A good climate year

From record low tariff for solar power in India to Joe Biden making climate change his core agenda, 2021 will mark events that will prove to be a good year for the climate

A few entries in the energy and climate calendar for 2021 give reason for optimism this year, even though the shadow of Covid-19 continues to loom. For a start, in about two weeks from now, there will be a large, new aggressive player on the climate change stage.

US and climate pact

US President-elect Joe Biden has climate change and clean energy at the core of his agenda. In a tweet last month, he said: “On day one, my administration will rejoin the Paris Agreement and put America back in the business of leading the world on climate change.”

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