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Over view of Non - Conventional Energy Sector in India

by Dr. Ahindra Chakraborti, Professor, Great Lakes Institute of Management

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01/08/2015
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The Lima Deal: Differentian ends, negotiations begin for sharing the global carbon budget

Lima witnessed the end game of a 20 year old negotiation around doing away with differentiation between countries at different levels of development and the beginning of negotiations on a global pact for sharing the carbon budget. It is all about geopolitics, not about the global environment.

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16/12/2014
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The endgame at Cancun

As I write this, some 24 hours are left to finalise the agreement at the 16th Conference of Parties to the climate change convention being held in Cancun.

Dec 31, 2010
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31/12/2010
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No cheap change is possible

Last fortnight I asked: is India rich enough to pay for the cost of transition to a low-carbon economy? I put the question in the context of current moves in climate change negotiations which demand countries such as India—till now seen as victims of the carbon excesses of the already industrialized world—must now take full responsibility to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

May 31, 2010
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31/05/2010
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The donkey has his day

Democrat Obama can set pace for climate change legislation US president Barack Obama completed 100 days in office recently. When he assumed office, the world

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14/06/2009
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When oil goes bust

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Book>> The Last Oil Shock

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29/04/2009
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Not rebuilding for tomorrow

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30/03/2009

The global meltdown led to expectations governments would use money to reinvent economies for climate change. The plan was simple: spend obscene amounts of public money in infrastructure and other

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