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 …
Questions about the reliability, affordability and sustainability of our energy future often boil down to questions about investment. But are investors ready to commit capital in a fast-changing energy world? This special report in the World Energy Outlook series takes up this question in a full and comprehensive update of …
Jinnat Knitwears Ltd, a unit of DBL Group, has won the CPI2-Top Factory Award for excellence in reducing energy use and environmental impact. "Jinnat has won the award due to a strong commitment to reducing its environmental impact," the company said in a statement yesterday. Located in Gazipur, Jinnat has …
EPA released the Clean Power Plan, which contains proposed guidelines for reducing carbon pollution from existing power plants and from modified or reconstructed plants. The proposal aims to cut carbon pollution from the power sector by 30% and cut pollution from particulates, nitrous oxides, and sulphur dioxide by 25% by …
On June 2, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, under President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, proposed a commonsense plan to cut carbon pollution from power plants. The science shows that climate change is already posing risks to our health and our economy. This proposal will maintain an affordable, reliable energy …
The EU is facing an energy wake-up call as a food and fuel crisis looms – caused by political instability playing out with Russia over Ukraine and climate vulnerability in Europe’s key exporters. Big decisions are being taken now about Europe's energy future as the EU negotiates a new set …
The world can double the share of renewables in its energy use by 2030. REmap 2030, a renewable energy roadmap, is the first study of global renewable energy potential to be based on data from official governmental sources. Prepared by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in consultation with governments …
This paper comprehensively reviews and assesses Japan’s climate change mitigation policies. Its objectives are threefold. First, it assesses the ambition level of the Warsaw Target in comparison with the Copenhagen Pledge and earlier 2020 mitigation targets. Second, it reviews the development of mitigation-related policies since 2009, when national discussions on …
It is widely acknowledged that introducing a price on carbon represents a crucial precondition for filling the current gap in low-carbon investment. However, as this paper argues, carbon pricing in itself may not be sufficient. This is due to the existence of market failures in the process of creation and …
Four environmental dimensions of energy security—climate change, air pollution, water availability and quality, and land-use change—and the environmental impact of 13 energy systems on each are discussed in this paper. Climate change threatens more land, people, and economies in Asia and small Pacific island states than any other part of …
The three pillars of Asian energy security are an adequate, reliable supply; environmental sustainability; and affordable access for all. As Asians become more affluent, managing demand by tackling outmoded subsidies so prices reflect true costs, exploring green innovations in technology and prudent infrastructure design, and changing behavior will be crucial …
Fast action under the Montreal Protocol can limit growth of HFCs, prevent 100 to 200 billion tonnes of CO2-equivalent emissions by 2050, and avoid up to 0.5°C of warming by 2100. The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report concludes that climate change is unequivocal, significantly caused by human activities, occurring faster and …
This report is based on the results of a scientific, national phone survey of 555 owners of small businesses (2 to 99 employees) conducted in June 2014. The survey found that clear majorities of small business owners are concerned about how climate change will affect their companies, including its impact …
The multilateral climate funds (MCFs) are one example of how climate finance is being deployed to mobilise private investment. Many of these funds have an explicit goal of engaging the private sector, in part by attracting private finance to MCF investments. Although these funds do not currently provide information on …
Waste-heat recovery involves capturing the excess heat of an industrial process and using it to generate electric power. The technology can be used in a number of heavy industries, including steel and chemicals, but has not been applied extensively outside of China despite its potential to increase energy efficiency and …
The 2014 edition of the PPEO looks back at three years of analysis and innovative approaches to defining energy access and addressing energy poverty as presented in previous PPEOs, to re-emphasise the key enabling role that energy plays in lifting people out of poverty, and the logic of and necessity …
The Tirunelveli Corporation has drawn a plan to install solar power panels on its administrative building on an outlay of Rs. 42 lakh. In view of gap between energy requirement and availability of quality power, the government wants installation of solar power panels. The Department of Local Administration has identified …
Only two of the 200-odd high rise buildings in the city are following the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC), a set of guidelines to promote power efficiency in the construction sector. The fact came to the fore at a programme organised by UP Power Corporation Limited here on Wednesday. “Only …
The Council of Common Interests (CCI) may approve the Pakistan Energy Efficiency and Conservation (PPEC) Bill, 2014 in its today’s meeting, under which a ban has been sought on the manufacturing, sale, purchase, import of equipments, appliances like fridges, refrigerators, air conditioners, heaters, geasers, etc, that consume lot of electricity …
The Ohio House of Representatives approved a bill on Wednesday that would roll back the state's renewable energy and energy efficiency law, making Ohio the first state to reverse standards meant to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. The bill passed out of a House committee on Tuesday and went to …
The brick red government houses in Chandigarh are set to go green as, from the government houses designed by architect couple Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew, the city is set for a major shift to green housing. The plan for new-look, environment-friendly housing is ready and all new housing projects …
