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    Renewable Energy: Market and Policy Environment in India

    Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2013
    This paper contains the highlights of an Indo-US Dialogue on Sustainability, hosted by the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi on December 6-7, 2012. The dialogue focussed on market and civil society initiatives on sustainability. India has seen a significant rise in energy demand largely due to its economic growth over the last decade.
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    The green economy in the G-20, post-Mexico: implications for India

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013
    India’s embrace of ‘green growth’ is linked to its membership of the G-20 group, which had adopted the concept as a key priority at the Seoul G-20 Leaders’ Summit in 2010.
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    Fiscal Instruments for Environment and Climate Change: Experience from Indian States

    Centre for Development Finance, 2013
    Several Indian states have already levied taxes on different polluting substances and activities. However, little is known about their operational mechanics and performance to date. This policy brief series compiles experiences from some of these states.
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    Study of Available Business Models of Biomass Gasification Power Projects in India

    UNDP India, 2013
    As an agrarian economy, a major segment of the population in India depends on agriculture. Thus, biomass in the form of agricultural residue is available in all parts of the country. Fuel can be transported, stored, and used the entire year. This study argues that biomass presents an ideal solution for powering all parts of the country, in particular rural areas, with highest efficiency.
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    Who benefits most from rural electrification ? Evidence in India

    World Bank, 2012
    This paper is a product of the World Bank Agriculture and Rural Development Team, Development Research Group. With a focus on rural India, it analyses the impact of electrification on a range of households and aims to determine who benefits most from rural electrification.
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    Oil Price Volatility, Economic Growth and the Hedging Role of Renewable Energy

    World Bank, 2013
    This paper investigates the adverse effects of oil price volatility on economic activity and the extent to which countries can hedge against such effects by using renewable energy. By considering the Realized Volatility of oil prices, rather than following the standard approach of considering oil price shocks in levels, the effects of factor price uncertainty on economic activity are analyzed.
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    Mapping India’s renewable energy growth potential: status and outlook 2013

    EU Money Service, 2013
    India has the fifth-largest power generation portfolio worldwide, combined with a rapid growth in energy consumption. This can be attributed to several factors such as economic growth and increasing prosperity, growing rate of urbanization and rising per capita energy consumption.
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    Climate Resilient Urban Development: Vulnerability Profiles of 20 Indian Cities

    Integrated Research and Action for Development, 2013
    While developing a city level approach for the National Mission on Sustainable Habitat (NMSH) a question was raised: ‘How many cities in India are vulnerable to climate change and in what way?’ This is an Executive Summary of a study which lies in this question.
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    Policy and Institutions in Adaptation to Climate Change: Case study on flood mitigation infrastructure in India and Nepal - Working Paper 2013/4

    International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2013
    This publication is the result of research conducted as a part of the Himalayan Climate Change Adaptation Programme (HICAP). It explores the governance of flood mitigation infrastructure in parts of India and Nepal.
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    Low Carbon City: A Guidebook for City Planners and Practioners

    UNEP Risø Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development, 2013
    Produced as part of a larger United Nations Environment Programme project called Promoting Low Carbon Transport in India (LCT), this guidebook is aimed toward city planners, transport division executives, and urban transport consultants.

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