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How India’s Renewable Energy Sector Survived and Thrived in a Turbulent 2020

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” India’s total installed capacity renewable energy, not including hydropower, currently stands at 90 gigawatts. ” “Oh, and by the way, it doesn't emit carbon dioxide or methane,” he added. “Our renewable energy capacity is the fourth largest in the world. It will reach 175 gigawatts before 2022.”

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Rep. Tonko on Extending Wind and Solar Tax Credits: ‘Odds Are Good’

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“They really want to do a green tax policy package.” ” “So the politics have to change,” he continued. Listen to our discussion in this recent episode of Political Climate. It’s not just ‘will it make America emit less CO2 and methane? 's glacial political process.

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Inflation Reduction Act: 10 ways it will turbocharge US climate action (and one way it won't)

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It is significantly larger than the clean tech focused stimulus package the Obama administration passed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, which played such a big role in accelerating US renewables and electric vehicle deployment. The US is set to get its first ever carbon equivalent tax - on methane. of global warming by 2050.