Fossil Fuels

China's fossil fuel consumption goes up 9 per cent

In a recent report prepared by its National Bureau of Statistics, China has acknowledged that its consumption of fossil fuels rose by 9.3 per cent in 2006 over the previous year. The report

Publication Date:

29/04/2007

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Air Pollution, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Global Warming, Coal, Energy Policy, Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, Fossil Fuels, Thermal Power Plants, China

India

Coal based power plants pollute most

The total installed capacity of the power sector in India is around 128,000 mw. Thermal power plants

Publication Date:

14/04/2007

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20070415

pp:

0

Tags:

Air Pollution, Coal, Mercury, Fossil Fuels, Thermal Power Plants, India, Statistics

Climate Change

Vulnerabilities and responses to climate change for Dhaka

The relationship between climate change and cities is complex. City-based activities contribute significant amounts of greenhouse gases and, simultaneously, are often more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Dhaka is now the world's eighth largest city and a significant proportion of Bangladesh's greenhouse gases are generated there although, relative to total emissions worldwide, the contribution is negligible.

Publication Date:

01/04/2007

Author(s): Mozaharul Alam, M.D. Golam Rabbani

Source: Environment & Urbanization

Vol:

19

Issue:

1

pp:

81-97

Tags:

Climate Change, Dhaka, South Asia, Green House Gases, Vehicular Pollution, Floods, Urban Waterlogging, Population, Fossil Fuels, Biomass Gasification, Rivers, Rainfall, Brahmaputra, Ganga, Meghna, Urban Water Supply, Waterborne diseases

Climate Change

Project Surya: Reduction of air pollution and global warming by cooking with renewable sources: a white paper

This document contains the White paper on Project Surya, aiming at reduction of air pollution and global warming by cooking with renewable sources: a controlled and practical experiment in rural India.

Publication Date:

11/03/2007

Author(s): V. Ramanathan, K. Balakrishnan

Source: Project Surya

Tags:

Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Rural Energy, Fossil Fuels, Chulhas (Cookstoves), Rural Development, India, Tamil Nadu, V. Ramanathan, K. Balakrishnan, Project Surya, Climate Change

Climate Change

Blow hot, blow cold

Climate change is real. The sheen of industrial revolution is wearing off >> The cat is out of the bag. Since its last report in 2001, IPCC has a wider range of data, and more accurate analysis

Publication Date:

27/02/2007

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20070228

pp:

0

Tags:

Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Global Warming, Sea Level Rise, Fossil Fuels, Global, Statistics

Air Pollution

Mumbai port's coal handling jeopardises public health

on december 14, 2006, the state environment appellate authority stayed an order of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board directing Mumbai Port Trust (mbpt) to stop handling of coal at its Haji

Publication Date:

14/01/2007

Author(s): Nidhi Jamwal

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Air Pollution, Ports, Health Effects, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Coal, Fossil Fuels, Thermal Power Plants, India, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Statistics

Climate Change

Limiting global greenhouse gas emissions: an urgent and overdue ecological economics measure on climate change

Scientists have been warning about the danger from global warming for almost 20 years and our national and international governance systems have failed to deliver policies to effectively address this planetary emergency. After reviewing the reasons of the failure of our political, social and economic systems to make an effective response, this paper discusses why it is critical that we limit average global warming to less than 2

Publication Date:

01/01/2007

Author(s): Ian McGregor

Source: University of Technology

Tags:

Environment Economics, Climate Change, Fossil Fuels, Global, Green House Gases

Air Pollution

Coal a human history

Coal

Publication Date:

30/12/2006

Author(s): Aniket Alam

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Air Pollution, Alternative Fuels, Coal, Fossil Fuels, Oil, History

Atmosphere And Ozone Layer

Integrated model shows that atmospheric brown clouds and greenhouse gases have reduced rice harvests in India

Previous studies have found that atmospheric brown clouds partially offset the warming effects of greenhouse gases. This finding suggests a tradeoff between the impacts of reducing emissions of aerosols and greenhouse gases.

Publication Date:

26/12/2006

Author(s): V. Ramanathan, Maximilian Auffhammer, Jeffrey R. Vincent

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Vol:

103

Issue:

52

pp:

19668

Tags:

Agriculture, Rice, Carbon Dioxide, Atmosphere And Ozone Layer, Solar Radiation, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Aerosols, Fossil Fuels, India, South Asia