This is a discussion on the article “Delhi Metro Rail: Beyond Mass Transit” by Pritpal Randhawa (EPW, 21 April 2012). The author basically argues that gentrification is the main motivation for the introduction of a Mass Rapid Transit System in Delhi, because the metro has neither been successful in achieving its stated objectives of reducing traffic congestion and pollution, nor is it climate-friendly.
ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, South Asia released this draft edition of the “India Community Protocol for Accounting & Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions” (India Community Protocol) to help Indian cities to measure and report GHG emissions using a more consistent protocol.
US: A surge in carbon emissions from power demand in the developing world is overwhelming progress by nations including China and the United States in improving efficiency, new research shows.
A surge in carbon emissions from power demand in the developing world is overwhelming progress by nations, including China and the United States, in improving efficiency, new research shows.
According to this database on global carbon emissions prepared by the Centre for Global Development (CGD), NTPC has moved up the list of highest carbon dioxide emitting companies globally from seventh position in 2004 to sixth now.
New Delhi: Government policies on subsidy are preventing Indian energy-intensive companies from improving their carbon image globally even though comparable firms in the developed world on an avera
Document contains opening remarks by Jayanthi Natarajan, Minister of State for Environment and Forests at the Media Interaction, held at Rio de Janeiro on June 20, 2012.
China's carbon emissions could be nearly 20 percent higher than previously thought, a new analysis of official Chinese data showed on Sunday, suggesting the pace of global climate change could be e
China spurred a jump in global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to their highest ever recorded level in 2011, offsetting falls in the United States and Europe, the International Energy Agency (IEA) s
