Global Electricity Review 2025
<p>In a world of higher electricity demand growth, clean electricity is stepping up to the challenge. Spearheaded by exponential solar expansion, clean power is set to grow faster than demand, marking
Fossil Fuels
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Judgement of the Supreme Court of India on Taj Mahal, 30/12/1996
<p>Judgement of the Supreme Court of India on Taj Mahal dated 30/12/1996 in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others. The judges noted that the Taj is threatened with deterioration and
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Regional differences in worldwide emissions of mercury to the atmosphere
Annual emissions of anthropogenic Hg to the atmosphere in different regions of the world during the last decade show an interesting dichotomy: the emissions in the developed countries increased at the
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All for a change
<p>One would that if more than 1,000 scientists belonging to various countries and working for 10 years, pointed out the grave danger posed by increasing carbon emissions to the climate as well as the
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The climate for a change
<p>Are the nations of the world serious in their much-touted efforts to control greenhouse gas emissions? Vinayak Rao examines the motives, moods and manifestoes in the run-up to the forthcoming climate
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Taxing times
Environmentally sustainable development is the high point of talk in almost all international fora these But a key policy question is the extent to which the existing tax and subsidy regimes
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Energy aplenty
THE World Energy Council (WEC) assures that the energy consumers across the globe will receive more efficient, cleaner and less obtrusive energy services in the future. This is the leading
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Methan ol vs ethanol
The US Environmental Protection Agency gets a rap on its knuckles
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Tough decisions ahead
A BBC serial says strong political will is needed to ensure that energy is used efficient.
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Trapping the sun's energy
All our energy needs could be met if even a fraction of the solar energy received on the earth could be converted into electricity, and the means to exploit this potential is provided by semiconductors.
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A long term perspective on global warming
Everyone these days is aware of the phenomenon of global warming, even if they find it difficult to distinguish between stratospheric ozone depletion and the greenhouse effect. Global Warming: The