The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
almost 16 years after the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (mcd) shut down its waste-to-energy power plant at Timarpur, the Timarpur Waste Management Company Private Limited (twmcpl), a subsidiary of the Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (il&fs), is now busy reviving it. But environmentalists are sceptical: they say twmpcl and mcd …
the list of Indian companies inappropriately claiming benefits of clean development mechanism (cdm) seems to be endless, the latest addition being the Raigarh-based Jindal Steel and Power Limited (jspl). The company is claiming cdm benefits for an activity that it would have undertaken with or without the cdm benefits. This …
Like any fledgling business, the carbon credit market too has teething troubles. But that should not stop it from growing In 2004, Roop Salotra undertook a project at srf's (Sri-ram Fibres) refrigerant plant in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan, that cost about Rsl2.5 crore. Under a scheme that generates 'carbon credits', it significantly …
the project design document (pdd) of a clean development mechanism (cdm) project of itc Limited has been put up on the website of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (unfccc) for comments from interested parties. Experts say the project is another example of cdm's criteria circumvented . The …
EcoSecurities, a uk -based company dealing with carbon credit projects, recently announced its plans to assist Indian project developers enter the market of clean development mechanism (cdm), a tool for the developing countries to meet their Kyoto Protocol targets. It plans to assist in areas of assessment, documentation, approval processes …
Since entry into force of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1994, negotiations on controlling future greenhouse gas emissions have turned into one of the largest development issues of our time. In February 2005, the Kyoto Protocol entered into force and 9 months later a historical first …
the first-ever meeting of the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate was held recently to tackle the issue of climate change outside the purview of the United Nations. The six participating nations
This book is the first-ever comprehensive attempt to place wind power in Indian context and to deliberate on issues and actions needed to sustain this growth in the future. What makes the book truly comprehensive is the breadth of its coverage, which ranges from the history of wind power development …
Making cement is energy-intensive. Energy accounts for a significant portion of the cost of producing cement. Most technological advancement, unsurprisingly, has been directed towards reducing its consumption. Unlike other industries in India, in which technological levels lag behind the best in the world, the cement industry is state of the …
The purpose of the project activity is to set up 5,500 biogas plants (digesters) of 2m3 capacity each for single households. Each household will utilize the dung of its cows to feed the digester for the production of biogas for cooking purpose and heating of hot water. The aim of …
The first-ever greenhouse gas (ghg) emission reductions purchase agreement has been signed by China recently. Under the pact, Jincheng Anthracite Coal Group Company Limited will capture coalmine methane and use it for generating power at the Sihe coal mine in Jincheng city of Shanxi province. The project will be part …
India's economic growth is mainly based on energy from fossil fuels like coal and therefore has considerable potential in reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well in CDM participation. CDM projects starting after January 1, 2000, are eligible to earn certified emission reductions (CERs). However the modalities and procedures …
The much-awaited Kyoto Protocol will enter into force on February 16, 2005, becoming legally enforceable on all parties that have ratified the treaty. The treaty aims to curtail the emission of greenhouse gases (ghg) into the atmosphere, which is believed to cause global warming. The enforcement of the treaty was …
There is dramatic evidence that various Greenhouse Gases are responsible for Global Warming and climate change. This present study discusses the potential of Organic Agriculture both to avoid and to sequester Greenhouse Gases (GHG), and makes comparisons with conventional agriculture. The second part describes how Organic Agriculture can be considered …
The ratification of the Kyoto Protocol (KP) has become a great game between the Russian bear and the EU/Japan, very much reminiscent of the Great Game played between the same bear and the British bulldog in the late 19th century over Northwest India & Afghanistan. Of course, the new entrant …
What will we see at the ninth conference of parties (CoP-9) to the UN climate change convention? Three things come to my mind. First, and the most anticipated one, is the set of rules for land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF) projects in the clean development mechanism (CDM); second, …
AXEL MICHAELOWA Climate policy is a titanic clash of interests. Emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG), both rich and poor, do not want to bear costs of reducing emissions. Consequently, implementation of climate policy measures on a national scale has often been stalled. Rich and poor alike want to protect themselves …
sixteen rice millers of Burdwan and its adjoining districts in West Bengal have joined hands to sell carbon credits to developed nations by switching over to a non-polluting mode of power generation. If their plans come to fruition, they may reap financial rewards under the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism …
