Climate Change

Low carbon economy index

This PricewaterhouseCoopers analytical report reviews G20 carbon intensity levels between 2000-2008 and the distance to go to 2050, underlining case for an ambitious deal in Copenhagen and emphasises the key role of China, US, EU and India.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2009
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Tags:
Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Global Warming, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Energy Intensity, China, United States Of America (US), India, European Union (EU)
Environment

Eco-efficiency indicators: measuring resource-use efficiency and the impact of economic activities on the environment

The greening of economic growth series ESCAP, its partners and Asia-Pacific countries have advocated "green growth" as a strategy to achieve sustainable development in the resource-constrained, high-poverty context of the Asian and the Pacific region.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2009
United Nations
Tags:
Environment, Environment Economics, Economy, Energy Intensity, Fossil Fuels, Asia, Bangkok, United Nations, Sustainable Development, Carbon Dioxide
Industry

Technological progress, scale effect and total factor productivity growth in Indian cement industry

The economic policy reform in respect of Indian cement industry, during the early 80

Publication Date: 
01/12/2009
Sabuj Kumar Mandal, S Madheswaran
Institute for Social and Economic Change
Tags:
Environment, Energy Intensity, Industry, Cement Industry, Technology, India, Bangalore, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Sabuj Kumar Mandal, S Madheswaran, Energy Efficiency
Climate Change

Climate change: Perspectives from India

This collection of articles captures and disseminates some perspectives on climate change from the Indian context. Starting from an argument on a new climate deal to highlighting the importance of the small-scale industrial sector within climate change debates,this includes concerns and convictions of India

Publication Date: 
01/11/2009
UNDP India
Tags:
Agriculture, Livestock, Climate Change, Emission Targets, Climate Mitigation, Energy Policy, Renewable Energy, Climate Equity, Energy Intensity, Small Scale Industry, CSE, Sunita Narain, India, Food Security
Energy

China Energy Expert Sees Coal Power Slowing From 2011

China's boom of coal-fired power plants is likely to slow after next year as excess capacity and then expanding renewable and nuclear energy sources kick in, a senior energy policy analyst said in an interview.

Publication Date: 
25/05/2009
Chris Buckley
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Global Warming, Coal, Nuclear Power, Renewable Energy, Transport, Energy, Energy Intensity, Electricity, Thermal Power Plants, Economic Development, China, United States Of America (US)
Energy

China May Extend Energy-Saving Goal To 2020 - Paper

China might extend through 2020 its goal of improving energy efficiency, the official China Daily reported on Friday, citing sources involved in a government discussion.

The government failed to meet its yearly reduction target of 4 percent in 2006 but has retained an overall 20 percent reduction goal for the five-year period ending in 2010.

Publication Date: 
18/05/2009
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Energy, Energy Intensity, China
Air Pollution

Fuel-Cell Car Rally Opens Norway's Hydrogen Highway

Norway opened a 560 kilometre (350 mile) "hydrogen highway" on Monday with more than a dozen hydrogen-powered cars rallying along a scenic route between its capital city Oslo and North Sea oil hub Stavanger.

Publication Date: 
12/05/2009
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Environment, Carbon Dioxide, Petrol, Advanced Vehicle Technology, Zero Emissions Vehicles, Energy Intensity, Electricity, Hydrogen Energy, Fuel Cell Vehicles, Japan, Germany, Norway, California
Climate Change

Energy intensities and greenhouse gas emission mitigation in global agriculture

Energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions are closely linked. This paper reviews agricultural options to reduce energy intensities and their impacts, discusses important accounting issues related to system boundaries, land scarcity, and measurement units and compares agricultural energy intensities and improvement potentials on an international level.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2009
Uwe A. Schneider, Pete Smith
Energy Efficiency
2
2
195
Tags:
Agriculture, Agricultural Inputs, Climate Change, IPCC, Green House Gases, Climate Mitigation, Energy Efficiency, Energy Intensity, Statistics
Climate Change

The role of energy intensity improvement in the AR4 GHG stabilization scenarios

This study analyzes the role of energy intensity improvement in the short term (to the year 2020) and midterm (to the year 2050) in the context of long-term greenhouse gases (GHG) stabilization scenarios. The data come from the latest Emissions Scenarios Database and were reviewed in the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2009
Tatsuya Hanaoka, Mikiko Kainuma, Yuzuru Matsuoka
Energy Efficiency
2
2
95
Tags:
Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, IPCC, Green House Gases, Emission Targets, Energy Efficiency, Energy Intensity, China, Europe, United States Of America (US), India
Climate Change

China and America's climate cold war starts to thaw

The world's two largest emitters of greenhouse gases, China and the US, are showing positive signs of greening.

Publication Date: 
25/04/2009
Fred Pearce
New Scientist
0
2705
4
Tags:
Health Effects, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Emission Targets, Cap And Trade, Energy Intensity, Legislation, China, United States Of America (US)

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