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India's forests and REDD+
Ministry of Environment and Forests, India, 2010Government of India's document on the state of forests, forest governance and their interaction with REDD in India. It argues that while most developing countries lost forest cover, India added around 3mn hectares of forest and tree cover over the last decade and that forests neutralize ~11% of India’s GHG emissions.DocumentIndia's GHG emissions profile: Results of five climate modelling studies
2009India has been working on the issue of its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions over the previous many years. A major study in this direction was the 2006 Report of the Expert Committee on India’s Integrated Energy Policy, which estimated the carbon dioxide generation profile of India’s energy sector up to 2031-32 under 11 different scenarios of fuel mix.DocumentTechnology action plan: High-efficiency, low-emissions coal
Ministry of Environment and Forests, India, 2009Report to the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate Prepared by India and Japan in consultation with MEF Partners.DocumentGlobal carbon budgets and equity in climate change
Delhi Science Forum, 2010Proceedings of the Conference on “Global Carbon Budgets and Equity in Climate Change” that was hosted by Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, India, on June 28-29, 2010.DocumentIndia: Taking on climate change post-Copenhagen domestic actions
Ministry of Environment and Forests, India, 2010A Ministry of Environment and Forests note summarising India's domestic actions on climate change in the aftermath of Copenhagen. It tables actions on sub-national climate plans, energy efficiency, renewable energy and capacity building on climate change through R&D.; The Government of India has set up an Expert Group on Low Carbon Strategy for Inclusive Growth.DocumentIndia's GHG emissions 2007
Ministry of Environment and Forests, India, 2010A report by the Indian Network on Climate Change Assessment on India's GHG emissions. With this report India became the first “non Annex I” (i.e. developing) country to publish such updated numbers.According to the results, India ranks 5th in aggregate GHG emissions in the world, behind USA, China, EU and Russia in 2007.DocumentIndia taking on climate change
Ministry of Environment and Forests, India, 2010Government of India's summary of 24 recent initiatives on climate change. India’s GHG Emission Pathways until 2030 under different assumptions made public; shows India will remain a minor per capita emitter even in 2030. Planning Commission-led Group set up to develop strategy for India as a low carbon economy to feed into twelfth plan process.DocumentAddressing climate change challenges in Africa: a practical guide towards sustainable development
United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2011Recognising the urgency of preparing for the impacts of climate change is essential for African policy makers. This guidebook aims to translate available climate science analysis and current international climate policies that can be implemented in Africa to advance sustainable development.DocumentWin-win scenarios at the climate-development interface: challenges and opportunities for stove replacement programs through carbon finance
Social Science Research Network, 2010This paper reviews the possibilities for win-win climate and development outcomes in programmes that distribute improved efficiency cookstoves (ICS) with the use of carbon finance.DocumentHiding behind the poor
Greenpeace International, 2007So far the Indian government has maintained that our average per capita CO2 emissions are low compared to that of Europe and the US and for this reason India should be excluded from emissions reductions in order to drive development through the continued use of fossil fuels.Pages