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WISIONS, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment
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Activity Analysis Model for Climate Policies in
India: The Ministry of Environment &
Forests, Government of India awarded the project “Developing CGE Model
with Activity Analysis for Climate Policies for India” to Integrated Research
and Action for Development, (IRADe) along with other organizations such as IIT,
NCAER, TERI and others.
The major aims of the project are to: Update
the existing model with latest input-output table of 1998-99, provide by CSO consisting
of information on 115 sectors, update the direct and indirect emission of CO2
for various sectors of the input-output table (IOT) for the year 2003-04, update
and expand the sustainable development model etc.
The approach of IRADe is to develop
emission inventory, carbon reduction options by considering alternate technical
activities that reflect various options in an activity analysis framework. The
model will be solved using General Algebric Modeling System (GAMS) programming tool. Go to Top ^ Analysis of
Demand for Natural Gas in Indian Fertilizer Sector: The objective of the study awarded
by Stanford University’s Program on Energy and Sustainable Development
(PESD), Stanford University, USA is to understand the future demand and supply
scenarios of Natural Gas at the global level with particular emphasis on India
and China. The study awarded to IRADe covers estimation of demand for Natural
Gas in Indian Fertilizer industry on the face of changing fertilizer policy options
of Central Government. Rapidly increasing fertilizer subsidy, changing international
price for Natural Gas and Fertilizer and other likely scenarios can have significant
impact on demand with implications for government policies. The IRADe study explores the impact
of a range of reforms on gas demand from the fertilizer industry and analyses
the political economy of such reforms. It is perceived that there are a number
of potential reforms that could play a larger role in the future of the gas industry
and hence, these scenarios are taken into consideration. Go to Top ^ Report on Bio-energy
Assessment :Technology Information Forecasting and
Assessment Council (TIFAC) under Department
of Science and Technology
(DST)
awarded IRADe a project “Background report on Bio-energy” to prepare
a report reflecting on various issues of bio-energy in India from multi
–
disciplinary and multi-
Stakeholder perspectives. The Report’s objective was
to prioritize investment pportunities for technology development and its
market adaptation under appropriate policy. Some of the important findings
of the study are: wastelands can be used for growing oilseed plants for producing
biodiesel, irrigated land for sugarcane based ethanol
production and small plots in villages could be used for producing fuelwood
for gasification, among various bioenergy options in
India, biodiesel, bioethanol and biomass
gasification are found to be the most relevant areas where investment for technology
and marketing development could be made. Go to Top
^ “Analysis, Strategies, Action Plan
& Implementation of Policy for the Ecosystem of Marine National Park,
Gujarat in Harmony with industrial
Development” 2007 : This project is awarded to IRADe
by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. The
Marine National
Park is a vast reserve of marine life as well as home to some
of the finest coral reef formations on India's west coast, some fringed
by mangrove forests. The International
Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) has declared the
Marine National Park as category-II area in
the list of important National Parks of the world. Like other industrial processes,
the fish processing generates waste in the form of liquid and solid waste. The objective is to identify management,
conservation and rehabilitation options to terrestrial and marine ecosystems that
are consistent with Industry and Municipalities and other stakeholders concerns
and to suggest implementation plan through a blend of economic instruments and
command and control measures. The approach of the project is to build upon the
existing information and past studies to identify the shortfalls of the existing
management. It will focus on assessing and forecasting changes in the marine ecosystem’s
functioning, relationship between society, economic activities, biodiversity and
habitats, integrated assessment of drivers affecting ecosystem and assessment
of economic values of environmental consequences Go to Top ^
Evaluation of Franchisee System in the state of Assam, West Bengal and
Nagaland 2007 : Rajiv Gandhi Grameen
Vidyutikaran Yojna (RGGVY)
was launched by the Ministry of Power, GOI in 2005. RGGVY envisages creation
of rural electricity infrastructure to provide access to electricity to all rural
households and to connect all below poverty line (BPL). The Ministry of Power awarded the
study to IRADe in October 2006 for evaluation of franchisee system in the states
of Assam, West Bengal and Nagaland through
study of randomly selected villages in a selected District Distribution Circle
or in the state as a whole, where franchisee systems were in operation. Separate
studies were conducted in each of the three identified Districts/States, i.e.,
Assam, Dibrugarh
District Circle, West Bengal Bankura District Circle and the whole of Nagaland
State. .The study was also
meant to facilitate refinements in the guidelines on Franchisee issued to define
franchisee models for their successful operation Some of the proposed recommendations
of the study are: to make franchisee comfortable, adequate supply of power of
good quality should be maintained by utilities, capacity building of franchisee
would be needed in the beginning, 90% subsidy provided under RGGVY projects should
be converted into subsidy given by the government to the rural population, and,
in the guidelines, define the size of business, to make the franchisee system
viable. Go to Top ^ Analysis and Strategy, Development
for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
technology in the context of Indian Power Sector :
The Ministry of Science and Technology, GOI
has awarded this project to IRADe to study and develop scenarios for aiding effective
participation of stakeholders in industry and government to accept CCS technology
as a viable option for mitigating climate change. The Carbon Capture technology
development is primarily focused on fossil fuel based power sector and enhanced
oil recovery scheme. The major objectives of the project
are: to carry out literature survey, on progress made in the CCS technology and
compile the data and information, to develop a network link with stakeholders
in Indian industry, government, academia, research and development centres,
to make a comparative analysis of all CCS technologies, with other ways to reduce
GHG emissions, and to develop a cost build- up model of new plants with CCS technology. Go to Top ^ Projections for Petroleum
Products, and Substitutes till 2030 : 2005 This project was awarded by Petrofed and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
In this project econometric models are developed for the various petroleum products
separately with the aim of capturing variables that are specific to the individual
fuel. This study projects the demand of fuels upto2011-2012 and period for the
11th Five year Plan under two scenarios of annual gross domestic product (GDP)
growth of 6% and d8%. The demand of petroleum products for the
2011-2012 is estimated to be 147 and 162 million tonnes in the business as usual
scenario of 6% and optimistic scenario of 8%. GDP growth respectively. Similarly
the demand of natural gas for the year 2011-2012 has been estimated to be 46 and
49 billion cubic metres for 6% and 8% growth respectively.
