Reply affidavit on behalf of the Central Ground Water Board in the matter of Suo Moto case titled "Haryana 60.48% groundwater over exploited Kurukshetra worst Jhajjar best says" appearing in the Tribune, January 8, 2025. The CGWA report, May 3, 2025 addresses the issue of groundwater exploitation and violation of …
According to this recent comparative analysis of the environmental achievements, challenges and priorities of Indian states, north-eastern states are most-sustainable and the least sustainable states are Bihar, Haryana, Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh. Environmental sustainability index (ESI) is a comparative analysis of the environmental achievements, challenges and priorities of …
This study examines how energy needs for human and economic development can be met in a way that is compatible with long-term sustainable development at the global scale. The study pulls together insights from global energy and sustainability scenarios, case studies of socio-technical transformation of energy systems on both the …
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is one of the “flexibility mechanisms” defined under the Kyoto Protocol. Its objective is to assist developing countries in achieving sustainable development and to mitigate the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change. Despite its great success, with more than 3,300 CDM projects registered within …
This publication aims to formulate a broader framework of integration which is required for cities to transition to sustainable, resource efficient development and to realise green urban economic growth trajectories that are equitable and sustainable. It frames the question of urban sustainability in a conceptual foundation and language that places …
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has launched a publication titled “From Rio to Rio: A 20-year Journey to Green the World’s Economies,” which consists of an analysis of 20 select projects that illustrate the key lessons emerging from the 20 years of work by the GEF. The publication was launched …
This new global energy study outlines a range of 41 alternative sustainable energy pathways that offer viable, cost effective choices for policy makers to achieve necessary human health and environmental sustainability goals by 2050. The Global Energy Assessment (GEA) is the culmination of a multi-year initiative to assess the global …
The urgent need to address climate change, the concerns about depleting fossil fuel reserves and volatile global oil prices, and the continuing economic crisis have, amongst other reasons, put “energy” at the center of public policy debates and discussions in the past few years. While the discussions are centered around …
The UN’s Sustainable Energy for All initiative (SE4ALL) has a strong focus on the private sector to deliver universal energy access, improved efficiency and increased investment in renewable energy. Leading private sector associations have bought into SE4ALL, including the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Global Compact. …
This study conducts a review of World Bank-financed operations, and selected interventions by other institutions, on household energy access in an attempt to examine success and failure factors and to inform the new generation of upcoming interventions. First, the report provides a brief literature review to lay out the multidimensional …
The UN Sustainable Energy for All initiative aims to double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency by 2030. Efficient buildings are vital to achieving sustainable development because they align economic, social, and environmental objectives, creating triple bottom line benefits. However, the scale and pace of current actions around …
Coal "lock-in," rather than rational investments in coal power, is one of the largest global threats today. This lock-in results from high capital costs and long asset lifespans associated with coal-fired power plant investments. Over the past six years due to large scale public opposition, mounting costs, and dramatic changes …
The Johnson Controls Institute for Building Efficiency conducts an annual Energy Efficiency Indicator survey tracking the energy priorities, practices and investments being made by executive decision-makers for buildings in markets around the world. In 2012, nearly 3,500 executives from the commercial, industrial and institutional sectors provided insights into their energy …
The 2012 global Energy Efficiency Indicator (EEI) survey highlights trends and provides new insights into the attitudes and practices of global executives and building owners responsible for energy management and investment decisions in industrial, commercial and public-sector buildings. This sixth annual survey tracks their priorities, investment plans, and financial evaluation …
China spurred a jump in global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to their highest ever recorded level in 2011, offsetting falls in the United States and Europe, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday. CO2 emissions rose by 3.2 percent last year to 31.6 billion tonnes, preliminary estimates from the …
Calling for a “socially responsible attitude” of the nation in the prevailing energy crisis, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Tuesday that “electricity should not be used as a luxury but to fulfil the country’s optimal requirements”. “Simply switching off the electric gadgets from standby mode and using less …
European carbon prices could treble from current levels to average above 19 euros ($23.80) over the next eight years provided European governments cut supply of permits, according to a survey by consultants PwC. In its annual GHG Market Sentiment Survey, PwC found that 80 percent of respondents were in favor …
The blazing blue skies that Germany baked under last weekend added a fresh gleam to the nation's renewable energy revolution: a new world record for solar power generation, equivalent to 20 nuclear power stations. It is the battle between nuclear, fossil fuels and renewables, and between the big utilities and …
Direct cool refrigerators, geysers and colour televisions will be next in the list of appliances for which energy efficiency labelling is to be made mandatory by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), a body under the Union Ministry of Power. These three are among 10 appliances for which energy efficiency …
AHMEDABAD: International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is helping Ahmedabad-based Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) provide energy-efficient cook stoves and solar lanters to its members. IFC will provide a partial credit guarantee for a $5 million loan that an Indian private sector bank is providing to …
