The word environment depicts a vast area. The
protection of the environment is vital for Sustainable Human Development.
Relevant factors of environment include food, waster, energy, natural
resources, toxic substances etc. Energy is one of the most important factors of
environment. Energy Management is critical to our future economic prosperity
and environmental well being. Energy is essential for the functioning of most
of the industrialized world as well as developing and under developed nations.
Yet at the same time energy production and consumption causes degradation of
the environment of the industrialized world and it seems that developing
countries are also facing the similar kind of problem. Energy management is one
of the most critical issues for the future as so much of the world is dependent
upon it. Thus we need to understand the traditional sources of energy, their
quality, availability and environmental effects, as well as the potential
alternatives for energy and the effects of these upon the natural environment
and modern industrial economies. Over the past two hundred years the use of
primary energy sources in manufacturing or processing has evolved from simply
using locally available resources, such as waterpower, firewood or coal. The
transition from coal to a petroleum-based fuel economy took place through the
twentieth century. With changes to the oil market in 2000 catching media
attention around the world, there is further interest in the ongoing transition
to renewable energy sources. Managing energy is now a basic feature in the
global economy and environment. Fossil fuels in the form of oil, natural gas
and coal comprise approximately 80% of the world's energy use. We now face a
world where the environmental impacts of combusting fossil fuels such as coal
and oil are identified as unsustainable in the long term. The need to turn to
increasing use of sustainable and renewable energy sources is clearly agreed.
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Dr. R. K. Pachauri
Director General
Shri. P.K. Bhattacharya
ENVIS Coordinator
Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI)
Darbari Seth Block
Habitat Place, Lodi Road,
New Delhi - 110003
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Renewable Energy and Environment
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Ms. Neelima Jerath
Punjab State Council for Science & Technology,
MGSIPA Complex,
Second Floor,
Adj. Sacred Heart School,
Sector 26,
Chandigarh - 160 019
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Water Resource Management
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Dr. Ashok Khosla
President
Wing Commander Vijay Raj
ENVIS Coordinator
Development Alternatives
B- 32, Institutional Area,
Tara Crescent,
New Mehrauli Road,
New Delhi- 110016
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Environmentally Sound and Appropriate Technologies
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Dr. Desh Bandhu
President
Indian Environmental Society
U-112, Vidatha House
Vikas Marg, Shakarpur
Delhi - 110 092
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Panchayati Raj & Environment
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Dr.(Mrs.) Papia Lahiri
Centre for Symbiosis of Technology, Environment and Management,
BC 3F, Munirka DDA Flats,
New Delhi - 110 067
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Women and Environment
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Dr. D. V. Guruprasad
Director General
Environmental Management and Policy Research Institute (EMPRI)
Urban Eco-Park
100 Ft. Road, Peenya Indistrial Area, III Phase
Bangalore - 560 058
Karnataka
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Capacity Building in Environment Management
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