renewable-energy

The cost of no MCC

Nepal could lose Rs142 billion a year in wasted surplus energy if the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) project designed to upgrade the electricity grid...

Post-lockdown comeback for Nepal’s industries

Despite unreliable electricity, dependency on imported raw materials, and lack of skilled labour, a new report paints an optimistic picture as Nepal’s economy kick...

The roof is the limit

The IPCC report this week presented an apocalyptic scenario for the planet unless governments begin immediately to reduce their carbon emission. Most...

A Year of EcoLogic with Miss Moti

Miss Moti is a body-positive character that I created to deal with my own issues with weight and self-image.Over the years, she...

A Biden presidency, climate and the Himalaya

With just 4% of the world’s population, the United States is responsible for over 15% of annual global carbon emissions. What America...

Sonia Awale

Nepal can lead in zero-carbon

We are at a critical moment for the future of our planet. Temperatures are rising, storms are raging, and crops are failing...

Generating electricity (and cash) for Nepalis

Nepal’s hydropower sector, already stymied by decades of construction delays and budget constraints, is seeing its flagship Nepal’s Water, Nepalis’ Investment initiative pushed back...

Our uncommon future

There will be a new normal for Nepal, but we have to make it a better normal

Anil Chitrakar

Declaring an emergency

The Sagarmatha National Sambaad held this week was a dress rehearsal for a bigger international event slated for April, Nepal’s own version...

Nepal’s electric transport future is here

Residents of Kathmandu by now know that they breathe some of the dirtiest air in the world. But unlike elsewhere, that awareness...

Sonia Awale