

    India LED pilot hits Haldia highway

    Haldia in West Bengal, which is the second Indian city to join an innovative global LED pilot project, is to begin installations this month on a major highway in the heart of the city. The other two Indian cities to join the LED pilot and receive the installations so far are Kolkata and Thane.

  • Date:
    31 August 2011
    Location:

    EU grants India EUR 200 million loan for climate projects

    India is to receive a EUR 200 million loan from the European Union to help finance the country’s renewable energy projects, which will boost the local economy and help accelerate a Clean Revolution in India.

  • Date:
    10 August 2011
    Location:

    Discussing the opportunities of India's infrastructure

    The Climate Group was a Session Knowledge partner in Infragreen 2011, which was hosted by Economic Times in New Delhi recently and saw industry leaders gather to discuss the opportunities of low carbon infrastructure.

  • Date:
    15 July 2011
    Location:

    Thane is third Indian city to join LED project

    Thane in Maharsatra is now the third Indian city to become a part of The Climate Group’s global LED project, which aims to swiftly implement LED lighting on a global scale.

  • Date:
    13 July 2011
    Location:

    Brazil, China, India leading in clean energy investment world record

    A new report commissioned by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) shows that developing countries such as Brazil, China and India invested more in renewable energy than developed countries like the US and UK last year, helping worldwide investment grow by 32% and reach a record high of US $211 billion.

  • Date:
    07 July 2011
    Location:

    India’s REC scheme crosses key landmark

    India’s Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) scheme has crossed another landmark as it passes the 100 mark for the number of projects submitted for registration, reaching a combined generation capacity from all technologies of 671.45MW.

  • Date:
    24 June 2011
    Location:

    EV momentum speeding up in India

    The Government in India has accelerated its efforts to take up the development, manufacturing and adoption of electric vehicles (EV) to speed up a Clean Revolution in the EV sector.

  • Date:
    20 June 2011
    Location:

    Soaring prices boost energy efficiency, says new Johnson Controls Inc. survey

    Led by Johnson Controls’ Institute for Building Efficiency, the International Facility Management Association and the Urban Land Institute, the fifth annual global Energy Efficiency Survey shows that high energy costs are driving green growth in the North American building sector, as building owners compete to improve energy efficiency to reduce costs.

  • Date:
    07 June 2011
    Location:

    Mark Kenber, CEO, The Climate Group, on climate policy and the low carbon economy

    Mark Kenber, CEO, The Climate Group, shares his views on carbon markets, low-carbon economy and climate policy with Sheetal Vyas, in India's Planet Earth magazine's June 2011 edition.

  • Date:
    01 June 2011
    Location:

    LED trials are persuading early adopters

    Phil Jessup, Head of International Lighting, The Climate Group writes for LEDs Magazine about the LightSavers consortium of cities - in particular New York, Toronto and Sydney - which is undertaking an extensive and coordinated series of trials of LED outdoor lighting products, with a sure view to persuading the relevant authorities to adopt the technology.

  • Date:
    19 May 2011
    Location:

    India Government report: policies and innovations needed for Clean Revolution

    The Interim Report of the Expert Group on Low Carbon Strategies for Inclusive Growth was released last week by the Planning Commission Government of India, to offer guidance on achieving a Clean Revolution in India focusing on the power, transport, industry, buildings and forestry sectors.

  • Date:
    28 April 2011
    Location:

    Climate legislation advancing in 16 leading countries

    According to a study by Global Legislators Organisation (GLOBE) published last week, in the last 18 months the world’s leading economies have rapidly developed their climate change legislation, collectively helping to advance a global Clean Revolution.

  • Date:
    21 April 2011
    Location:

    Renewable Energy Certificates open for trade

    Viewed as one of the pioneering efforts in any developing country for mainstreaming the renewable generation through market mechanisms, RECs have been introduced by the Government of India to incentivize higher efficiencies and electricity output and to encourage the entry of independent power producers and more diverse investors.

