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UN Global Compact Management ModelDate: Jul 26, 2011 Source: UN Global Compact While the UN Global Compact has evolved in countless ways over the past decade, there has been one Subject Tags: Document/ report Source link... |
Unleashing the Potential of Renewable Energy in IndiaDate: Jul 20, 2011 Source: World Bank Subject Tags: Document/ report Source link... |
GUIDELINES ON THE DEMONSTRATION AND ASSESSMENTDate: Jul 18, 2011 Source: UNFCCC EB 62 meeting was held in Marrakesh, Morocco last week. The major highlight is that the Executive Board revised the “Guidelines on the demonstration and assessment of prior consideration of the CDM” The revision clarifies that the evidence for demonstration includes contracts with consultants for CDM/PDD/methodology services, draft versions of PDDs and underlying documents such as letters of authorization, and if available, letters of intent, emission reduction purchase agreement (ERPA) term... Subject Tags: Document/ report Source link... |
Renewables 21: Global Status ReportDate: Jul 14, 2011 Source: REN 21, UNEP Print Email 13 July 2011 – The renewable energy sector has continued to perform well despite the global economic slowdown, cuts in incentives, and low natural-gas prices, according to a United Nations-backed report unveiled today, which shows that the sector supplied an estimated 16 per cent of global energy last year. Subject Tags: Document/ report Source link... |
Integrated Assessment of Black Carbon and Tropospheric OzoneDate: Jun 16, 2011 Source: UNEP Scientific evidence and new analyses demonstrate that control of black carbon particles and tropospheric ozone through rapid implementation of proven emission reduction measures would have immediate and multiple benefits for human well-being. Black carbon exists as particles in the atmosphere and is a major component of soot, it has significant human health and climate impacts. At ground level, ozone is an air pollutant harmful to human health and ecosystems, and throughout the troposphere, or... Subject Tags: Document/ report Source link... |
Interim Report of the Expert Group on Low Carbon Strategies for Inclusive GrowthDate: Jun 6, 2011 Source: Planning Commission On a per-capita basis, India is one of the lowest Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emitters in the world. Its emission of 1.18 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per capita in 2008 was nearly one-fourth of the corresponding global average of 4.38 tonnes. However, India is highly vulnerable to climate change, and has a strong interest in having a fair and equitable global agreement for minimizing the risk of climate change. Although India has not created the problem of climate change, which is largely due to the... Subject Tags: Document/ report Source link... |
JOINT STATEMENT ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SEVENTH BASIC MINISTERIAL MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGEDate: May 31, 2011 Source: MoEF JOINT STATEMENT ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF The seventh BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change took place at Zimbali, near Durban from 28 to 29 May 2011. The Ministers who participated in the meeting were H.E. Minister Edna Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs from South Africa , H.E. Xie Zhenhua, Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission and H.... Subject Tags: Document/ report Source link... |
India's Clean RevolutionDate: May 19, 2011 Source: The Climate Group Naina Lal Kidwai, Group General Manager and Country Head, HSBC Group in India The next ten years are set to witness a major transformation in India’s economy. India’s growth rate is expected to surpass that of China in the coming years. Millions of Indians will become part of the global middle class, moving into cities and demanding modern energy, transport, communications and financial services. On the other hand, growing industrialization will result in increased carbon emissions. There... Subject Tags: Document/ report Source link... |
Cogeneration and Renewables: Solutions for a Low-Carbon Energy FutureDate: May 12, 2011 Source: International Energy Agency Co-generation or Combined Heat and Power (CHP) is the simultaneous generation of both electricity and heat from the same fuel, for useful purposes. The fuel varies greatly and can include coal, biomass, natural gas, nuclear material, the sun or the heat stored in the earth. This paper fills a gap in the energy discussion by focusing on two low-carbon options: co-generation and renewables and also on heat. The need for a holistic approach to these three topics arises from a realisation that... Subject Tags: Document/ report Source link... |
A State-of-the-Art report on Bioremediation, its Applications to Contaminated Sites in IndiaDate: May 12, 2011 Increased population, industrialization and urbanization are responsible for environmental pollution and resources depletion. It is necessary to curb environmental pollution and understand how to decontaminate the polluted environment. Advances in science and technology have enabled us to apply the potential of biological processes and biodiversity for environmental clean up and pollution abatement which is termed as bioremediation. It is emerging as an effective, innovative technology for... Subject Tags: Document/ report Source link... |