Reports and Documents

This paper lays out a strategy - a Global Green New Deal - for reducing greenhouse gas emissions without sacrificing development. The crux of the strategy relies on a big investment push that quickly lowers the cost of renewable energy.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 4th Assessment Report (IPCC AR4) concluded that climate change will have significant impacts on many aspects of biological diversity; on ecosystems, species, genetic diversity within species, and on ecological interactions.

A Summary for Decision Makers, the latest UNEP-SBCI report, highlights the potential of more efficient buildings in addressing climate change.

This paper focuses on the potential role that large-scale energy storage systems can play in future power systems. The starting point and basis for simulations is the Energy Technology

The need to enable and promote access to innovative energy technologies that address both poverty reduction and climate change needs is both urgent and timely.

The analysis of different global energy scenarios in part I of the report confirms that the exploitation of energy efficiency potentials and the use of renewable energies play a key role in reaching global CO2 reduction targets.

The CDP India Report 2009 reflects the progress that the Indian business community is making to combat climate change. This report highlights the actions of the top 200 Indian companies in reducing emissions as well as adapting to the direct impacts of climate change. It also identifies the challenges faced by the Indian industry in view of an uncertain international climate regime.

This document is the Joint Statement between Prime Minister Dr. Singh and President Obama delivered on 24th Nov 09 at The White House, defines India and the United States for a better world partnership.

The Swedish Prime Minister, representing the EU presidency, visits Delhi on 5th and 6th of Nov. 2009. The visit comes just three days after he visited Washington, and two days after he wrote an op-ed that says:

The 2009 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO) provides updated projections that take into account the implications of the global credit crisis, the economic slowdown and the recent slump in the prices of oil and other forms of energy.