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 …Chemical and petrochemical sector: potential of best practice technology and other measures for improving energy efficiency
With a share of more than 30% of the total industrial energy use worldwide (including feedstocks), the chemical and petrochemical sector is by far the largest energy user in industry. The sector is faced with the challenge of saving energy primarily for economic and environmental reasons. This information paper assesses …The contribution of the commercial transfer of technology to climate change mitigation
Together the United States and China account for approximately 40 percent of the world's carbon dioxide emissions, and only through concerted and coordinated action the challenge of climate change can be met. Technology transfer promises to be one of the key areas for U.S.-China cooperation. This report discusses the challenges …Global green new deal: an update for the G20 Pittsburgh summit
In response to the financial and economic crisis, UNEP has called for aIndustrial biotechnology: more than green fuel in a dirty economy?
This report concludes that the full climate change mitigation potential of industrial biotechnology ranges between 1 billion and 2.5 billion tco2e per year by 2030, compared with a scenario in which no industrial biotechnology applications are available. This is more than GermanyIndia: taking on climate change - twenty recent initiatives related to climate change
This document details the recent initiatives being undertaken by the Ministry of environment and Forests to address the issue of climate change. These are in the field of forestry, energy efficiency, research agenda and CDM capacities. While India finalizes the details of the Missions under its National Action Plan on …Green homes: towards energy-efficient housing in the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe region
The study reviews existing energy efficiency policies in housing in the UNECE member States, and recommends technological, institutional and behavioural changes that can achieve substantial energy savings in the housing sector. UNECE Committee on Housing and Land Management, which is responsible for the study, is developing an action plan to …A diode to darkness
Unlike incandescent bulbs, light emitting diodes (LEDs) do not have a filament that is heated to create light. They are illuminated by the movement of electrons in a semiconductor material (diode). Since electricity is directly turned into light, LEDs waste less energy as heat. They also consume less energy than …Visibly efficient
Tiny indicator bulbs evolve into energy-saving lightings They have been around for over 50 years. First in colourBecause the energy industry dictates our lives
Trade freely, free of liability THE Indian governmentFrom shifting cultivation to sustainable livelihood creation: strengthening marginalised communities
This report presents a case study of a UNDP GEF Small Grant Project entitled "Mitigation of the effects of the carbon dioxide and other GHG by controlling slash and burn practices," which was conducted in Nepal and which received the gold prize in the 2008 Ryutaro Hashimoto Asia-Pacific Forum for …PEDA holds seminar on energy saving
Amloh: Fatehgarh Sahib district unit of the Panjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) organised a block-level seminar to celebrate Rajiv Gandhi Save Energy Day at the BDPO office here today. Speaking on the importance of the day, district chief of the PEDA Suresh Kumar Goel said,What can Bangladesh do to combat climate change? (Editorial)
I lend my voice of support to Prof. Shairul Mashreque's call for combating climate change (CCC) published recently in The Daily Star (Govt asked to reduce energy consumption by 20 pc
The hum of air-conditioners in the plush offices of babus may soon become a sound less heard if the government has its way. The reason: a high-powered secretariesSolar water heaters to be promoted: Govt plans to set up power company for N. Areas
The government has decided to set up an electricity development company in Northern Areas to implement power projects in the region. This was stated by Water and Power Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf at a meeting of the Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) here on Friday. The minister said the government …Jairam Ramesh on energy efficiency and climate change
This video shows the briefing by Jairam Ramesh, IndiaU.S. Grants $300 Million For Alternative Fuel Vehicles
The U.S. Energy Department will award nearly $300 million to a clean cities program to help communities buy alternative-fuel vehicles, Vice President Joe Biden and Energy Secretary Steven Chu said on Wednesday. The funding from the U.S. government's economic stimulus package is designed to encourage states and cities to reduce …India can match developed nations in cutting GHGs' level by 2050: Studies
COUNTERING the highly exaggerated predictions by some developed countries for India's greenhouse gas emissions in near future, new studies have revealed that, if managed well, the country's per capita emissions can be contained within 3 to 3.5 tonnes by 2050, roughly the same level that the developed world would reach …Govt signs pact with World Bank for three projects
New Delhi, Aug. 26 The Government has signed agreements with World Bank for three projects here on Wednesday. The three projects areBrick kilns to get green energy
Industrial and Infrast-ructure Development Finance Company (IIDFC) Limited yesterday signed two agreements with the Denmark government and World Bank to help brick making sector use efficient and clean energy. Brick making in Bangladesh is a highly energy-intensive and carbon-emitting activity and one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions, …U.S. Power Bills Down, But Not For Long
Many Americans have been getting a break on their electricity bills during the recession, but they should not expect the relief to last long as power demand recovers and climate regulations loom. Utilities in major markets like New York, Chicago and Texas lowered rates as the recession cut industrial and …