August 31, 2023
 
Dear Readers,

Greetings from the Centre for Science and Environment!!

In a positive reflection, Renewable Energy for the first time is reportedly gaining momentum in attracting capital flow worldwide surpassing fossil fuels based energy systems. It obviously indicates an increasing emphasis on RE to negate and offset the horrifying impact of climate change. However, as it happens, there is a cost. Solar being the driving resource in RE growth, it has now begun to present a challenge of \managing and dealing with a huge perceived challenge of solar waste. Fossil fuels, on the other hand are still an important part of growth paradigm for the nations, especially in the wake of Ukraine war, as evident from the sheer size of capital flow by advanced economies which is to the tune of USD 1.4 Trillion.

Smaller RE systems are proving to be instrumental in accelerating the achievement of energy access objectives and inclusive development to cater to the growing aspirations of rural communities in developing economies, prominently India and Africa. While such demands are met through energy service enterprises and the governments collectively, one cannot ignore the challenges and failures that accompany such interventions paving the way for innovation, technology advancement and experiments all working in tandem.

CSE, in its attempts to keep the readers updated on these aspects pertaining to energy and climate change; and to develop a better understanding of various environmental issues, regularly organizes workshops and training programs to provide experience of first-hand learning of the topics spanning across these sensitive subjects. I would sincerely urge the readers to participate in such programs relevant to your area of interest and expertise. Links to such programs along with list of latest publications is provided hereunder. Hope you find it useful.

I very much look forward to receiving your inputs and feedback on our work so that we can serve you better and keep you better informed about various developments in India as well as globally on these matters of interest.

Last but not the least, I wish to extend my sincere thanks for your continued interest in our work and being an avid reader of CSE RE’s Energy Transitions Newsletter.
   
 
Jay C. Shiv
 
Jay C. Shiv
Renewable Energy
CSE
 
 
 
 
 
CSE WRITES
 
India faces stiff challenge with management of 187,200 tonnes of solar PV waste
by Binit Das, CSE
India faces stiff challenge
 
   
 
Mini-grids can be reliable sources of access to RE in rural India Mini-grids can be reliable sources of access to RE in rural India
by Jay C. Shiv, CSE
 
   
 
Africa's ambitious journey towards RE - the ifs & buts
by Binit Das, CSE
Africa’s ambitious journey towards renewable energy
 
   
 
G20 nations provided a record $1.4 trillion G20 nations provided a record $1.4 trillion in support of fossil fuels last year
by Seema Prasad, DTE
 
   
 
Is climate litigation the way forward for accountability and climate action?
by Khushboo Pareek, CSE
Is climate litigation the way forward for accountability
 
     
 
G20 nations provided a record $1.4 trillion Offshore wind energy: India set to harness coastal breezes
by Binit Das, Jay C Shiv, CSE
 
   
 
FIGURING IT OUT

The majority of the older turbines of India’s existing 40 GW wind capacity have the potential to be recycled and reused says Kedar Balasubramanian, a clean energy expert based out of Germany.This has the potential tonot only add 1,860 GW of cumulative wind potential, but also support more jobs in India.

 
 
 
 
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
     
ompressed Biogas (CBG):
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Electrifying India's Buses
  Course for Teachers on Climate Change, Batch 4
     
 
 
 
CSE PUBLICATIONS  
 
Zero Emission Vehicle
  Repowering Wind Farm Low Emissions Zones The Cooling Web
 
 
 
NEWS  
 
       
Parliament Passes Critical Minerals Amendment Bill
B20 India Task Force On Energy, Climate Change & Resource Efficiency releases recommendations
Economic Times (Aug 25, 2023)
The B20 India Task Force on Energy, Climate Change, and Resource Efficiency, set up under the aegis of CII, has released a policy paper that recommends a just and equitable transition to clean energy.
 
     
 
The limits of private financing in tackling climate change
The limits of private financing in tackling climate change
Phenomenal World (Aug 26, 2023)
The world urgently needs financing for RE, infrastructure, public transit, land restoration, and much more to face the storm of climate change. But these necessary capital investments face barriers such as a high cost of capital or slow land acquisition.
 
     
 
Workshop on nexus of health and climate change
Ahead of COP28, Africa expertsagree that healthadversely hit by climate agenda AFIDEP (Aug 23, 2023)
Ahead of COP28, various stakeholders from Africa gathered in Malawi to deliberate on integrating health into the climate agenda. Climate related disasters in the continent from 1970-2021 have claimed over 733,000 human lives and caused $43bn in economic losses.
 
   
 
Solar set to attract more capital than oil for the first time
Solar set to attract more capital than oil for the first time IEA (Aug 27, 2023)

In its recently launched World Energy Investment report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said that solar PV investment is set to attract more capital than global oil production in 2023 for the first time ever, reflecting the major shift in energy systems around the world.

 
     
 
 
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