India pushes back against strengthening climate pledge
The country is meeting its current unambitious pledge, but it is still pushing coal and failing to protect natural resources needed to protect people from the worst impacts of climate change.
The challenge of transition – what will it take to meet green energy commitments?
It will be a grim future for all of us unless we quickly kick our fossil fuel habit.
Tim Rockell of the advisory firm Energy Strat Asia has spent three decades in the energy sector, and he stopped by to give us the front-line view on forming the public/private partnerships that are crucial to switching to green energy.
In the newest Impact Interview, Rockell talks enticing governments to take immediate action, making sustainability appealing to corporate shareholders, making smart infrastructure investments, and much more.
Source: Tech For Impact
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