The Bihar government approved Bihar Biofuels Production Promotion Policy, 2023, which will pave the way for production of compressed biogas (CBG) apart from ethanol in the state. CBG is produced from biomass and waste sources like agricultural residue, cattle dung, sugar cane press mud, municipal solid waste and sewage treatment …
At present the biofuels sector is going through turmoil and some analysts question whether biofuels will be able to keep their promises. The eventual outcome will depend on the policies that countries have already put in place and those that may be implemented in the future. The purpose of this …
The purpose of this guidebook is to serve as guidance for those interested in developing a land-use change and forestry projects and bioenergy projects under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol. It also provides material on the voluntary markets.
One response to the threat of climate change would be to regulate the use of carbon fossil fuels with an externality tax or some other policy measure. Taxing fossil fuels would drive up the price of petroleum products, making alternative fuels more economically attractive. Yet, can alternative fuels compete without …
The national policy on bio-fuels approved by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. Calls for bio-diesel production from non-edible oil seeds in waste /degraded / marginal lands and blending at least 20 percent biofuels in diesel and petrol by 2017. The Policy aims at mainstreaming of biofuels and, therefore, envisions …
Ajay Modi / New Delhi December 01, 2009, 1:10 IST The alcohol-based chemical industry, representing companies such as Jubilant Organosys and India Glycols, among others, believes the recent Cabinet decision to continue the order on five per cent mandatory ethanol blending with petrol is not realistic. Indian Chemical Council (ICC), …
Ajay Modi / New Delhi November 23, 2009, 0:57 IST But, sugar firms want Rs 28 a litre. Following the recent decision of the Union Cabinet to continue with the mandatory 5 per cent ethanol blending with petrol, oil marketing companies (OMCs) have agreed to increase the price of ethanol …
Praveen Kumar Singh, Vikas Dhoot New Delhi: By the time the Indian contingent leaves for the global climate change summit in Copenhagen next month, the government will be ready with a holistic strategy for promoting environment-friendly vehicles. The idea is to not just incentivise more research by industry but also …
Sujay Mehdudia NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet has directed the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry to make it mandatory for all oil marketing companies to sell petrol mixed with 5 per cent of ethanol. In November 2006, the Centre mandated that five per cent ethanol be blended in petrol to …
The government today asked the petroleum ministry to ensure that oil companies compulsorily sold petrol mixed with 5 per cent ethanol. The government had in November 2006 mandated that ethanol should be blended in a 5 per cent proportion with petrol to be sold throughout India, except in areas like …
Despite the numerous benefits associated with cleaner alternatives, the transition to improved fuels and stoves has not progressed hugely in Sub-Saharan Africa. Why is it that so often, well designed, efficient and clean stoves fail to penetrate the market in developing countries? In order to design effective policies and programmes …
ONCE upon a time, biofuels were thought of as a solution to fossil-fuel dependence. Now they are widely seen as a boondoggle to agribusiness that hurts the environment and cheats taxpayers. A report commissioned by the United Nations endorses neither extreme. It gives high marks to some crop-based fuels and …
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 …
This report is based on a review of published research up to mid-2009 as well as the input of independent experts world-wide. It recognizes that the research that has accrued over recent years presents a complex and uncertain picture of the risks and benefits of biofuels. The UNEP synthesis report …
Agriculture both affects and is affected by climate change. No other sector is more climate-sensitive. Agricultural and food production in developing countries will be adversely affected by climate change, especially in countries that are already climate-vulnerable (drought, flood and cyclone prone), and that have low incomes and high incidence of …
This report details the investment required to ensure food security in 2050, noting both the impacts of climate change on agricultural production, as well as the mitigation potential of agriculture. Underscoring the uneven distribution of climate change impacts on crop production, the report suggests that countries in the Southern hemisphere …
Scientists and companies around the world are working on microbiological processes to make bioethanol out of cellulose. They're also wondering whether butanol may not be even better.
The Cabinet on Monday approved an amendment in the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) Ordinance to enable it to regulate marketing and pricing of ethanol as petroleum product. Giving details of the Cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, State Minister for Information Samsam Ali Bokhari said …
