Browsing Journal Articles by Author "Garg, Amit"
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The 1.5°C target and coal sector transition: at the limits of societal feasibility
Garg, Amit; Spencer, Thomas; Colombier, Michel; Sartor, Oliver; Tiwari, Vineet; Burton, Jesse; Caetano, Tara; Green, Fergus; Teng, Fei; Wiseman, John (Taylor & Francis, 2017-12-07)National and global mitigation scenarios consistent with 1.5°C require an early phaseout of coal in major coal-dependent countries, compared to standard technical and economic lifetimes. This appears particularly apparent ... -
Achieving sustainable development in India along the low carbon pathways: macroeconomic assessment
Gupta, Dipti; Ghersi, Frederic; Vishwanathan, Saritha S.; Garg, Amit (World Development, 2019)Achieving fast and inclusive economic growth concurrently with greenhouse gases (GHG) emission control could have wide-ranging implications for the Indian economy, predominantly fuelled by fossil energies. India faces high ... -
Analysis of long-term energy and carbon emission scenarios for India
Nair, R.; Shukla, P. R.; Kapshe, M.; Garg, Amit; Rana, Ashish (2003-10-22)In the coming years India faces great challenges in energy and environment. The path of development chosen by India, upon which lies the future growth of energy and emission trajectories, would be greatly influenced by ... -
Assessing the role of energy in development and climate policies conceptual approach and key indicators
Halsnaes, K.; Garg, Amit (2011-09-07)The paper discusses a number of key conceptual issues related to the role of energy in development and its potential synergies and tradeoffs with climate change. The relationship between economic development and energy ... -
An assessment of household electricity load curves and corresponding CO2 marginal abatement cost curves for Gujarat state
Garg, Amit; Shukla, P. R.; Maheshwari, Jyoti; Upadhyaya, Jigeesha (Elsevier Ltd, 2014)Gujarat, a large industrialized state in India, consumed 67TWh of electricity in 2009–10, besides experiencing a 4.5% demand–supply short-fall. Residential sector accounted for 15% of the total electricity consumption. We ... -
An assessment of the CO2 storage potential of the Indian subcontinent
Holloway, S.; Garg, Amit; Kapshe, M.; Deshpande, A.; Pracha, A.S.; Khan, S.R.; Mahmood, M.A.; Singh, T.N.; Kirk, K.L.; Gale, J. (2009-05-03)Current annual CO2 emissions from large industrial point sources in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are estimated to be 721, 45, 17 and 3 million tonnes (Mt) CO2 respectively. Rapid growth in annual CO2 emissions ... -
Carbon competition up above: estimating greenhouse gas emissions of Indian domestic airlines
Garg, Amit; Avashia, Vidhee (2011-09-07)The Indian domestic aviation sector is on a growth path and this progress can be attributed to several factors such as an expanding economy, an increase in the average income of Indians, low and economic air fares, more ... -
Climate change mitigation policy paradigms: national objectives and alignments
Garg, Amit; Christensen, John; Halsnæs, Kirsten; Foyn, Helene Y.; Karavai, M.; Rovere, E.L.; Bramley, M.; Mitchell, C.; Roy, J.; Tanaka, K.; Katayama, H.; Mena, C.; Obioh, I.; Bashmakov, I.; Mwakasonda, S.; Lee, Myong-K.; Vinluan, M.; Huang, Y. J.; Segafredo, L. (Springer-Verlag, 2014)The aim of this paper is to assess how policy goals in relation to the promotion of green growth, energy security, pollution control and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions have been aligned in policies that have ... -
Coal and energy security for India: role of carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage (CCS)
Garg, Amit; Shukla, P. R. (2009-08-29)Coal is the abundant domestic energy resource in India and is projected to remain so in future under a business-as-usual scenario. Using domestic coal mitigates national energy security risks. However coal use exacerbates ... -
Coal and energy security for India: role of carbon dioxide capture and storage
Garg, Amit; Shukla, P. R. (2009-04-29)Coal is the abundant domestic energy resource in India and is projected to remain so in future under a business-as-usual scenario. Using domestic coal mitigates national energy security risks. However coal use exacerbates ... -
Cost-effective architecture of carbon capture and storage (CCS) grid in India
Garg, Amit; Shukla, P.R.; Parihar, Shrutika; Singh, Udayan; Bhushan, Kankal (Elsevier pvt ltd., 2017-11)Various modeling studies analyzing global 2 °C climate stabilization scenarios have projected penetration of CO2 capture and storage (CCS) technologies in India alongside a sizable penetration of renewable energy ... -
Development, Malaria and adaptation to climate change: a case study from India
Garg, Amit; Dhiman, R. C.; Bhattacharya, Sumana; Shukla, P. R. (2009-04-29)India has reasons to be concerned about climate change. Over 650 million people depend on climate-sensitive sectors, such as rain-fed agriculture and forestry, for livelihood and over 973 million people are exposed ... -
Development, malaria and adaptation to climate change: a case study from India.
Garg, Amit; Dhiman, R. C.; Bhattacharya, Sumana; Shukla, P. R. (Environment Management, Published Online, 2009-11-10)India has reasons to be concerned about climate change. Over 650 million people depend on climate-sensitive sectors, such as rain-fed agriculture and forestry, for livelihood and over 973 million people are exposed to ... -
Economic and enviromental implications of demand-side management options
Garg, Amit; Maheshwari, Jyoti; Mahapatra, Diptiranjan; Kumar, Satish (2011-09-07)End-use electricity efficiency improvements offer an inexpensive way to reduce power shortages. The present study estimates the potential of demand-side management efficiency improvement targeted at (1) short-term ... -
Emissions from forest fires in India: an assessment based on modis fire and global land cover products
Srivastava, Parul; Garg, Amit (Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability, 2013)Fires incur considerable economic losses and disturb the ecology, environment and livelihoods. Studies suggest that 90% of vegetation fires may be manmade in India and about 3.73 million hectare forest area is affected, ... -
An empirical approach using spatial and nonspatial data for surface water availability along canal
Garg, Amit; Jhala, N.; Pathak, S.; Kankal, B. (Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability, 2013)Why it is necessary for canal administrators to understand what happens after canal water is discharged from a canal branch head? Canal water management involves complex issues of distance from water source, losses during ... -
Energy appliance transformation in commercial buildings in India under alternate policy scenarios
Garg, Amit; Maheshwari, Jyoti; Shukla, P.R.; Rawal, Rajan (Elsevier pvt Ltd., 2017-12)The total electricity consumption from commercial sector was about 9% during 2013–14 in India. Load research survey was carried out to study the usage patterns for all types of electric appliances used in commercial ... -
Energy balance of an Indian semi-arid rural ecosystem using field, ancillary and geospatial data
Chhabra, Abha; Rao, V. Madhava; Hermon, R. R.; Garg, Amit; Nag, Tirthankar; Rao, N. Bhaskara; Sharma, A.; Parihar, J. S. (Journal of Agri Search, 2015)This study presents an estimation of net energy balance resulting from primary production vis-a-vis energy consumption through various components in a semi-arid rural ecosystem of Ralegan Siddhi village, Maharashtra, India. ... -
Energy balance of Indian villages: A case study of seven villages
Garg, Amit; Nag, Tirthankar; Chhabra, Abha; Chauhan, Jaypalsinh (Sage Journals, 2018)This paper estimates the rural energy balance of 7 Indian villages of different agro-climate zones. This was done through primary survey of households in each village covering energy consumption, production, export, import ... -
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 ...