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 …
The Indian team for Warsaw climate negotiations was pared down by the Centre to 13 members, less than half that had negotiated on behalf of the country in 2012, limiting the human resources that would be available over the next two weeks to participate in dozens of parallel negotiations. The …
Hitting energy and environment targets for 2030 under discussion in the European Commission would save up to 35 billion euros per year in health costs as air pollution declines, EU sources said. It would also add an estimated 0.5 percent to gross domestic product, due mainly to lower oil and …
Failure will mean greater costs and risks and pathway to limiting temperature rise to under 2C will close fast The chances of keeping the global temperature increase below 2C will “swiftly diminish” unless the world takes immediate action to escalate cuts in carbon emissions, the United Nations has warned. The …
Coal-fired power plants such as this one in Peitz, Germany, mean the gap between temperatures are unlikely to be kept to 'safe' levels of warming, according to a Unep report As world leaders prepare to meet in Poland for the latest United Nations summit on climate change, a major new …
Should the global community not immediately embark on wide-ranging actions to narrow the greenhouse gas emissions gap, the chance of remaining on the least-cost path to keeping global temperature rise below 2°C this century will swiftly diminish and open the door to a host of challenges. The Emissions Gap Report …
Some of the world's top climate scientists say wind and solar energy won't be enough to head off extreme global warming, and they're asking environmentalists to support the development of safer nuclear power as one way to cut fossil fuel pollution. Four scientists who have played a key role in …
The PwC Low Carbon Economy Index calculates the rate of decarbonisation of the global economy that is needed to limit warming to 2°C. In 2013, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued its Fifth Assessment Report, which includes a carbon budget for the remainder of this century giving a …
Greenhouse gases (GHGs) and other pollutants are negative externalities imposing an external cost on the entire society and not just on the individuals who consume a certain product. Though India does not have an obligation to reduce the emissions of GHGs, it is important for Indian States to adopt a …
The purpose of this study is to develop financing strategies that would assist the Central and State Governments in implementing the State Action Plans on Climate Change (SAPCC) in an effective and efficient manner. There are broadly three different sources of climate finance available to States: public (domestic), private and …
Electricity shortages can paralyse our modern economies. All governments fear rolling black-outs and their economic consequences, especially in economies increasingly based on digital technologies. Over the last two decades, the development of markets for power has produced cost reduction, technological innovation, increased cross border trade and assured a steady supply …
The Climate Change Performance Index is an instrument supposed to enhance transparency in international climate politics. Its aim is to encourage political and social pressure on those countries which have, up to now, failed to take ambitious actions on climate protection as well as to highlight countries with best-practice climate …
Environmental federation Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) has released a new report called “Good Energy, Bad Energy: Transforming our energy system for people and the planet”. The report, underlines the importance of a just, sustainable, climate-safe energy system, in the wake of warnings by the world’s leading scientists about …
This report discusses the results of a trend assessment of global CO2 emissions up to 2012 and updates last year’s assessment. This assessment focuses on the changes in annual CO2 emissions from 2011 to 2012, and includes not only fossil-fuel combustion on which the BP reports are based, but also …
Poland could halve its demand for coal by 2030 with a shift to renewable energies that would end its image as a laggard in European Union efforts to slow climate change, a study showed on Friday. The report, by researchers in Germany and Poland, renewable energy groups and environmental group …
Dwipen Boruah, managing director of Global Sustainable Energy Solutions and expert in renewable energy solutions, has said that solar energy has advantages and disadvantages. Those who opt for solar energy should take precautionary measures to overcome the disadvantages involved, he said. He was speaking at the inaugural session of the …
All states stand to save electricity where IST is to be advanced - A presentation by Dilip R. Ahuja at the 4th National Research Conference on Climate Change, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, October 26-27, 2013.
Wetland in climate mitigation: a case study of organic carbon profile of Pallikaranai wetland, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India - A presentation by M. Sridevi karpagavalli at the 4th National Research Conference on Climate Change, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, October 26-27, 2013.
As many as 200 foundries in the region have completed their basic-level energy consumption audit and are set to implement energy-efficient technology at their respective units to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emission. This was revealed by Manish Soni, a senior consultant of PricewaterhouseCoopers Pvt Ltd that has been appointed for …
The amber glow of the New York City streetlight is going away. In an energy-saving effort, the city plans to replace all of its 250,000 streetlights with brighter, whiter, energy-saving, light-emitting diode fixtures in one of the nation’s largest retrofitting projects, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and the transportation commissioner, Janette …
The NED University of Engineering and Technology will shortly launch a project approved under the annual development programme to become Pakistan’s first green campus. According to university officials, the government is likely to release funds for the Rs200 million Dr Ishratul Ibad Green Campus Initiative soon. “We’ve already got solar …
