The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India, and IGES will co-organise a symposium entitled "Partnership between Japan and India Towards a Low-Carbon Economy - Business Opportunities in India: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy" on 21 November 2008 in Yokohama, Japan, with collaborative organisations.
This paper explores two propositions regarding international river basins: cooperative development of international rivers offers unique economic advantages over unilateral development; and benefit sharing is a necessary condition for facilitating this cooperation.
Alternative fuels employed in road transport: Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Methanol and Blended/ Ethanol and Electricity.
The impressive growth of consumption of fertilizer in India in the post-green revolution period ensured increase in foodgrain production from 74.0 million tonnes (MT) in 1966-67 to 209.8 MT during 1999-2000.
The fourth session of AWG-LCA is scheduled on 1-10 Dec. 2008 in Pozna?, Poland. The group will hold three focused in-session workshops on:
- Shared vision for long-term cooperative action;
- Risk management and risk reduction strategies, including risk sharing and transfer mechanisms such as insurance;
The main problems and issues in relation to urban transport include quality of life and health as affected by pollution, noise and congestion. Urban transport makes a major
contribution to climate change and consumption of energy, including fossil fuels.
The Bus Riders Union Teatro(Theater) presented Councilmember Greuel's Dilemma, a skit about the BRU's call on Councilmember Wendy Greuel to fund the first comprehensive Bus-Only Lanes in Los Angeles on Wilshire Boulevard.
Improved urban planning, new technologies and infrastructure measures have a
central role to play in more efficient and sustainable transport systems. The EU
should be mindful of subsidiarity, and add value to the activities of cities and regions.
Measures to encourage the provision of good quality, environmentally-friendly (fuel-efficient,
