by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Climate Change, Decarbonization, Uncategorized
Smart homes. Smartphone apps and alerts. IoT. What have all the above got to do with saving the world? A lot, it appears. It has been pointed out any number of times that the smartest way to use less energy is not to forgo our comforts, but to ensure that we do not...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Climate Change, Decarbonization, Uncategorized
Air Pollution Let’s begin with an interesting real time index of air quality worldwide, which represents the amount of pollution in the environment (the Air Quality Index is explained here). You can see that, while the developed world is doing fairly well, many...
by admin | Sep 24, 2017 | Climate Change, Transportation
And about bicycling! Bicycles. You know, those slim looking things having two wheels and pedals! I know, I know…the last time you had used them were when you were 12 years old. And since then, you have always felt that these were for the world’s...
by admin | Jul 4, 2017 | Climate Change, Decarbonization, Uncategorized
At a conference on the ‘Energy Needs of Indian Railways—Emerging Requirements, Strategies and Solutions’ held in New Delhi on April 6, 2017, key findings of the report, Decarbonization of Indian Railways: Assessing Balancing Costs and Policy Risks were presented by...
by admin | Oct 28, 2016 | Climate Change, Energy Education and Careers
Last few months, I spent a good part of my spare time in getting a hobby project off the ground. The Cleantech Guide I have tried to incorporate a whole lot of things I had learnt about renewable energy, clean technology and sustainability in the form of answers to...
by admin | Mar 18, 2016 | Climate Change, Energy Investments, International, Policies and Regulations, Pollution
Savings would be up to 15 times higher than costs, thanks to avoided expenditures on air pollution and climate change Berlin, Germany, 17 March 2016 – Doubling the share of renewables in the global energy mix by 2030 can save up to USD 4.2 trillion annually by 2030 –...