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Experts Discuss Advancing Affordable, Energy-Efficient, and Locally Produced Ceiling Fans in India

Oct 18, 2024 | nrdc.org | Prima Madan

This blog was coauthored by Gerry George, NRDC India specialist, cooling and energy efficiency. Almost every home and office in India has a ceiling fan. Ceiling fans are the primary way for most Indians to keep cool during scorching hot summers—which are getting more intense with each passing year. Over the past couple of years, strong energy efficiency standards have spurred investment in energy-saving models; however there is vast room for improvement.
Countries Advancing Climate Protection Through HFC Phasedown

Jul 26, 2024 | nrdc.org | Jeff Fralick |Richie Kaur |Prima Madan |Alex Hillbrand

More than 100 countries took steady steps forward under the Montreal Protocol, the treaty that protects the ozone layer and the climate, at a week-long meeting earlier this month in the treaty’s home city.
Uttar Pradesh Responds to Deadly Heat

Jun 21, 2024 | nrdc.org | Sameer Kwatra |Prima Madan |Vijay Limaye

Co-authored with Sameeha Hossain, NRDC Intern and Graduate Student at the Yale School of Public Health, with contributions from Ashish Jindal, and Gerry George of NRDC IndiaWith record breaking temperatures taking a devastating toll on human health, the state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) has prepared a long-term heat resilience plan, which was presented in a June 19th, 2024 workshop.
Progress on Global Cooling as Global Warming Talks Close

Dec 20, 2023 | nrdc.org | Prima Madan |Sameer Kwatra

This blog was co-authored with Ashish Jindal, who leads NRDC's work on energy efficiency and cooling in India. With the planet rapidly heating up, cooling has been a hot topic at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai last week, where nearly 100,000 delegates from 200 countries agreed finally to transition away from fossil fuels to keeping the global temperature rise to less than 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Countries Agree on a Nearly Billion-Dollar HFC Phasedown Fund

Nov 8, 2023 | nrdc.org | Prima Madan

Authors of the blog: Prima Madan, senior advocate, Cooling and Efficiency, India, International Program; Richie Kaur, advocate, Non-CO2 Climate Pollution Reduction, Climate & Clean EnergyCountries took big steps to protect the ozone layer and the climate at the 35th annual Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (MOP)—the treaty that includes every nation on earth—in Nairobi, Kenya, late last month.
Solutions at Scale: Advancing Action on India’s Heat Risks

Jun 6, 2023 | nrdc.org | Vijay Limaye |Prima Madan

Co-authored by Abhiyant Tiwari and Ashish Jindal of NRDC IndiaIndia, a country on the front lines of dangerous climate change impacts, is taking aggressive action to better prepare people for the hazards posed by extreme heat. Climate warming has already reached dangerous levels in South Asia, and this past spring saw temperatures soar to the highest levels in at least a century.
A Climate Strategy for India Scales Up

May 23, 2023 | nrdc.org | Jeffrey Turrentine |Prima Madan

Here’s a stat worth pondering: Nearly 40 percent of the buildings that will exist in India 20 years from now have yet to be built. The thought of the world’s soon-to-be most populous country increasing its building stock so rapidly leads to the question: Can this be done sustainably? After all, as a general rule, the faster something goes, the harder it is to control. Just ask any experienced Formula One racer or novice jazz musician.
More States Adopt Building Energy Codes in India

Apr 10, 2023 | nrdc.org | Prima Madan

Co-authored with Ashish Jindal In a boost for energy efficient buildings, two more states in India, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, adopted the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) 2017 last month. This was a move that could potentially lock in energy savings for years to come. Buildings in India already account for nearly 30% of total electricity consumption and are expected to increase to 48% by 2042.