Delhi Solar Energy Policy, 2023
The Delhi government launched the Delhi Solar Policy 2023, in which residents consuming over 400 units of electricity can install solar panels bring electricity bill charge to zero. Under the newly launched
Energy Policy
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A peoples manifesto for Bihar - Empowering the state and its people
<p>In one of the first interventions of its kind in Bihar, Greenpeace, Bihar Times and Civil Society Groups of the state today asked political leadership to end the energy crisis by committing to a policy change for adoption of Decentralized Renewable Energy.</p>
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The logic of Indias energy policy
Meghnad Desai During the passage of the Nuclear Liability Bill, the Prime Minister pointed out that India had to retain the option of using nuclear power as a source of energy. Put it this way, the use of civilian nuclear energy is a
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CERC asked to okay renewable energy certificate contracts
Sanjay Jog / Mumbai August 30, 2010, 0:40 IST Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) and Power Exchange India (PXI), both involved in day-ahead trading, have approached the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) for introduction of renewable energy certificate (REC) contracts. Both have filed their petitions under Regulations 4 and 7 of the CERC (Power Market) Regulations, 2010, Detailed Pro
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Is petroleum pricing all gas?
THE Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) claims on its website that it sold crude oil (2004-08) worth $3,346 billion to G-7 countries, but G-7 countries got $3,418 billion by way of taxes on the price. Opec says the real villains are the governments that use petrol as a means of taxation.
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Systems for change: nuclear power vs. energy efficiency + renewables?
<p>A new myth of the nuclear lobby is the claim that nuclear power and renewable energies are complementary forms of energy. The authors Antony Froggat and Mycle Schneider prove the opposite: those who build nuclear power plants hinder the expansion of renewable energies.</p>
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Japan challenges Canadian renewable energy incentives at WTO
Japan launched dispute settlement proceedings against Canada at the World Trade Organization on 13 September by saying that the province of Ontario
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Second-generation biofuels: economics and policies
Recent increases in production of crop-based (or first-generation) biofuels have engendered increasing concerns over potential conflicts with food supplies and land protection, as well as disputes over greenhouse gas reductions. This has heightened a sense of urgency around the development of biofuels produced from non-food biomass (second-generation biofuels).
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Policy pathways: monitoring, verification and enforcement - improving compliance within equipment energy efficiency programmes
The IEA estimates that, if implemented globally without delay, the 25 IEA Energy Efficiency recommendations could save 8.2 Gt CO2 per year by 2030. Yet many governments struggle with their implementation and thus miss a great part of the energy efficiency potential.
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Assessment report on energy efficiency institutional arrangement in Asia
The technical and economic viability of energy efficiency (EE) has become more pronounced as concerns about energy security, climate change and low carbon development intensify. Although the promotion of EE has long been identified as an effective policy tool to manage energy demand, active pursuit of EE still lags behind in many ESCAP countries.