World energy issues monitor 2024
In a world where the demands for secure, affordable and sustainable energy are ever-increasing, global and national energy systems are showing signs of deficiencies and strains everywhere. There is an
In a world where the demands for secure, affordable and sustainable energy are ever-increasing, global and national energy systems are showing signs of deficiencies and strains everywhere. There is an
This report assesses the key drivers, environmental pressures and some impacts from the production and consumption of energy, taking into account the main objectives of the European policy on energy and environment including: security of supply, competitiveness, increased energy efficiency and renewable energy, and environmental sustainability.
US oil demand has fallen 5 per cent this year - the biggest drop since 1981 - according to new figures which underline changing American attitudes towards energy use.
London-based alternative investment manager Climate Change Capital plans to invest 5 billion yuan (US$732 million) in environmental projects in China including industrial waste management and clean technology over the next two to three years.
Thomas Friedman, the three-time Pulitzer prize winner and foreign affairs columnist of The New York Times, built a bonding with book readers and avid students and followers of the international politics with his 2005 bestseller, The World is Flat.
Greenpeace, an independent environment watchdog, held a unique interaction with children at the Sukhna Lake on Friday. The activists, dressed as penguins, said their niche was melting due to a rise in global temperature, which has been destroying the environment and their habitat.
Himachal Pradesh is ready to begin distribution of free CFL bulbs to nearly 16.3 lakh domestic consumers under Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal
The Ministry of Power, Government of India is planning to add around 78,000 MW of power in 11th Five Year Plan which is around 60 per cent increase from the existing capacity. The planners are making big plans for constructing huge coal based, hydro and nuclear power plants in the country. Such a method of planning has serious social, environmental and economic costs.
The head of oil giant Chevron Corp on Wednesday called on President-elect Barack Obama to create a national energy policy that promotes efficiency, opens up new areas for oil production and sets a clear policy on carbon dioxide emissions.
AHMEDABAD: Imagine busy city roads lined with boxing speed bags that resemble a bulb. This is to spread the message on global warming. The only price to free dose of catharsis is switch off your lights on December 15.