Punjab Green Hydrogen Policy
<p>The Punjab Energy Development Agency has released a draft green hydrogen policy aiming to achieve a green hydrogen and ammonia production capacity of 100 kilo tonnes per annum by 2030. The policy proposes
Biomass
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The renewable route to sustainable transport
Energy use in transport accounts for around one-third of global final energy consumption, and demand is growing rapidly, at about 1% annually. Transport has the lowest renewable energy share of any sector,
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The risks of relying on tomorrow’s ‘negative emissions’ to guide today’s mitigation action
This paper focuses on the risks associated with “negative emission” techniques for drawing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through photosynthesis and storing it in land-based sinks or underground. It
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Sustainable fuelwood management in West Africa
Climate change, sustainably managed renewable raw materials and energy from biomass are some of the major challenges facing mankind in the 21st century. Globally, wood is the most important locally available
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Nature of forest fires in Uttarakhand: frequency, size and seasonal patterns in relation to pre-monsoonal environment
<p>Man-made forest fires in the traditionally populated zone (about 800–2000 m altitude) are common in much of the Central Himalaya, and are a major topic of environmental debate. This study based
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Studies on bio-pretreatment of pine needles for sustainable energy thereby preventing wild forest fires
<p>Deforestation, forest fire hazard and exploitation of forest have been warning threats to our environment and ecosystem globally. In the present study an attempt has been made to enhance the biodegradability
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Assessing woodfuel supply and demand in displacement settings
A FAO-UNHCR handbook offers a new tool for helping displaced people access fuel for cooking food while reducing environmental damage and conflicts with local communities. At the end of 2015, over 65 million
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Global material flows and resource productivity
Worldwide extraction of materials triples in four decades, intensifying climate change and air pollution. Rising consumption fuelled by a growing middle class has seen the amount of primary materials
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Clean and efficient bioenergy cookstoves
The World Bioenergy Association (WBA) is pleased to announce the release of the factsheet ‘clean and efficient bioenergy cookstoves’- the tenth in the series of publications. Globally, more than 3 billion
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Mini grid plants in Bihar serve a mix of households, shops & commercial customers
PATNA: Raj Kumar Shah a resident of Siwan district exemplifies entrepreneurs whose businesses have grown over the past few months owing to the setting up of a Decentralized Renewable Energy (DRE) mini
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Why LULUCF cannot ensure that bioenergy reduces emissions
As part of work to produce a climate and energy package for 2030, the European Commission is currently reviewing the sustainability of all uses and sources of bioenergy for the period after 2020. The European