  • Date:
    18 March 2011
    Location:

    India must tackle clean energy, transport, buildings

    On March 17 2011, The Climate Group hosted a high-profile event in New Delhi, India to launch a new report titled India’s Clean Revolution. High-profile guests included Mark Kenber, CEO, The Climate Group, Shri Suresh Prabhu, Former Indian Minister of Energy and Environment and Shri Deepak Gupta, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

  • Date:
    13 April 2011
    Location:

    Sparking success: Kolkata LED pilot brightens lives

    Sparked by the success of the 2010 LED pilot in nearby Kolkata, Haldia in West Bengal is the second Indian city to feature in The Climate Group’s global LED project, which is supported by the HSBC Climate Partnership and aims to rapidly up-scale LED technologies across the world.

  • Date:
    12 April 2011
    Location:

    Bangkok Climate Talks: A step back?

    Alaa Khourdajie reports on the first official round of climate negotiations for the year, which were wrapped up in Bangkok on April 8 2011 and where disagreement revolved around setting a new agenda for guiding negotiations through the rest of the year.

  • Date:
    24 March 2011
    Location:

    New report: India to challenge EU, US, China for share of USD 2.2 trillion global clean tech market*

    Our latest report shows that if India prioritizes bold low carbon policies and invests in clean energy now, it will create a better, more secure, and more prosperous future for its more than one billion people.

  • Date:
    04 March 2011
    Location:

    India seizes green opportunity with 2011-12 Union Budget

    The finance minister has announced multiple green measures and rebates in his annual speech for the Union Budget of 2011-12, clearly indicating Indian Government’s plans to promote and upscale clean energy and technologies, which will boost India’s environmentally conscious identity.

  • Date:
    21 December 2010
    Location:

    “Upscaling use of LED street lights” stakeholder meeting in India

    A stakeholder meeting on “Up-scaling use of LED street lights” was organized jointly by that the Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) and The Climate Group (TCG) on December 18, 2010, at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

  • Date:
    16 December 2010
    Location:

    Training on Monitoring of Performance of LED Streetlights in Kolkata

    A training programme led by Phil Jessup, Cities and Technology Program Director at The Climate Group, was held in Kolkata, India in December 2010.

  • Date:
    13 December 2010
    Location:

    COP16 report: Cancun can, actually

    Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager at The Climate Group, analyzes the key outcomes from what proved to be a successful two weeks of negotiations in Cancun.

  • Date:
    08 December 2010
    Location:

    Energy Efficiency through ICT in India: more needs to be done to demonstrate value

    On Friday, December 3, as negotiators worked in the early hours in Cancun Mexico, a group of 22 participants from technology companies and financial institutions gathered at IDFC’s offices in Mumbai for a half-day session on how to finance energy efficiency in buildings and the electricity grid.

  • Date:
    01 December 2010
    Location:

    Launch of LED Streetlights in Kolkata

    On November 30 2010, the LED streetlight project in Kolkata was launched by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and The Climate Group, and attended by around 100 people from municipal corporations and development authorities of neighbouring cities, utilities, public works department and partner organizations.

  • Date:
    18 November 2010
    Location:

    LED pilot launched in Kolkata to save costs and emissions in India’s largest ever city installation of LED streetlights

    The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), international NGO The Climate Group and HSBC this week announced the launch of India's largest Light Emitting Diode (LED) streetlighting pilot program in Kolkata.

  • Date:
    17 November 2010
    Location:

    UK-India Business Leaders Climate Group – report launch at Foreign & Commonwealth Office, London

    Top business leaders from the UK and India issued a Charter of Principles on 15 November 2010 setting out practical ways that the two countries can work together to boost productivity, jobs and innovation while cutting carbon emissions.

  • Date:
    15 November 2010
    Location:

    India and UK business leaders to kick start low carbon collaboration

    Top business leaders from the UK and India have today called for closer trade ties on clean technologies with the aim of boosting economic growth at the same time as cutting carbon emissions.

  • Date:
    29 October 2010
    Location:

    The Climate Group webinar: what we've been up to

    The Climate Group held the first of its quarterly ‘Update Webinars’ on Wednesday 28th October 2010, discussing the significant policy developments within each of its regions.

  • Date:
    26 October 2010
    Location:

    Why climate change should be on G20 finance agenda

    Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager at The Climate Group, discusses the relationship between global financial regulation and climate change, in light of last week's G20 finance ministers' meeting in Korea.

  • Date:
    23 September 2010
    Location:

    Why money is the key to growing low-carbon economies

    Greg Barker MP is the Minister of State for Energy & Climate Change for the United Kingdom.

