Browsing Faculty Publications (Bibliographic) by Author "Garg, Amit"
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Energy infrastructure in India: profile and risks under climate change
Garg, Amit; Naswa, Prakriti; Shukla, P. R. (Elsevier, 2015)India has committed large investments to energy infrastructure assets-power plants, refineries, energy ports, pipelines, roads, railways, etc. The coastal infrastructure being developed to meet the rising energy imports ... -
Energy Sector Policies and Mitigation of GHG Emissions from India
Garg, Amit; Ghosh, D.; Shukla, P. R. (2010-07-07) -
Energy system transitions and macroeconomic assessment of the Indian building sector
Vishwanathan, Saritha S.; Fragkos, Panagiotis; Fragkiadakis, Kostas; Paroussos, Leonidas; Garg, Amit (Taylor and Francis, 2018-10-03)India’s energy sector has grown rapidly in recent years with buildings playing a major role as they constitute about 40% of India’s final energy demand. This paper provides a quantitative model-based assessment of the ... -
Energy systems
Chum, Helena; De la Vega Navarro, Angel; Edmonds, James; Faaij, Andre; Fungtammasan, Bundit; Hertwich, Edgar; Honnery, Damon; Infield, David; Kainuma, Mikiko; Khennas, Smail; Kim, Suduk; Bashir Nimir, Hassan; Riahi, Keywan; Strachan, Neil; Wiser, Ryan; Zhang, Xiliang; Garg, Amit (Cambridge University Press, 2014)The energy systems chapter addresses issues related to the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from the energy supply sector. The energy supply sector, as defined in this report, comprises all energy extraction, ... -
Energy systems
Chum, Helena; Navarro, Angel De La Vega; Edmonds, James; Faaji, Andre; Fungtammasan, Bundit; Hertwich, Edgar; Infield, David; Kainuma, Mikiko; Khennas, Smail; Kim, Suduk; Nimir, Hassan Bashir; Riahi, Keywan; Strachan, Neil; Wiser, Ryan; Zhang, Xiliang; Garg, Amit (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014) -
Enhancing energy efficiency in India: assessment of sectoral potentials
Vishwanathan, Saritha S.; Garg, Amit; Tiwari, Vineet; Kankal, B.; Kapshe, Manmohan; Nag, Tirthankar (Energy Efficiency Series India, 2017) -
Evaluation of Classification Techniques for Land Use Change Mapping of Indian Cities
Avashia, Vidhee; Parihar, Shrutika; Garg, Amit (Springer Nature, 2020-06-20)This study looks into the development of multi-level classification approach for land use change mapping in Indian cities using Landsat imageries. In this study, we mapped 47 Indian cities at different time frames 1990, ... -
Financial support vis-à-vis share of wind generation: is there an inflection point?
Gupta, Dipti; Das, Abhiman; Garg, Amit (Energy, 2019)Wind power is one of the leading source of renewable energy in terms of installed capacity, power generation and technology maturity in the world today. It is promoted through financial support such as Feed-In Tariffs ... -
Forest fires in India: regional and temporal analysis
Srivastava, P; Garg, Amit (Forest Research Institute Malaysia, 2013)Forest fire threatens the wealth and biodiversity of the forest. Studies suggest that 90% of vegetation fires in India may be man-made and, annually, about 3.73 mil ha of forest area are affected, leading to a loss of ... -
From climate change impacts to adaptation: A development perspective for India
Garg, Amit; Shukla, P. R.; Kapshe, M. (2007-11-02)India has good reasons to be concerned about climate change as it could adversely affect the achievement of vital national development goals related to socio-economic development, human welfare, health, energy availability ... -
Future GHG and local emissions for India: policy links and disjoints
Garg, Amit; Shukla, P. R.; Ghosh, D.; Kapshe, M.; Nair, R. (2003-10-22) -
Global climate change stabilization regimes and Indian emission scenarios: lessons for modeling of developing country transitions
Shukla, P. R.; Rana, Ashish; Garg, Amit; Kapshe, M.; Nair, R. (2006-11-01)The global climate change stabilization regime will have a bearing on future emission pathways of each nation. Corresponding to a combination of stabilization targets and a future global socioeconomic and technology ... -
Good practice and success stories on energy efficiency in India
Garg, Amit; Dhar, Subash; Kankal, Bhushan; Mohan, Pankaj (Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency, 2018)The growing per capita income in India is expected to increase the demand for various energy-consuming products and services among Indian households. Enhancing energy efficiency remains one of the cheapest options to ... -
High impact opportunities for energy efficiency in India
Garg, Amit; Shukla, S.; Mohan, P.; Kankal, B.; Vishwanathan, S. S. (Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency, UNEP DTU Partnership, 2017-07)This report on High Impact Opportunities for Energy Efficiency in India describes four High Impact Opportunities (HIOs) for making improvements in energy efficiency in India in the residential, industrial and agricultural ... -
Impact assessment and management framework for infrastructure assets: a case study of Konkan railways - See more at: http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/impact-assessment-and-management-framework-infrastructure-assets-case-study-konkan#sthash.lpw22WBt.dpuf
Garg, Amit; Naswa, Prakriti; Shukla, P. R. (UNEP RISO Centre on Energy, Technical University of Denmark, 2013) -
Impact of current policies on future air quality and health outcomes in Delhi, India
Dholakia, Hem H.; Garg, Amit; Rao, Shilpa; Purohit, Pallav (Elsevier Ltd, 2013)A key policy challenge in Indian megacities is to curb high concentrations of PM2.5 and mitigate associated adverse health impacts. Using the Greenhouse Gases and Air Pollution Interactions and Synergies (GAINS) model we ... -
Impacts of changes in commercial non-coking coal grading system and other coal policies towards estimation of CO2 emission in Indian power sector
Garg, Amit; Sarkar, Pinaki; Patange, Omkar S.; Mukherjee, Ashish; Kumar, Manish; Singh, Pradeep K. (Taylor & Francis, 2021-02-02)In India, coal-based electricity is a leading cause for greenhouse gas emissions. However, many uncertainties prevail in the emissions estimation from coal-fired plants due to the dynamics of varying net calorific values ... -
" Impacts of Narmada Water on Agriculture in Gujarat "
Garg, Amit; Pathak, S.; Jhala, N,; Kankal, B. (2012-09-10) -
Implications of land use transitions and climate change on local flooding in urban areas: an assessment of 42 Indian cities
Avashia, Vidhee; Garg, Amit (Land Use Policy, 2020-03-20)Urban development induced land transitions affect urban hydrology, resulting in increased flooding risks. Climate change-related precipitation changes are an added complexity to the flood risks of cities. This study examines ... -
India in 2°C and well below 2°C worlds: Opportunities and challenges
Vishwanathan, Saritha S.; Garg, Amit; Tiwari, Vineet; Shukla, P. R. (Taylor and Francis, 2018)India’s contributions to meeting global mean temperature increases of 2 C or well below 2 C would require transformational changes in its energy systems. A bottom-up model analyzes alternate futures (reference, intended ...