Reports and Documents

This paper emphasises the importance of understanding what types of clean energy subsidies countries usually provide, why countries provide them, and how they fit into existing legal mechanisms.

Central Electricity Authority has come out with this monthly generation report from RES for the first time. Says that as on 31.03.2012, the percentage share of RES in total generation capacity was 12.26% which is expected to increase to 17.12% by 31.03.17.

As on 31st March, 1990 Renewable Energy Sources (RES) capacity was 18 MW and generation during the year 1989-90 was 6 MU. Initially the annual capacity addition was very slow, but from 2008 onwards the contribution from RES is considerable.

India’s substantial and sustained growth has placed enormous demand on the country’s natural resources. Today, India imports substantial quantities of gas, oil and coal in order to meet its growing energy demand.

Solar markets are booming in the United States due to falling photovoltaic prices, strong consumer demand, and financial
incentives from the federal government, states and utilities.

The Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) was launched in 2010 as a high-level global forum through which to promote policies and programmes that advance clean energy technology, to share lessons learned and best practices and to encourage the transition to a global clean energy economy.

For cities to confront the challenges of fossil fuel depletion, increasing energy costs and rapid climate change, it is inevitable to develop and implement urban energy management solutions for their sustainable future.

According to this database on global carbon emissions prepared by the Centre for Global Development (CGD), NTPC has moved up the list of highest carbon dioxide emitting companies globally from seventh position in 2004 to sixth now.

Even as the environment ministry continues to come under pressure to fast track coal mining in forest areas, this analysis by Greenpeace shows how coal mining threatens over 1.1 million hectares of forest in 13 coalfields alone in Central India.

This presentation by Tsering Gyeltshen, Ministry of Agriculture & Forests of Bhutan, delivered on "CDM renewable energy development in LDCs - Bhutan's Experience" at Third Workshop on Enhancing the Regional Distribution of CDM Projects in Asia and the Pacific at Manila, Philippines during 18-20 July 2012.