  • Date:
    29 July 2010
    Location:

    UK and India business leaders meet in Delhi to discuss low carbon growth and charter to boost green jobs and economy

    A delegation of senior business leaders from the UK met Indian counterparts under the aegis of the UK India Business Leaders Climate Group this week, to discuss opportunities to create low carbon economic growth and related jobs, and also the launch of a charter of principles.

  • Date:
    20 May 2010
    Location:

    India releases its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data

    The Government of India has released the country’s emissions data for 2007, the first such official estimate to be presented since 1994...

  • Date:
    14 May 2010
    Location:

    Finance sector illuminates the road to Low Carbon Development in India

    India’s leading banks are recognizing and seizing opportunities in an emerging low carbon economy, says a new study by the Indian Banks’ Association and The Climate Group...

  • Date:
    30 April 2010
    Location:

    BASIC group meeting underlines negotiating challenges ahead

    The Climate Group's Damian Ryan reports on the meeting of the BASIC group of countries, held in Cape Town at the end of April...

  • Date:
    24 April 2010
    Location:

    Kolkata launches LED pilot as part of The Climate Group’s LightSavers Program

    The Climate Group and The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) have unveiled an extensive LED pilot project this weekend, that forms part of The Climate Group's LightSavers program.

  • Date:
    05 March 2010
    Location:

    Clean Energy and Urban Infrastructure: India’s way forward

    The Union Budget of India for 2010-2011 is a clear indication of the operationalization of the National Action Plan on Climate Change, and "conveys the government’s serious intent to walk the talk on climate change".

  • Date:
    16 December 2009
    Location:

    Long-term policy framework most important ingredient to clean energy future

    Representatives from sub-national governments and business leaders from major power companies and renewable energy developers yesterday came to two major conclusions...

  • Date:
    07 December 2009
    Location:

    India announcement brings Copenhagen deal a step closer

    The Government of India's pledge last week to cut the carbon intensity of its economy by 20-25% below 2005 levels by 2020 means that all the world's major countries have now brought forward their initial offers on how they plan to cut their emissions.

  • Date:
    25 November 2009
    Location:

    US and India join in "Green Partnership"

    Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent visit to the United States culminated with the launch of a new "Green Partnership to Address Energy Security, Climate Change, and Food Security..."

  • Date:
    21 September 2009
    Location:

    Coalition of the willing call for climate deal at launch of Climate Week NYC

    NEW YORK - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Rt Hon Tony Blair, and The Climate Group CEO Steve Howard are taking part in the Climate Week NY°C opening ceremony today. Lead climate change negotiators from the U.S., China, India and Denmark - as well as luminaries from business, subnational government, and civil society - will also participate....

  • Date:
    20 September 2009
    Location:

    Blair to UN: Climate deal will boost growth in all major economies & create millions of new jobs

    NEW YORK - The new report - "Cutting the Cost" - shows how action to cut {CO2} emissions can increase both GDP and employment in all major economies, with global collaboration significantly cutting the cost of climate change mitigation. The report aims to give new confidence to world leaders meeting together at the UN General Assembly meeting tomorrow and at the G20 in Pittsburgh later this week before important negotiations take place at the UN's Copenhagen climate summit in December.

  • Date:
    16 September 2009
    Location:

    Comment: Indian states act on climate change

    It will fall to India's state governments to realise India's National Action Plan on Climate Change. The good news, writes Preeti Malhotra, India Director of The Climate Group, is that - from Himachal Pradesh to Maharashtra - India's state governments are already taking action.

  • Date:
    21 August 2009
    Location:

    Mumbai Energy Alliance launches

    In partnership with the International Institute for Energy Conversation (IIEC), we'll help deliver energy-efficient projects across the Greater Mumbai region.

  • Date:
    26 June 2009
    Location:

    Greening India's budget

    Following a historic mandate achieved at the recent national elections, the Government of India is preparing its first budget for presentation to Parliament on 6 July.

  • Date:
    02 June 2009
    Location:

    COMMENT: India's climate change agenda, post elections 2009

    In April this year, India held its 15th Lok Sabha Elections (House of the People, the directly elected Lower House of the Parliament of India) -the largest democratic election in the world (an electorate of 714 million voters)...

