Shailesh Telang

Computer hackers are now active on Carbon markets

As per the IOL news, hackers stole million tonnes of carbon credits from the European Union Emission Trading Scheme (EU-ETS).…

15 years ago

What is CDM?

Introduction: Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol defines Clean Development Mechanism (CDM); ‘The purpose of the clean development mechanism shall…

15 years ago

Role of termites in methane emission

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from natural resources have considerable impacts on climate change. Global methane (a potent greenhouse gas) emissions…

15 years ago

Methane- A potent Green House Gas

Methane - molecular structure Methane (CH4) is an important trace gas in the atmosphere contributing significantly to long- wave radiation…

15 years ago

The global carbon cycle is under the impacts of LULUCF activities

"Land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF)" is defined by the UN Climate Change Secretariat as "A greenhouse gas inventory…

15 years ago

Introduction to ISO 14001-Environmental management systems

ISO 14001 is a specific standard in the series for a management system. It incorporates a set of interrelated elements…

15 years ago

Wastelands: Types and Status in India

 What is essentially a wasteland? The non technical definition of wasteland from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary is  ‘An empty area of…

15 years ago

Renewable Purchase Obligations for the State of Maharashtra

Every Obligated Entity should have met its Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO) target by their own generation or procurement of power…

15 years ago

Pricing of the Renewable Energy Certificates

Each Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) issued shall represent 1 MWh of electricity generated from renewable energy source and injected into…

15 years ago

REC Application and Issuance procedures

There is standard procedure from the accreditation to the issuance of REC’s. Trading would be supported by the exclusively assigned…

15 years ago

Afforestation and Reforestation (A/R) CDM projects

Forest is a sink of carbon. Immense potential of carbon mitigation through the carbon sequestration process, Land Use and Land Use…

15 years ago

CDM Projects statistics

(Note: CDM Projects status as on  April 2011) The CDM is dynamic mechanism introduced by the Kyoto Protocol, allows a…

15 years ago