Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
This study of the economics of adaptation to climate change follows the sector approach, with separate estimates of adaptation measures for infrastructure, water, agriculture, industrial forestry, fisheries, coastal zones, human health, and ecosystems. The overall study has two objectives: to help decision makers in developing countries to better understand and …
The World Bank has released the Synthesis Report of the study titled "The Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change," which estimates the costs of adaptation between US$70-100 billion per year between now and 2050. Among the lessons from seven case studies and a global study, the report highlights that eliminating …
Tackling the problem of global climate change requires a high level of international cooperation. Many countries have pledged targets or actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Appendices to the Copenhagen Accord. This analysis examines the costs and effectiveness of these pledges, using the OECD
The World Bank released the Synthesis Report on the Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change Study (EACC). It summarized findings from the global report which was launched in Bangkok, 2009
The relative cost of carbon emissions reductions across regions depends on whether the measure cost by marginal or total cost, private or economy-wide cost, and using market or purchasing power parity exchange rates. If all countries are on the same marginal carbon abatement cost curve then lower marginal costs of …
This paper identifies key challenges and solutions for carrying out project-level economic analysis of adaptation to climate change, both stand-alone and integrated into broader development projects. Very few projects addressing adaptation thus far have been subject to in-depth and rigorous economic analysis for a variety of reasons, including a lack …
It has been argued recently that the combination of risk aversion and an uncertainty distribution of future temperature change with a heavy upper tail invalidates mainstream economic analyses of climate change policy. A simple model is used to explore the effect of imposing an upper bound on future temperature change. …
Given the possibility of moderate or catastrophic climate change in developing countries and the failure of the climate summit in Copenhagen in December 2009 to achieve any consensus on greenhouse gas mitigation plans, adaptation as a policy option requires careful attention. This is a report on a recent workshop that …
The social cost of carbon (SCC), defined as the estimated price of the damages caused by each additional ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) released into the atmosphere, is the volume dial on government regulations affecting greenhouse gases: The higher the SCC is set, the more stringent the regulatory standards. This …
The objective of this study is to review the evidence from the economics of climate change literature to assess to what extent developing countries can move towards low or lower carbon patterns of growth, without compromising economic growth. In addition, the study explores the impact of climate change on economic …
This document contains the presentation by Aprajita Singh, University of Pune on Green Microfinance, presented at National Climate Research Conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010. The gravity of the millennium environmental problems is such that they cannot be dealt in isolation from social problems like poverty. In order to effectively …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to carry out a comprehensive study on the economics of climate change in Northeast Asia, Manila-based ADB said in a press release on Monday. The study
NEW DELHI: The Planning Commission has formed a 25-member expert panel to explore options before the country for a low-carbon economy. In a statement here, the Planning Commission said the group, chaired by Kirit Parikh, will review existing studies on low-carbon growth/low-carbon pathways prepared by various organisations and assess low-carbon …
Without international assistance, developing countries will adapt to climate change as best they can. Part of the cost will be absorbed by households and part by the public sector. Adaptation costs will themselves be affected by socioeconomic development, which will also be affected by climate change. Without a better understanding …
Devangshu Datta / New Delhi December 19, 2009, 0:31 IST One sidelight of the Climate Change Conference was the byplay between Copenhagen city authorities and the local sex-workers
Pallavi Aiyar / Copenhagen December 14, 2009, 0:56 IST The day after tens of thousands of protestors took to the street to express frustration over the deadlock at the ongoing United Nations climate negotiations, a lull hung over this city, with the conference site, the Bella Centre, closed to business. …