  • Date:
    08 May 2009
    Location:

    India elections: Candidates pledge action on climate change

    "There is now a strong recognition that climate change is one of the core issues that the government will need to address, both domestically and internationally," notes Preeti Malhotra, India Director of The Climate Group.

  • Date:
    16 April 2009
    Location:

    Finance institutions support a low carbon future for India

    What role might banks play in supporting a low carbon economy in India? The Climate Group's Rajeev Palakshappa and Damandeep Singh in the The Times of India....

  • Date:
    05 February 2009
    Location:

    India: Financial institution CEOs gather for roundtable discussion

    In January, The Climate Group in India hosted a Financial Insitutions CEO Roundtable...

  • Date:
    26 November 2008
    Location:

    New HCP research: Governments worldwide should do 'fair share' to reduce global emissions

    The HSBC Climate Confidence Monitor 2008 - a survey of 12,000 people across 12 countries worldwide - reveals 78% of respondents want their countries to take on their 'fair share' in reducing global {CO2} emissions.

  • Date:
    14 March 2008
    Location:

    The Climate Group supports Tony Blair's new climate change initiative: Breaking the Climate Deadlock

    Former UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has today announced a major new climate change initiative: Breaking the Climate Deadlock - achieving a global deal on climate change. The Climate Group - an independent, not-for-profit organisation working internationally with government and business leaders - is providing strategic international support for this new initiative...

  • Date:
    30 January 2008
    Location:

    2007-2008: The Climate Group Perspective

    Climate change shot to the top of global agenda in 2007. The °Climate Group pauses to consider the ground covered in 2007 - and to assess the challenges and the events that await us in 2008...

Events

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  • Date:
    17 June 2012 - 22 June 2012 
    Location:
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Rio+20 Earth Summit 2012

    The Climate Group will be at the Rio+20 Earth Summit to showcase The Clean Revolution. Find out more soon.

  • Date:
    10 August 2011 - 10 August 2011 
    Location:
    Hotel Shangrila, New Delhi

    The Economic Times Infragreen 2011

    The Economic Times Infragreen 2011 is a forum dedicated to provide insights into implementation of Green Practices in the built environment, how green makes business sense and to engage in exchange of innovative green perspectives among Industry experts.

  • Date:
    17 March 2011 
    Location:
    Silver Oak Hall, Habitat World, India Habitat Center, Delhi, India

    India's Clean Revolution report launch

    The Climate Group launch the India's Clean Revolution report at an international press event and panel discussion in New Delhi on March 17.

  • Date:
    30 November 2010 
    Location:
    Kolkata, India

    LED street lighting project launch in Kolkata

    The Climate Group is organizing a launch of the LED street lighting project in Kolkata on November 30, 2010.

  • Date:
    03 December 2010 
    Location:
    Mumbai, India

    Financing IT & Telecom enabled energy efficiency

    The Climate Group are hosting a roundtable event in Mumbai, India, to discuss the financing of IT & Telecom enabled energy efficiency.

  • Date:
    10 November 2010 
    Location:
    Mumbai, India

    Fifth India Members meeting

    On November 10, The Climate Group in India are holding their fifth members meeting in Mumbai.

  • Date:
    15 November 2010 
    Location:
    UK Foreign Office, London

    UK-India Business Leaders Climate Group – report launch

    The UK-India Business Leaders Climate Group will meet in London in November to call for closer trade ties on clean technologies to boost efforts to grow their economies, create jobs and meet national emissions targets.

  • Date:
    13 August 2010 
    Location:
    Mumbai, India

    Leveraging Public & Private Finance in the Energy Efficiency Sector - roundtable

    The Climate Group in India are holding a roundtable with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency that will address the policies, key challenges and key financing opportunities in the energy efficiency (EE) sector in India.

  • Date:
    13 May 2010 - 13 May 2010 
    Location:
    Mumbai, India

    Financing a sustainable and low carbon Indian economy

    The Indian Banks Association (IBA), The Climate Group, and WWF-India bring together an expanded group of FI senior management to discuss climate change action both in India and around the world, as well as sustainable lending guidelines for Financial Institutes.

