Global energy outlook 2024: peaks or plateaus?
The future of the global energy system is deeply uncertain, and the choices that are made in the coming years will have enormous consequences for the future of the climate and, indeed, human civilization. To understand how the energy system is changing, each year a variety of organizations produce long-term …
Asia-Pacific trade facilitation report 2024: promoting sustainability and resilience in global value chains
The report, based on the results from the 2023 UN Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation underscores the unwavering commitment of countries in the region to cultivate a seamless and efficient trading environment, despite these challenges. The report highlights the increasingly important role of trade facilitation in ensuring …
The global atlas for renewable energy: a decade in the making
A decade on from its launch, the Global Atlas for Renewable Energy continues to represent a unique, free global resource for assessing the renewable potential of countries and regions. Since the launch of its ground-breaking free web GIS renewable resource platform in 2012, IRENA has continuously updated and upgraded the …
Warmer winters 2024: Himalayas will bear maximum brunt of climate change
India’s tryst with warmer winters continued for the second consecutive year. Rain and snow had evaded the country since the beginning of the season. February did bring in some respite but it was not enough to cover up the deficit. According to meteorologists, increasing global warming has been altering the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal river sand mining, Goa, 01/04/2024
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "sand mafia is taking complete control of illegal river sand mining" appearing in O Heraldo dated 13.02.2024.
The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of a news item. The news item related to the alleged …
Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding supply of treated water supply to a stadium for IPL matches, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 01/04/2024
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Bengaluru stadium to get treated water supply for IPL matches amid crisis" appearing in India Today dated 21.03.2024.
Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board was directed to file a detailed report disclosing complete details of quantity …
Municipal solid waste cost calculation technical guidelines for low and middle-income countries
Municipal Solid Waste Cost Calculation Technical Guidelines discusses good practices for calculating investment and operating costs in the solid waste management sector illustrated through notional cost calculations for waste management functions and a combined waste management system. The report emphasizes the need to accurately determine the full costs of municipal …
Pollution characterization and quantification in the agriculture sectors
Typical agriculture sectors like animal production and processing, aquaculture and its processing, and fruit and vegetable processing, can be water-intensive and generate complex and sometimes severe pollution. Controlling pollution hinges on knowing its quantity (wastewater and solid waste volume) and characteristics (major pollutants and their concentration range, nature of wastes, …
Roadmap for parking reforms in Indian cities
With increasing motorisation, most Indian cities are grappling with managing and mitigating challenges posed by parking. Cities are trying to solve the problem by increasing parking supply through multi-level car parking structures built with public funds and greater parking requirements from the private sector through changes in building regulations. Unfortunately, …
Advocating for change: a compendium on climate mobility
This compendium is both a resource and a practical toolkit to advance more concerted efforts on mobility within the context of the climate crisis. Humanity is far from meeting the essential goals of (1) mitigating greenhouse gas emissions to lessen the severity of the climate crisis, and (2) allocating adequate …