Energy Efficiency

Reply affidavit on behalf of the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) regarding state of groundwater in Haryana, 03/05/2025

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 …

Questioning the invisible hand

FOR many left-wingers, the credit crunch was proof that markets do not always know best. The near-collapse of the world

Cane Ethanol Helps Cut Greenhouse Emissions: Study

Use of sugar cane-based ethanol as a substitute for gasoline is among the cheapest and easiest ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a Brazilian study published on Wednesday. Cane ethanol provides about eight times the energy used to produce it and adoption of new cane plant varieties and …

GE Takes New Stakes In Clean Technology Start-Ups

General Electric Co unveiled two investments in start-up clean technology companies on Wednesday as part of its strategy of focusing on ways for business to generate and use energy more efficiently. The newest investments in the largest U.S. conglomerate's $22 billion energy investment pool focus on improving the efficiency of …

The US: States chart own course on climate change

At the start of the year, the US energy industry was looking to Congress and the Obama administration to set the tone for the future of energy in America with a swift passage of the Waxman-Markey climate bill. But political posturing and infighting has meant there has yet to be …

UK Climate Body Urges

Britain must cut greenhouse gas emissions six times faster than at present and consider more aggressive intervention in energy markets if it is to meet its low carbon targets, the government's chief climate change adviser said on Monday. In a report two months before world leaders meet in Denmark to …

EU Boosts Builders With Green Renovation Plan

Fifteen million European buildings should have eco-friendly renovations over the next decade to cut energy use, with builders and architects re-educated to do the lucrative job, a draft EU report says. The European Union should also make mandatory its goal of cutting energy use by a fifth over the next …

Conservation holds the key to reducing energy intensity

Atmanand : All types of energy use results in environmental costs. Our transportation, food production, manufacturing, governments, recreation and household management all consume energy. At the same time, our major energy supplies (oil, coal and gas) are finite. They are not renewable, yet we burn through these fuels as if …

Clever, but unprincipled

AMERICA wants one. So do Australia, Brazil, Britain, China, Germany, Italy and Japan, to name a few. Even Malta is building one. Big utilities, such as Electricit

U.N. Calls For Greater Use Of IT In New Green Economy

Two months ahead of the United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen, the world body's telecoms arm urged governments and companies to use information technology to fight global warming. "Information technologies contribute 2 to 3 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. But they can also reduce emissions in other sectors …

How the energy sector can deliver on a climate agreement in Copenhagen

The special early excerpts of the World Energy Outlook 2009 released by IEA on 6th Oct 2009 at the climate meet in Bangkok. It finds that investment in polluting technologies has been deferred and CO2 emissions could fall in 2009 by as much as 3% - steeper than at any …

Gains from efficient use of energy

JIWESH NANDAN A RECENT report released by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency about the energy savings during 2008-09 estimates there were total energy savings to the tune of 6.53 billion units of electricity and 3.21 million MTOE (Metric Tonne Oil Equivalent) were saved. In terms of MTOE, the total saving …

Soon, H-powered mobile chargers

Taipei: Taiwanese researchers said on Friday that they have developed hydrogenpowered mobile phone chargers, in a development that could boost the island

Domestic climate policy for the Indian steel sector

The problem of creating an appropriate domestic sectoral climate policy by emerging economy governments is examined through the case study of India

Aluminum stock and flows in U.S. passenger vehicles and implications for energy use

In this article, a methodology to model the annual stock and flows of aluminum in a key end-use sector in the United States

Compact fluorescent bulbs and mercury pollution: Using material flow analysis to prioritize concerns

A material flow analysis, carried out with the use of data available in New Jersey, has been instructive in placing mercury aspects of CFLs in perspective with other uses and releases mercury.

Material flow analysis in the aluminum industry

The global aluminum industry, as part of its program of materials stewardship, is encouraging industry to collect and reuse aluminium by "mining the infrastructure of society". For such urban mining to take place, industries need to understand comprehensively the complete life cycle of aluminum and its products. Members of aluminum …

Towards a more energy efficient future: applying indicators to enhance energy policy

Improving energy efficiency is a shared policy goal of many governments around the world. The benefits of more efficient use of energy are well known. Not only does it reduce energy costs and investments in energy infrastructure, it also lowers fossil fuel dependency and CO2 emissions, while at the same …

Task force on low-carbon prosperity: recommendations

The Task Force recommends that UNFCCC parties agree at COP 15 to create a set of public-private initiatives in close consultation with business and other non-governmental experts. This would create a bottom-up dimension to the world

Climate solutions 2: low-carbon re-industrialisation

This report models the ability of low-carbon industries to grow and transform within a market economy. It finds that runaway climate change is almost inevitable without specific action to implement low-carbon re-industrialisation over the next five years. The point of no return is estimated to be 2014. Climate Solutions 2 …

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