  • Date:
    28 April 2009 
    Location:
    To Be Confirmed

    India: The Climate Group hosts its first India webinar

    The response to this first webinar showed that there is a huge appetite for such information sharing in the country. The Climate Group in India will increase such opportunities of peer learning as an effective way to progress corporate leadership on climate change there.

  • Date:
    06 October 2008 
    Location:
    To Be Confirmed

    SMART 2020 India

    SMART 2020 India was the first in a series of four global outreach events following the launch of the SMART 2020 report in June 2008 (produced by The Climate Group and The Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI).

  • Date:
    03 July 2008 
    Location:
    To Be Confirmed

    The Climate Group Meets with Indian Corporates

    Indian representatives of existing Climate Group members, including HSBC and News Corp's Star TV, joined representatives from leading Indian companies such as Bajaj and Times of India...

Blogs

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Interviews

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  • Suresh Prabhu

    Date:
    12 September 2011

    We speak to Mr Suresh P Prabhu, Ex-Federal Cabinet Minister of Industry, Energy, Environment and Forests, Chemicals and Fertilizers, Heavy Industry & Public Enterprises, Government of India, to find out more about the Clean Revolution that is unfolding in India, and how to accelerate this movement.

  • Tulsi Tanti

    Date:
    05 April 2011

    We speak to the CEO of Suzlon, a global leader in wind energy technology, to find out the key innovations that are driving Suzlon’s competitive edge in the renewable energy market, and how India’s 2011 budget can benefit clean energy development in India.

  • What now? Network views on the Copenhagen Accord

    Date:
    18 January 2010

    We asked leaders from across our global network leaders for their thoughts on the outcome of COP15 - and what it might mean for business, policy and climate action in their regions.

  • Ajay Mathur on Energy Efficiency in India

    Date:
    01 December 2009

    The Climate Group spoke with the Director General of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Dr. Ajay Mathur, to find out more about the work happening on energy efficiency in India and what can be done to enhance these efforts.

  • Shyam Saran

    Date:
    01 July 2008

    Shyam Saran is the Indian Prime Minister's Special Envoy on climate change issues. In the lead-up to the 2008 G8 Summit, The °Climate Group spoke with Mr Saran about the role India can play in the development of a fair, equitable and effective global deal on climate change...

  • Preeti Malhotra

    Date:
    23 April 2008

    Preeti Malhotra has worked closely with the Indian government across bilateral and multilateral negotiations and processes, including the UNFCCC, Asia-Pacific Partnership, and G8+5 dialogues, to name a few. She joined The °Climate Group as our India Director in March 2008...

Publications

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  • Post-COP17 Briefing 04 January 2012

    Date:
    04 January 2012

    COP17 took place in Durban, South Africa, from November 28 to December 9, 2011. Download the full Post-COP17 Briefing, which marks the end of Damian Ryan our Senior Policy Manager's Durban coverage, and features country perspectives from our global policy staff in Australia, China, Europe, India and the US.

  • TheCleanRevolution.org 05 October 2011

    Date:
    05 October 2011

    To illustrate the emerging global leadership of the Clean Revolution, we have selected an initial set of eight success stories. We have presented these case studies on a new website, TheCleanRevolution.org, which aims to be the world’s most comprehensive compilation of information and best practices for how the world's leading governments and businesses are implementing the Clean Revolution.

  • India's Clean Revolution 23 March 2011

    Date:
    23 March 2011

    India’s Clean Revolution analyzes the low carbon development path India must take, for a share of the USD2.2 billion global clean technology market. The report makes the compelling argument that by prioritizing bold low carbon policies and investing in clean energy now, India is creating a better, more secure, and more prosperous future for its more than one billion people.

  • UK-India Collaboration for a Low Carbon Economy: Opportunities Challenges and Recommendations 15 November 2010

    Date:
    15 November 2010

    The report from the UK-India Business Leaders Climate Group (BLCG) is the first report of its kind where business leaders have come together to consider the practical steps necessary to deliver a low carbon economy, setting out a ‘Charter of Principles’ as well as practical ways that India and the UK can work together to unlock a new era of green growth and economic collaboration.

  • Climate Change and Finance in India 13 May 2010

    Date:
    13 May 2010

    The Climate Group, with the Indian Banks' Association, and with help from PricewaterhouseCoopers, release a report outlining best practice in the finance industry in India and recommended action for banks to accelerate to a low carbon economy.