Fears Of Further Impact Due To Global Slowdown, Georgia Conflict

London: The fight against global warming is in danger of being downgraded on more urgent fears over energy security, heightened by a Russian war with Georgia, and a global economic slowdown.
Added to the mix

): 'Carbon Credits Potential in Wind Power Sector in Pakistan' would be highlighted at a two-day workshop being organised by the United Nations Development Program/Global Environment Facility (UNDP/GEF)-funded Wind Energy Project (WEP) on August 29 and 30 at a hotel here.

John F Wasik / Mumbai August 26, 2008, 3:48 IST

My neighbour was palpably proud of himself when he mentioned at a backyard barbeque he had bought a specialised fund that invested in a solar-energy company.

When he asked me what I thought of his well-intentioned investment, though, I had to play killjoy. Instead of patting him on the back, I told him it was a bad idea. While I sense that climate change is probably a man-made global problem that needs to be addressed by all of us, as investors we often pursue the wrong ideas.

REDUCING THE SUBSIDY BURDEN
Sudheer Pal Singh / New Delhi August 26, 2008, 0:52 IST

Companies which use diesel to run their backup generators say they would shift to alternative fuels if the government decides to adopt dual pricing, where these firms would be charged higher and retail customers would continue to get subsidised fuel.

Corporations in many states are forced to use their own diesel-powered generators as state electricity boards are unable to supply uninterrupted power due to demand far exceeding electricity generation.

Q&A: Philip G New, British Petroleum president (global biofuels)
Sudheer Pal Singh / New Delhi August 25, 2008, 0:51 IST

At a time when energy experts around the world are debating the "food versus fuel' debate, British Petroleum President (global biofuels) Philip G New tells Sudheer Pal Singh that the solution lies in uncovering the web of market and regulatory problems.

What are the major challenges that the global and Indian biofuel industries face?

Many practical issues in hydrogen use as fuel have been addressed

There are many practical issues that need to be resolved before we can use hydrogen as fuel

NEW DELHI

Algae, one of the commonly found fresh water plants could be the simple "environment friendly' answer to the fuel shortage in the country.

Judith Lewis

IT seemed, at the time, like such a good thing for the planet: In the winter of 2005, I turned in my red, gashungry Jeep Wrangler for a near-new, diesel-burning Volkswagen Beetle.
Inspired by a number of pioneering friends, I would fill my little green slug bug with a nontoxic, sweetsmelling fuel made from vegetable matter called biodiesel.

Unlike cars that run on straight, unprocessed vegetable oil, my BioBug required no mechanical conversion.

Voters in Indiana last week asked Barack Obama what his highest priorities would be in his "first 1,000 days in office". Ahead of universal healthcare and ending the Iraq war, the first item on Mr Obama's list was comprehensive energy reform.

Observers of the increasingly commuter-focused presidential debate in the US could be forgiven for thinking that the pain of high petrol prices has driven the issue of global warming off the political agenda.