Feature Article

The final agreement on the EU climate package retains the goal to reduce emissions by 20 per cent. Together with a 20-per-cent share of renewables and 20-per-cent energy savings, this creates the triple goal of 20-20-20 by 2020.

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There have been certain recent, major legislative and governmental initiatives in India, aimed at reforming the energy sector, viz: 

The Energy Conservation Act, 2001

The Electricity Act 2003

The National Electricity Policy, 2005

Forget barrages, dams or tidal turbines

The small wind turbine technology is a potential source of energy for electrical power in rural and remote areas, which are otherwise difficult to connect to the grid.

A small wind turbine is a wind powered electric generator with a capacity of less than 30 kilowatts. Small wind turbines can be put to use efficiently for power generation at very low or

Compared to other global small wind turbine (SWT) markets, India has a minuscule installed capacity of SWT/PV-wind hybrid energy systems of about 890 kW (as on January 2009) and hence there is ample scope for SWT or renewable energy hybrid systems sector to grow.

The government of Gujarat plans to establish a seprate department on Climate Change becoming Asia's foremost state to do so.

Auroville, a small community in Pondicherry is involved in a microcosm of sustainable practices through focus on solar energy.

Imagine creating a 5 million new jobs in the current recession scenario. Barack Obama's new clean energy stimulus package coupled with an investment $150 billion over a period of 10 years could make it possible.