Reports and Documents

Driven by perpetually rising demand for energy, more than 100 countries including India have enacted policies and programmes for harnessing solar energy. The achievements, however, have been mixed so far. This review provides the

The Little Data Book on Climate Change includes a diverse set of indicators selected from the global economic and scientific communities.

The “Development of Solar Cities” programme by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, is an immense opportunity for contributing towards a sustainable India in the coming years.

This document provides the context and describes some of the challenges that currently face the financing of large‐scale renewable energy deployments.

This paper by UNDP-Nepal has examined the development effectiveness dimensions of climate finance in Nepal. As climate finance is at an early, formative stage in Nepal, it offers a forward looking perspective on how climate finance may be administered in the years ahead.

Biogas plants have a long and successfully history in Nepal. They provide energy for cooking and light dark rooms in a country where energy is a scarce and valuable resource. Consequently, biogas plants have been one of the main sources of green and renewable energy.

This report accepts the premise that most energy efficiency technologies are cost effective and wind generation technology are lowest cost renewable energy sources, and that their implementation is hampered by institutional, procedural, and process barriers. This is not unique to India.

Managing climate change caused by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has been recognized as one of the world's greatest challenges in current times, in particular in Asia and the Pacific which accounts for most of the world's GHG emissions.

Main objective of the Energy policy is to accelerate the pace of development of the State and bring it at least at par with other developed States.

Solar power is attractive because it is abundant and offers a solution to fossil fuel emissions and global climate change. Earth receives solar energy at the rate of approximately 1,20,000 terawatt. This enormously exceeds both the current annual global energy consumption rate of about 15 TW, and any conceivable requirement in future.