Climate Change

U.S. Carbon Emissions Jumped Nearly 4 Percent In 2010

U.S.

Publication Date: 
19/08/2011
Timothy Gardner
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
United States Of America (US), Climate Change, Green House Gases, Carbon Dioxide, Global Warming, Energy Intensity, Coal, Natural Gas
Energy

UK urged to exempt Tata Steel from carbon levy

Britain has been urged by a major business organisation to exempt high energy users such as Tata Steel from a carbon levy, which, it is argued, could cripple many industries and lead to carbon leak

Publication Date: 
06/08/2011
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
United Kingdom (UK), Mineral-Based Indsutry, Energy Intensity, Carbon Dioxide, Emissions Trading, Energy Efficiency, GDP, Carbon Tax

Asia 2050: Realizing the Asian century (executive summary)

Publication Date: 
02/08/2011
Asian Development Bank
Tags:
Asia, Economic Development, Climate Change, India, Governance, Urbanisation, Energy Efficiency, Energy Intensity
Climate Change

Industry protests at climate policy costs

British industry has reached a “tipping point” where the burden imposed by energy and climate change policies will begin to jeopardise jobs and investment, according to the EEF manufacturers’ assoc

Publication Date: 
02/08/2011
David Blair
Financial Times (London)
Tags:
Industry, United Kingdom (UK), Climate Change, Energy, Fuel Pricing, Energy Intensity, Compensation

Energy intensive sectors of the Indian economy: path to low carbon development - overview

This overview highlights the main findings of Energy Intensive Sectors of the Indian Economy: Path to Low Carbon Development, a study specifically requested by the Government of India to help identify low carbon growth opportunities for India and contribute to global climate change mitigation.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2011
The World Bank
Tags:
Energy Intensity, Low Carbon Economy, India, Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Carbon Dioxide, Green House Gases, Buildings, Road Transport, Household Energy, Power Transmission, Electricity, Industry
Energy

Renewables Boom Could Strain Germany's Grid

An uncontrolled renewable power expansion in Germany could threaten the stability of energy grids, the head of energy agency Dena told Reuters on Wednesday.

Failure to connect new capacity near demand centers or near transport grids or storage facilities would waste assets or put at risk the grids' stability, said Dena's director, Stephan Kohler, in an interview on the sidelines of a sector con

Publication Date: 
30/06/2011
Vera Eckert
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Germany, Wind Energy, Nuclear Power, Solar Energy, Energy Intensity, Industry
Energy

Are we entering a golden age of gas?

As supply and demand factors increasingly point to a future in which natural gas plays a greater role in the global energy mix, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released a special report exploring the potential for a “golden age” of gas.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2011
International Energy Agency
Tags:
Natural Gas, Energy, Fossil Fuels, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, India, Global, Energy Intensity, Energy Efficiency, Electricity, Carbon Capture and Storage, Green House Gases, Coal
Climate Change

8 green missions under climate plan off track

New Delhi: The Prime Minister

Publication Date: 
20/05/2011
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Energy Intensity, Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, India, Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Development, Knowledge, Afforestation, Himalaya
Economy

Economic and social survey of Asia and the Pacific 2011

Asia-Pacific developing countries will continue driving the global economy in 2011, however high food and fuel prices, and volatile capital inflows pose fresh challenges, the United Nations said in its annual regional social and economic report.

http://www.unescap.org/pdd/publications/survey2011/download/Econimic-and...

Publication Date: 
06/05/2011
UNESCAP
Tags:
Economy, Asia, Developing Countries, Food Prices, Fuel Pricing, Energy Intensity, China, India, Economic Development
Climate Change

The political economy of clean development in India: CDM and beyond

Global policies and instruments to tackle climate change look very different once translated into domestic programmes of action, reflecting varied institutional capacity, competing priorities, and diverse political cultures and political economies. In light of these variations, this article analyses how clean energy is governed in India, both through and beyond the Clean Development Mechanism. Governance processes are assessed across a number of scales, including various actors involved in mobilising finance and providing political and institutional support for clean energy.

Publication Date: 
05/05/2011
Peter Newell, Jon Phillips, Pallav Purohit
IDS Bulletin
42
3
89-96
Tags:
Climate Change, India, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Governance, Energy Efficiency, Green House Gases, Government Of India (GOI), Climate Mitigation, Climate Adaptation, Energy Intensity, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)

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