Environment and Energy

  • Compendium of Gasifier-based Power Plant Operation Data

    The report is a compilation of key parameters of operations of the 500-KW Kabbigere plant set up in Tumkur district in Karnataka as part of the UNDP supported GEF funded ‘Biomass Energy for Rural India’ project. It also serves as a knowledge product for operating sub-mega watt gasifier-based power plants in rural environment for both the academic and industrial sector.

  • Conservation Across Landscapes: India’s Approaches to Biodiversity Governance

    The publication examines five biodiversity governance models that have helped conserve India’s natural landscape. It presents salient features of these models and explores their effectiveness in conserving biodiversity, providing community access to resources and sharing of benefits and institutional design.

  • Development of an Area Based Energy Service Company (ESCO) model for Solar Water Heating in India

    The publication focuses on how to develop an area-based Energy Service Company (ESCO) model for solar water heating (SWH), and to assess the potential of carbon financing to achieve scale in SWH development in the country.

  • Directory of Service Providers of Gasifier Based Systems (Technology and Manufacturing)

    The report profiles agencies engaged in the supply chain of biomass gasifiers in India. This includes a list of organizations whose technologies have been recognized by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in areas of research and development, manufacturing, marketing, operations and maintenance.

  • EnCon Tea Newsletter

    Issued every quarter, the newsletter aims to improve awareness of energy conservation measures being undertaken by the tea sector in the Nilgiri Hills in south India.

OUR WORK - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY

UNDP is committed to promoting low carbon, climate resilient and inclusive development. We support the Government of India in meeting national development objectives along with commitments under important multilateral environment agreements. Key areas of intervention are climate change (mitigation and adaptation), sustainable natural resource management (conserving biodiversity and addressing land degradation) and integrated chemical management (phasing out of ozone depleting substances and reducing persistent organic pollutants).

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