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 …
This report evaluates the Clean Power Plan – proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on June 2, 2014 – from the perspective of how it might impact consumers. The report examines how states’ plans to control carbon emissions may affect owners of affected power plants, other market participants in …
Information and communications technology (ICT) can permit large energy savings in the freight transportation sector while improving speed, reliability, and security. Transportation and logistics professionals have been using ICT tools for decades, but the rapidly increasing sophistication of these technologies in the last few years has opened up energy savings …
The transition to a low carbon economy heralds an economic and social transformation that is exciting as well as challenging. The challenges that face India include: enhancing economic opportunities and living standards for a growing population and addressing the environmental threats. In this backdrop, if India is to realize its …
This paper calculates energy security, sustainability, and affordability from 2010 to 2035 for the Asia and Pacific region using the following indicators: primary energy intensity, carbon dioxide intensity of the primary energy mix, energy self-sufficiency, affordability of electricity, and primary energy diversification. It then assesses the potential benefits of integrating …
This paper aims to provide a review of the organisations and governments involved in supporting other countries to reform their fossil fuel subsidies and the approaches being undertaken. It builds a comprehensive understanding of which actors are working in the area of FFSR, what in-country advice and technical assistance is …
This brief explains CPI’s understanding and definition of key climate finance terms and the reasons for these definitions to inform the debate and build a common understanding among stakeholders.
President Barack Obama claimed progress in his second-term drive to combat climate change but said more must be done to address a generational problem. He appealed for patience and perseverance from environmental activists. One year after unveiling an aggressive plan, Obama said Wednesday that new emissions limits on power plants, …
The Fifth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the most up-to-date, comprehensive and relevant analysis of our changing climate. Climate change impacts on the extractives and primary industries sectors are wide ranging and may affect aspects of exploration, extraction, and production of industrial commodities. This briefing …
The U.K. Green Investment Bank is in talks with the government to manage 200 million pounds ($340 million) of its international climate aid, Chief Executive Officer Shaun Kingsbury said in an interview. The bank and the government aim to reach agreement on a business plan “in the next few weeks” …
Agroforestry provides a living for at least 1.2 billion people—approximately a sixth of humanity —and nearly all of us use and consume some of the goods and services it provides. The coffee you had for breakfast, the chocolate you’ll have after dinner, the rubber in your bicycle tyres: there’s a …
Global economic output could rise by as much as an additional $2.6 trillion a year, or 2.2 percent, by 2030 if government policies improve energy efficiency, waste management and public transport, according to a World Bank report released on Tuesday. The report, produced with philanthropic group ClimateWorks Foundation, analysed the …
A review of the Energy Labelling Directive, which deals with the efficiency of household products, is recommended in a draft EU communication Photograph: fotoniche/Alamy To maintain Europe’s emissions-cutting momentum, a 30% cut in energy usage is needed by 2030, rising to 35% if the EU wants to reap the benefits …
Mumbai Members of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly recently petitioned the Speaker of the Assembly to form a standing committee on Energy in the Assembly. This is the first time that the Maharashtra MLAs have raised such an issue in the Assembly, cutting across party affiliations. Fourteen MLAs from Congress, NCP, BJP,MNS …
Maharashtra MLAs demand the establishment of Energy Committee in the Assembly Mumbai. Members of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly recently petitioned the Speaker of the Assembly to form a standing committee on Energy in the Assembly. This is the first time that the Maharashtra MLAs have raised such an issue in the …
China could invest as much as $5.7 trillion by 2035 to find, produce and save energy, accounting for 15 per cent of global spending in the sector, a report from the International Energy Agency said on Thursday. Fatih Birol, chief economist of the Paris-based IEA, told a workshop on the …
Government policies that improve energy efficiency, waste management and public transport could increase global economic output by more than $1.8 trillion per year says this new report released by World Bank & ClimateWorks Foundation in advance of the U.N. Secretary General's Climate Summit in September 2014. This report describes efforts …
While a green building concept is catching up in the country in a big way, the Odisha Government is making a move to erect eco-friendly towers in the capital city Bhubaneswar, which would house various offices of the State Government. A massive tower of 30,000 square metres (SQM) is coming …
China is expected to invest around $5.7 trillion in energy supply between this year and 2035, accounting for 15 percent of global investment in the sector, according to a report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) on Thursday. Fatih Birol, chief economist of IEA, said China is making an outstanding …
China could invest as much as $5.7 trillion by 2035 to find, produce and save energy, accounting for 15 percent of global spending in the sector, a report from the International Energy Agency said on Thursday. Fatih Birol, chief economist of the Paris-based IEA, told a workshop on the report …
European Commission leaders in Brussels have recommended that Europe aims for an energy saving target of 27% by 2030. The recommendation comes in spite of calls for a more ambitious energy savings target of 40% in a letter signed by Environment Ministers from seven European countries. The Commission's President José …
