Reports and Documents

India is among the top five countries in renewable energy capacity, according to this study released by Prayas Energy Group, Pune. It compares the energy use trends in India with the US, EU & China and provides an overview of India

This is the Summary Report of the International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2009), organised by IGES in Hayama, Japan on 26-27 June 2009.

This is a draft of

The estimates for additional investments needed in developing countries to tackle the mitigation challenge are far beyond the currently available resources.

The post-Copenhagen world requires a fresh look at the big picture. In the absence of international agreements, what steps can be taken nationally, regionally and locally to reduce both carbon emissions and carbon concentrations?

The study examines the potential of wind power in India up to the year 2030. It explains how wind energy can provide up to 24% of India

Six emerging economies

The climate crisis and the financial crisis are not two competing issues that need to be addressed separately by the world community. The solution to one is, in fact, the answer to the other. Investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy helps the economy by increasing employment in the power sector, while reducing energy costs and easing the over-use of precious natural resources.

No segment of the world

This paper provides policy makers and managers, facing tough energy policy challenges, with a wider perspective of how the same issues are being addressed by different IEA member countries. The topics included are: Government structures for co-ordinating energy and climate policies; the use of long-term energy forecasts and scenarios; and progress in the delivery of key energy security policies.