Reports and Documents

This first-of-its kind Citizens’ Transportation Status Report 2013 for Pune released by Parisar and Save Pune Traffic Movement (SPTM) reveals the need to increase share of public and non-motorized transport in the city.

This is the continuation of Biogas Power (Off-grid) Programme during 2013-14 and the remaining period of 12th Five Year Plan. Biogas technology provides an alternative source of energy mainly from organic wastes. It is produced when bacteria degrade organic matter in the absence of air.

Letter to M/s Vizhinjam International Seaport Limited from Ministry of Environment & Forests regarding Environmental and CRZ clearance for Development of Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport at Vizhinjam in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala by M/s. Vizhinjam International Seaport Ltd dated 03 January, 2014.

Letter to M/s Western Coal Field from Ministry of Environment & Forests regarding environmental clearance of Bhakra UGP (0.27 MTPA in 183.731 ha in non-forest area) of M/s WCL, located in Chindwara Dist., M.P. (EC based on TOR granted on 20.03.2009) dated 03 January, 2014.

This draft notification issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) on 3 Jan 2014, declares an area of 2 kms from north to south all along the western boundary of the Pulicat Bird Sanctuary in the State of Andhra Pradesh as an eco-sensitive zone.

As per analysis of the Washington DC-based global research organisation World Resources Institute (WRI) for 2011, China, comprising almost 20 per cent of the world’s population, was the world’s leading emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2), with 28 per cent emissions.

Different bodies are mandated to negotiate for different elements under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Some of the negotiating platforms relevant to the topic are discussed.

IIn 1987, the Montreal Protocol phased out the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), an ozone-depleting substance (ODS) used as coolants in refrigeration and air conditioning. Unfortunately, the chemicals increasingly being deployed in their place, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are themselves exceptionally potent greenhouse gases.

IIn 1987, the Montreal Protocol phased out the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), an ozone-depleting substance (ODS) used as coolants in refrigeration and air conditioning. Unfortunately, the chemicals increasingly being deployed in their place, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are themselves exceptionally potent greenhouse gases.

In 2013, the Netherlands Environmental Agency (NEA) jointly with the European Commission (EC) published a report on global carbon emissions. One of the major highlights of the report was that 2012 was an exceptional year in terms of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.