The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
This new publication presents the low carbon development path for Asia and the Pacific. It shows that this region must overcome several challenges to secure the growing energy requirements needed to maintain strong development trend while at the same time pursue a low carbon development path. This publication presents the …
In the backdrop of an intensified debate on climate change and a wider consensus on finding action oriented solutions, the emphasis on carbon markets in any post-2012 climate policy agreement has become vital. Though the current economic downturn and absence of clear policy signals have raised concerns over the stability …
The objective of this publication is to highlight the global and regional trends in urban development, identify key issues, projected risks, impacts and opportunities in the light of climate change through case study examples from cities in India and throughout the world. The six chapters include the following: introduction; integrated …
By the year 2050, the world will need to reduce its carbon intensity by around 88% if it hopes to limit climate change to 2°C of warming. So concludes PwC’s Low Carbon Economy Index 2010, a report assessing the G20 countries’ achievements in reducing their carbon intensity levels—defined as the …
This Policy briefing document highlights insights from research that undertook by examining low carbon energy technology transfer in India and China. Low carbon technology transfer to developing countries has a central role to play in mitigating carbon emissions. The key messages of the document:
Low carbon growth options for India by Chandra Bhushan presented at the South Asian Media Briefing on Climate Change, CSE, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, 24 – 25 November, 2010.
New Delhi: The UK-India Business Leaders Climate Group has called fora closer bilateral trade ties on clean technologies to pursue a private sector led pro-business, pro-green growth and pro-innovation approach to low-carbon growth. Releasing a report in London on Monday, the group emphasised the business case for tapping opportunities in …
Read text of US President Obama's address to the Indian Parliament. He said that US-India can pursue joint R&D; to create green jobs, give Indians access to cleaner, affordable energy and meet commitments made at Copenhagen.
This document outlines the benefits of green growth and the importance of developing the right policies to support a transition towards the low carbon economy. It assesses the financing needs of green growth in developing countries and illustrates why climate finance needs to be framed in the wider context of …
This latest assessment by UNEP spotlights worst case and best case scenarios up to 2020 while estimating the emissions gaps likely under various outcomes that will need to be bridged in order to avoid 'dangerous' climate change. Climate change represents one of the greatest challenges but also an inordinate opportunity …
Over the past decade, Asia and the Pacific has made significant progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals. However, accelerating climate change is threatening to reverse these gains, and those who are already economically and socially vulnerable are likely to suffer soonest and most. To enable member countries cope with …
The report, which is the product of qualitative research carried out in eight countries, assesses the extent of the finance gap for clean energy in developing countries and the barriers to scaling up private sector investment in low-carbon energy solutions. Overall, the report points to the need for an investment …
The 2010 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO) provides updated projections of energy demand, production, trade and investment, fuel by fuel and region by region to 2035. It includes, for the first time, a new scenario that anticipates future actions by governments to meet the commitments they have made …
Putting a price on greenhouse gas emissions is a cornerstone policy in climate change mitigation. To this end, many countries have implemented or are developing domestic emissions trading systems. This paper reviews key design features of mandatory emissions trading systems that had been established or were under consideration in 2010, …
A GEF-STAP (Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel) Advisory Document entitled 'Advancing Sustainable Low-Carbon Transport Through the GEF' has been published. The Bridging the Gap partner TRL co-authored this Advisory Document that reviews past and planned GEF support to the transport sector as well as providing strategic advice on the options …
With India looking at a $1-trillion investment in the infrastructure sector during the Twelfth Plan period, the challenge of a low-carbon economy would become tougher, since the sector contributes 58 per cent to the country
The information and communication technology (ICT) industry and its individual providers are at an important juncture. Are they really going to commit themselves to the necessary investments to develop low-carbon and environmental solutions during a period when, with some exceptions (such as energy-efficient ICT equipment, intelligent buildings and smart grids), …
The International Energy Agency (IEA) considers carbon capture and storage (CCS) a crucial part of worldwide efforts to limit global warming by reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. The IEA has estimated that the broad deployment of low-carbon energy technologies could reduce projected 2050 emissions to half 2005 levels
