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India to see 15-fold jump in demand for power to cool homes, says IEA report

By : sustainabilityo..., May 18, 2018

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has estimated that India will lead the world in terms of the power consumed for residential cooling. The agency estimates that India’s cooling-related...

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'Off' online devices consumed $80 billion worth electricity: International Energy Agency

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 4, 2014

 The new 'off' is actually 'on' and online electronic devices are guzzling $80 billion worth of electricity every year even when not in use. There are 14 billion such network enabled devices like modems, set-top boxes, printers, games consoles, charging phones or PCs and...

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$48 trillion needed by 2035 to meet global energy needs - IEA

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 3, 2014

 LONDON - More than $48 trillion must be invested by 2035 to meet global energy needs as current technologies go offline and demand rises in emerging nations, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report launched in London on Tuesday.

 
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Fuel subsidies cost governments in emerging markets more than $500 billion every year: IEA

By : Sustainability ..., May 21, 2014

 LONDON: Fossil fuel subsidies cost governments in emerging markets more than $500 billion every year and are a major contributor to climate change, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) and International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The biggest subsidies are...
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Fuel subsidies rising in emerging markets

By : Sustainability ..., May 20, 2014

 London: Fossil fuel subsidies cost governments in emerging markets more than $500 billion every year and are a major contributor to climate change, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) and International Monetary Fund (IMF). 

The biggest subsidies are...
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Built-In Savings: A U.S.-India Partnership on Energy-Efficient Buildings

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 14, 2014

 In order to reduce their greenhouse gas pollution, enhance their energy security, and grow their economies, the United States and India should aggressively pursue opportunities to curb energy waste, particularly in the building sector.

There is clear evidence of...

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Climate change policy slipping on Govts’ agendas, says IEA

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 11, 2013

India, like major economies such as China, the US, European Union, Japan, will need to strengthen its energy efficiency policy, push for clean coal technologies, and reduce subsidies on fossil fuels, in order to help meet the target of limiting the long-term rise in the...

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Coal to Approach Oil as Top Energy Source by 2017, IEA Says

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 19, 2012

Global coal demand will rise 2.6 percent annually in the next six years and challenge oil as the top energy source, according to the International Energy Agency.

Coal consumption will climb to 4.32 billion tons of oil equivalent by 2017, compared with about 4.4 billion...

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Global CO2 emissions reach record high in 2010: IEA

By : sustainabilityo..., May 31, 2011

Energy-related carbon-dioxide (CO2) emission reached a record high in 2010, up by five% from the last record in 2008, the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) said.

Emissions in 2010 are estimated to have climbed to a record 30.6 Gigatonnes (Gt). The last...

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Look out for the Energy Outlook

By : Ashish Rana, Nov 24, 2010

This article looks at the India picture of the recently released annual World Energy Outlook of IEA. The central scenario in this year’s outlook is “New Policies Scenario” in place of the usual Reference scenario.

Every November, the International Energy...

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