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India’s military skirmishes with neighbour Pakistan have dominated regional headlines of late, but today we take a look at the energy future of the world’s most populous country. The Indian government’s National Institute for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog collaborated with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay to update the India Energy Security Scenario (IESS) 2047 model. This amendment was accompanied by the release of the IESS 2047 Outlook, which explores future scenarios of plausible...

Energy humanism is a philosophy that seeks to reconcile humanity’s growing need for energy with the pressing need to preserve the natural world. It is not just about watts and grids; it is about ensuring that the pursuit of energy improves, rather than harms, the lives of 4 billion people living in energy poverty. Energy humanism is a powerful force for good. While technological leaps and purported climate crises are everywhere in the daily news,...

Sometimes when one dives into the data, there are assumptions about anticipated findings that are completely overturned by the raw numbers. On other occasions – as is the case on this project – the data confirms the original assumptions, but provides clarification and deeper understanding. It is unlikely to surprise anyone to learn that house prices in larger cities are typically more expensive than in smaller cities. It is widely known that your average homebuyer...

As much of the western world anxiously awaits the U.S. midterm elections on Nov. 8, political rhetoric and irresponsible media coverage are amping up. While ill-informed (or ill-intentioned) media reporters and editors continue to use phrasing such as "baseless", "bogus" and "false claims" – and perhaps the favourite: "conspiracy theories" – to describe any insinuation that it is possible that a U.S. election could be tampered with significantly, sensible humans are simply hoping for a fair...