Energy

Energy access and living standards: some observations on recent trends

A subset of Sustainable Development Goals pertains to improving people's living standards at home. These include the provision of access to electricity, clean cooking energy, improved water and sanitation. We examine historical progress in energy access in relation to other living standards. We assess regional patterns in the pace of progress and relative priority accorded to these different services. Countries in sub-Saharan Africa would have to undergo unprecedented rates of improvement in energy access in order to achieve the goal of universal electrification by 2030.

Publication Date: 
10/02/2017
Narasimha D Rao, Shonali Pachauri
Environmental Research Letters
1-9
Tags:
Household Energy, Electricity, Water Supply, Sanitation, Africa, Rural Electrification, Women, Asia, India, Ghana, Brazil, Indonesia, South Africa, LPG, Kerosene, Poverty
Air Pollution

IEA ranks Kenya’s air pollution fight high

The 2016 International Energy Agency report dubbed Energy and Air Pollution, puts Kenya on top in countries considered with the cleanest air in the World.

Publication Date: 
08/02/2017
ESI Africa
Tags:
Air Pollution, Energy, Fossil Fuels, Kenya, Kerosene, Biomass, Climate Change
Environment

Order of the High Court of Uttarakhand regarding felling of trees indiscriminately as well as the unauthorized constructions, in the close vicinity of Bhimtal Lake area, Nainital, Uttarakhand, 07/11/2016

Order of the High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital in the matter of Tara Singh Rajput Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 07/11/2016 regarding the issue of felling of trees indiscriminately as well as the unauthorized constructions, in the close vicinity of Bhimtal Lake area, Nainital district in the state of Uttarakhand.

Judgement Date: 
07/11/2016
Tags:
Lakes, Nainital (D), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Deforestation, Glaciers, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Glacial Melt, LPG, Kerosene, Tourism, Waste Disposal, River Pollution
Energy

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of Air Act 1981 and Environment Act 1986 caused due to poor quality of kerosene supply, 30/08/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Dileep B. Nevatia Vs Ministry of Environment and Forest & Others dated 30/08/2016 regarding violation of Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981 and Environment (Protection) Act 1986, being caused due to the poor quality of kerosene supply by the public sector refineries operating under Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to the poorest segment of the society for their cooking and other purposes and also to the Defence personnel.

Judgement Date: 
30/08/2016
Tags:
Kerosene, Household Energy, Air Pollution, Air Act 1981, Environment Act 1986, Health Effects, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Fuel Standards, Indoor Air Pollution
Climate Change

Fishing contributes to climate change

The yummy fish delicacy on your plate is contributing significantly to global warming and climate change.

Publication Date: 
08/08/2016
K.S. Sudhi
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, Fish, Global Warming, Kerala, Carbon Dioxide, Fishing Boats, Kerosene, Carbon Monoxide
Energy

Gurgaon to become kerosene free from Nov 1

Gurgaon will become kerosene free from November 1 as around 30,000 kerosene users and BPL families will be provided LPG gas connections under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)

Publication Date: 
28/07/2016
Times Of India (Gurgaon)
Tags:
Haryana, Kerosene, LPG, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL), Energy
Energy

Replacing kerosene lanterns with solar-LEDs can spur jobs

In addition to environmental benefits, shifting away from inefficient and polluting fuel-based lighting -- such as candles, firewood, and kerosene lanterns -- to solar-LED systems can spur economic

Publication Date: 
21/07/2016
Big News Network
Tags:
Energy, Kerosene, LEDs, Energy Efficiency, Economic Development, Health
Energy

Nigeria: UK Approves £16.7 Million to Upscale Nigeria's Household Solar Systems

The United Kingdom Department for International Development has approved an additional £16.7 million for Solar Nigeria to help scale the market for solar home lighting and power in Nigeria through

Publication Date: 
20/06/2016
All Africa
Tags:
Energy, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Nigeria, United Kingdom (UK), Electricity, Kerosene, Africa
Energy

Unless investors see light on solar, poor women will still give birth in the dark

High in the Usambara Mountains of northern Tanzania, a woman prepares to give birth in the pitch black. Her family clusters around her.

Publication Date: 
16/06/2016
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Energy, Renewable Energy, Tanzania, Africa, Electricity, Solar Energy, Kerosene
Air Pollution

Household air pollution may up risk of heart attack: study

Long-term exposure to household air pollution from lighting, cooking or heating with fuels, such as kerosene or diesel, may increase the risk of heart attacks and death, researchers including one o

Publication Date: 
15/06/2016
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Heart Diseases, Kerosene, Diesel, Health Effects, Respiratory Diseases, Hypertension (Blood Pressure)

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