Vandana Gombar

Climate policy is not JUST about the #climate, #netzero is more than a fad, talk ≠ action, economics trumps everything: My piece @bsindia including latest LCOE insights from @BloombergNEF

The "big bets" being targeted by the $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund - my interview about.bnef.com/blog/big-bets-…

Local #solar manufacturing is not easy to crack. Incentives for manufacturing+disincentives for imports may not yield desired outcome; where are subsidies most compelling? & where will the #methane buzz take us? @BloombergNEF @bsindia

Every so often I think about how the world's largest lithium-ion battery company CATL is only a little more than a decade old. It was founded only in 2011.

A super interesting topic #climate #tech

A fuel (SAF) that could see a 10-fold growth in production capacity by 2030, the slowdown in energy transition investment by oil&gas cos, and India's #solar trajectory. After China and US, India is now the third largest solar market by cumulative capacity~ @BloombergNEF @bsindia

Came across wonderful #climate dictionary fm @UNDP Two entries were new to me: Climate overshoot when we cross 1.5C of warming), and Rewilding (mass restoration of ecosystems). I thot overshoot would be a positive thing, like overshooting growth targets. climatepromise.undp.org/news-and-stori…

BYD launches its third electric car in India as the Chinese carmaker seeks to increase its market share bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @business

My robocar ride in SF + electric mobility is biggest chunk in @BloombergNEF's energy transition investment data for first time + World Bank's climate financing split @bsindia

The vehicle electrification story in one chart…SF #BNEFSummit begins with a promise of umpteen fascinating stories…⁦@BloombergNEF⁩

World Bank President Ajay Banga is steering the organization's firepower towards creating a "livable planet" - towards climate-positive projects. He shared his priorities, plans and learnings in an interview with @BloombergNEF. @WorldBank about.bnef.com/blog/world-ban…

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One in five passenger cars sold across the world will be electric this year; electric scooters, bikes, buses, trucks are all rising in number. India's Waaree will be making solar panels in US while First Solar's plant is coming up in India @bsindia @BloombergNEF

In 2023, a record breaking 1.4 million EVs were sold in the U.S. while total EV sales have more than quadrupled since @POTUS took office. I look forward to building on this progress and expanding America’s charging network to meet the demand.

Production of fossil fuels-coal,oil,natural gas-jumped to a record in 2022. It needs to move in opposite direction to avert climate crisis+the case for tripling renewables+battery prices sliding down+solar dominates installs & large hydro tops generation @bsindia @BloombergNEF

Silver use in #solar is reducing, but nextgen cells use a lot more of the metal, subsea power links are coming up, #climate -related financing is rising & mandatory corporate emissions disclosures are now a reality in one state in US @BloombergNEF @bsindia

Indian companies are procuring cheap, #green power at a record pace, setting a record in 1H 2023, US has selected 7 #hydrogen hubs that will get $7 billion, electric air-taxis are getting closer & Vietnam is now India's top supplier of #solar panels @BloombergNEF @bsindia

Australia's former PM Malcolm Turnbull makes a strong case for hydropower in an interview with @BloombergNEF . “Without hydropower we will either fall back on fossil fuels..or we will have system instability including, ultimately, blackouts." @iha_org about.bnef.com/blog/a-former-…

If you have been confused about the global warming debate, this brilliant chart from my colleague Victoria Cuming shows starkly why #India need not worry about emissions, and also, why it should... #G-20 @BloombergNEF

Electric Cars Have Dented Fuel Demand. By 2040, They’ll Slash It @BloombergNEF about.bnef.com/blog/electric-…

Localised supply chains-which most countries are trying to incentivise-have a cost + an environmental benefit; US reclaimed the top spot as the world’s largest market for climate-tech VC/PE investment in 2Q. For the first time, #India was at second place @BloombergNEF @bsindia