Full Coverage: Energy

31.10.2007 PARIS, October 30 (IPS) - A new project to develop an integrated sugarcane facility in Kenya could be a boost for biofuels production in east Africa.

28.10.2007 A new report from UNDP uses the Oil Price Vulnerability Index (OPVI) to measure the brunt of rising oil prices on Asia’s poor. While India may fare better than its neighbours in its ability to absorb oil price shocks, a continued rise could have an adverse impact on the region’s gains on MDGs, the report warns.

23.10.2007

23.10.2007 A power conservation drive has made villages in the northern Indian state of Haryana switch over to Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL). Binola in Gurgaon was the first village to be lit up by CFL this year, followed by Sirsa, India’s first and only 100% CFL-electrified district.

17.10.2007 NEW YORK, Oct 17 (OneWorld) - Independent economists and environmentalists are warning of dire consequences for the U.S. economy if policy makers fail to take urgent action on climate change.

09.10.2007 As seven hundred million Indians still live without access to any modern energy source, eradicating poverty and empowering people through a steady economic growth may hold the key to India's energy efficiency.

05.10.2007 Damages due to pollution are costing billions of rupees annually to the national exchequer in Pakistan, claims a recent study by the World Bank. Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) has expressed concern over the harmful rise in urban air particulate.

04.10.2007 The Science Museum is holding an exhibition that focuses on technological solutions to slowing down climate change. Can algae save the world?aims to engage visitors in the debate on possible solutions to mitigate climate change and find out more about one specific technology – biofuels.