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Best of BS Opinion: Shaping India's green future, the NPA scare & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Monday

Shaping India's green future

There are two broad development pathways for India: A net-zero approach and a low-carbon approach. Jayant Sinha prefers the former

Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani. Two billionaires, one green ambition

Until now, the two billionaires, both hailing from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat, have largely operated in their separate spheres. Clean energy would see them overlap.

RIL to invest Rs 75,000 cr in clean energy, build 4 giga factories: Ambani

It will also set up a platform for renewable energy project finance to source long-term global capital for investment in these sectors

Reliance to invest Rs 75,000 cr in new energy business over 3 years: Ambani

Reliance will build solar manufacturing units, a battery factory for energy storage, a fuel cell-making factory and an electrolyser unit to produce green hydrogen as a part of the business

Clean energy bid can help states with huge bills for subsiding power

Building community-sized renewable energy plants and shutting down old coal plants is a workable solution, say experts.

Ikea, Rockefeller to donate $1 bn for clean energy in developing nations

Announcement comes as rich countries are under growing pressure to deliver on a decade-old climate finance pledge.

Proposed global UN roadmap shows universal access to clean energy by 2030

A major ministerial meeting will be held on June 21-25 where countries and businesses will begin to announce energy plans for the decade

Musk says Tesla will accept bitcoins when miners use more clean energy

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk tweeted on Sunday that the electric carmarker will resume allowing bitcoin transactions when miners who verify transactions use more renewable energy.

Clean energy investment in developing economies top global priority: IEA

Recent trends in clean energy spending point to a widening gap between advanced economies and the developing world even though emissions reductions are far more cost-effective in the latter.

Plummeting RE tariffs edge out small players even as bigger ones expand biz

The sharp drop in renewable energy tariffs is encouraging smaller players to exit even as larger ones look to innovative financing methods to expand their portfolios

Has India clinched the manufacturing deal?

The scheme to offer cash incentives for local manufacturing of solar equipment as well as batteries may require a few iterations to really click, or it may fly in the first round of bidding itself

Now, no need to pay RC renewal fees for battery-operated vehicles

The Centre has exempted Battery Operated Vehicles from payment of fees for the purpose of issue or renewal of Registration Certificate and assignment of new registration mark

'Govt should focus on converting 300 mn on-road vehicles to clean fuels'

The Indian Auto LPG Coalition, the apex body of Auto LPG stakeholders, sees conversion of existing vehicles as key to improving the air quality

Solar-powered India? The gap between ambition and reality is growing

India has a target of generating 100 Gw solar power by 2022 and set up a self-reliant industry for it

Climate partnership to be 'core pillar' of US-India relations: Joe Biden

Biden said he was "looking forward to working with Prime Minister Modi's new partnership to achieve our climate and energy goals, making this a core pillar of our bilateral co-operation"

PM avoids committing to deadlines on climate, says concrete action needed

Modi reiterated support for a joint US-India effort called the "India-US climate and clean energy Agenda 2030 partnership".

Do not make promises that you know you cannot keep: Suresh Prabhu

Former environment and power minister and current Sherpa on negotiations with G7 and G20, Suresh Prabhu tells Aditi Phadnis in an interview the approach India should adopt on Net Zero. Edited excerpts

Facebook signs first deal to buy renewable energy from local firm in India

Facebook has signed a deal to buy renewable energy in India from a local firm's wind power project, the social media giant's first such deal in the South Asian nation, the companies said on Thursday

India, US to pursue ways to deepen their partnership on clean energy

India and the US will pursue ways in which they can deepen their partnership on climate and clean energy, the Biden administration said on Thursday