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India’s Renewable Energy Sector -By : Pramita Sen, May 3, 2011
The main highlights of the survey 2009-10 are: •The recovery in GDP growth for 2009-10, as indicated in the advance estimates, is broad based. Seven out of eight sectors/sub-sectors show a growth rate of 6.5 per cent or higher. Sectors including mining and quarrying;... Read more.. Subject Tags: Document/ report |
Voluntary Disclosures and the Firm-Value Effects of Carbon EmissionsBy : Pramita Sen, May 2, 2011
Concern about carbon emissions, and hence concern about disclosure of carbon emission levels, has been expressed by various stakeholders, including corporate executives, boards of directors, investors, creditors, standard setters, government regulators, and NGOs. Indeed, some... Read more.. Subject Tags: Document/ report |
Growth in emission transfers via international trade from 1990 to 2008By : Sandeep Roy, Apr 26, 2011
Despite the emergence of regional climate policies, growth in global CO2 emissions has remained strong. From 1990 to 2008 CO2 emissions in developed countries (defined as countries with emission-reduction commitments in the Kyoto Protocol, Annex B) have stabilized, but... Read more.. Subject Tags: Document/ report |
How Dirty is Your Data?By : Roselin Dey, Apr 25, 2011
Information Technology (IT) is disruptive. Largely for the better, IT has disrupted the way we travel, communicate, conduct business, produce, socialise and manage our homes and lives. This disruptive ability has the potential to reduce our dependence on dirty energy and make... Read more.. Subject Tags: Document/ report |
Integrated Energy Policy ReportBy : Roselin Dey, Apr 4, 2011
Energy is a vital input into production and this means that if India is to move to the higher growth rate that is now feasible, we must ensure reliable availability of energy, particularly electric power and petroleum products, at internationally competitive prices. We cannot... Read more.. Subject Tags: Document/ report |
Vision 2050: The Way Forward for BusinessBy : Roselin Dey, Feb 28, 2011
Under the Vision 2050 project of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD),29 WBCSD member companies developed a vision of a world well on the way to sustainability by Subject Tags: Document/ report |
Carbon Disclosure Project Supply Chain Report 2011By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 2, 2011
The Carbon Disclosure Project’s Supply Chain program is a unique collaboration of 57 global corporations who are members of CDP Supply Chain. These companies recognize the significance of the supply chain in carbon management. They are actively engaged in working with their... Read more.. Subject Tags: Document/ report |
The Emissions Gap ReportBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 15, 2010
Climate change represents one of the greatest challenges but also Subject Tags: Document/ report |
Global clean power: a $2.3 trillion opportunityBy : Roselin Dey, Dec 13, 2010
India is all set to emerge among the top five nations in G-20 group in terms of clean energy investments worldwide and is likely to attract $169 billion in wind, solar, biomass, energy from waste, small hydro, geothermal and marine energy projects in the next decade. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Document/ report |
Capital Subsidy Cum Refinance Scheme for Solar Off Grid ProjectsBy : Roselin Dey, Nov 25, 2010
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India has introduced a subsidy linked credit scheme for Solar Off-grid (Photo-voltaic & thermal) and decentralized applications to promote commercial marketing of solar energy systems and devices by extending... Read more.. Subject Tags: Document/ report |