The projections suggest the level of preparedness that will be required from the
oil and gas sector top enable India achieve
the GDP growth target that it aims to. Go
to Top ^ Analysis of Alternatives for India: Post Kyoto Climate
Negotiations 2008: This project is awarded to IRADe
by The Ministry of External Affairs. In this project several alternatives
for post-Kyoto period are being explored. These will be explained with international
data set for all the countries, group wise or block-wise analysis such as Annex1,
OECD, and non- Annex1 etc as well as from individual perspective of countries.
The various alternatives that will be explored in this project are: three-tier
system based on global per capita average, the total emission approach, approaches
based on CO2/GDP intensity reduction, sectoral emissions
approach, Global Carbon Budget Allocations, Burden sharing for adaptation, and,
Examination of Global Scenarios upto 2100 done by 9 modeling teams. Go to Top ^ Climate Change Impacts and Vulnerability of mountain Ecosystems
and
livelihoods (Uttarakhand) : This
project has been awarded to IRADe by the Ministry of Environment and Forests,
Government of India. Adaptation to climate change is dependent on current
adaptive capacity and the development models that are being pursued by the developing
countries. Given the lack of resources, and access to technology and finances,
a developing country such as India have limited capacity to develop and adopt
strategies to reduce their vulnerability to changes in climate. The assessment
of climate change impacts, and vulnerability and adaptation to climate change,
require a wide range of physical, biological and socioeconomic models, methods,
tools and data IRADe approach is to study both Climate
Scenario as well as the Socio-economic scenario, with more emphasis on the latter,
to assess the vulnerability and adaptation in Uttrakhand. Go to Top ^ Rural Micro Enterprise Model for Bio-fuel
extraction in India: IRADe was awarded a project titled
“Rural Micro Enterprise Model for Bio-fuel extraction in India” by WISIONS, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy,
Germany. The project aimed to handle locally available Jatropha plantation to generate bio-fuel in the Bawal District in Haryana state. The major objectives
of the project were: to extract fuel from
oil-seeds that provide alternative fuels in rural areas, to provide sustainable
livelihood options for women at village level, to develop enterprise to process
locally available Jatropha and other oil-seeds.
It used lands which were currently
unproductive and located in poverty stricken areas. The major activities of the
project included: pilot implementation and dissemination of model in three villages
of Haryana state, organize workshops for local stakeholders, NGO’s, Private
sectors and Government agencies. The main inputs (feedstock, seed quantity, etc)
were the determinants for selecting the technology and the scale and size of the
extraction plant. The project also resulted in betterment of environment and a
substantial reduction of unburnt hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and decrease in
the solid fraction of particular matter from the atmosphere. Go to Top ^
Articles
- Article on Gender & Energy;
Jyoti Parikh: Home and
hearth
Jyoti Parikh /
New Delhi October 13, 2005
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Women in India should be more assertive regarding their fuel needs. *For
More Detail Click Here (PDF File)
- Article on Growing our own
oil;
Jyoti Parikh: Growing our
own oil
Jyoti Parikh /
New Delhi August 31, 2005
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Through oilseeds, India can produce 20 million tonnes of oil within 10 to 15 years *For
More Detail Click
Here (PDF File) Books  Techno-economic Assessment
of Bioenergy in India
Authors: Dr. Jyoti
Parikh and Dr. Amit Walia
Integrated Analysis of Diesel
Substitutes from Oil Seeds for India
Principal Authors: Dr. Jyoti
Parikh and Dr. Amit Walia 
MAINSTREAMING
GENDER IN ENERGY POLICY :
DR. JYOTI PARIKH SAUDAMINI SHARMA 
GENDER
AND CLIMATE CHANGE 
Sustainable
Management of Wetlands: Biodiversity and Beyond :
co-edited by
Jyoti Parikh,
Executive Director, IRADe. 
Monographs
: Reconciling
Environment and Economics: Executive Summaries and Full Reports of EERC Projects
: Edited by Dr. Jyoti Parikh, Executive Director, IRADe. 
National
Circumstances of India: Geographic, Demographic, Socio-Economic and Environmental
Governance Background :Executive Summary prepared for Ministry of Environment
and Forests, Govt. of India. Fuelling
India's Growth 
BIENNIAL
REPORT 2002 - 2004 
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