Where do the authors work, and what are their areas of expertise? Note any other publications by the authors with relevance to the 6Cities project.
PEW wrote an objective article about the governmental approach to climate change initiatives set forth by India in June 2008. PEW is a research center that aims to write articles about topics that are currently shaping the history of America and the world. The center tries to take an objective attitude to the stories they write and it is described to be a 'fact tank' that informs the public at large.
This Research Center seems very informative on getting general information on future topics and historical events/situations from an unbiased manner.
What are the main findings or arguments presented in the article or report?
The objective of the article was to present the facts about the 2008 governmental plan of action in battling India's greenhouse emissions. It is clearly noted that it was as much of a goal for India to addresseing climate change issues as it was for going forth with development objectives to promote economic success for hte country. Though it came across as though the article was about batteling green house emissions, it is made clear in the beginning that this was simply a co-benefit as India strived moreso to create revolutionary econocmic success initiavities for its poeple and have big nations help along in their plan to success.
June 30th, 200- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh released India's first National Action Plan on Climate Change(NAPCC)
aim: ftureu policies and programs dealing with climate mitigation and adaptation
made up of 8 'core national missions' that will run until 2017
each ministry was scheduled to turn in their reports on their climate change initatiave to the Prime Minister to document the progress of the initiative
Describe at least three ways that the argument is supported.
The ways in whcih the above statements were proven to be true were through the presentation fo the various mssiosn of the NAPCC
National Solar Mission- promote the use of solar energy for power generation and other uses with the objective of making solar competitive wth fosisil based energy options.
increase use of soal themral technolgies in urban area, increase production of photvolatics
National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency-
initiatives are expected to yield savings of 10,000 MW by 2012.
mandates energy consumption decreases in large nergy consuming industies, with a system for companies ot trade energy savings certificates
energy incentives, reduced taxes on energy effieint appliances
finance public private parnterships to reduce energy consumption throuhg demand side management programs in the municipal building and agriculture sectors.
National Mission on Sustaibale Habitat
focus on urban waste managemnet and recycling
Naitonal Water Mission
want to improve water efficeitny by 20% through prcing and other measures of management
National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem
conserve the biodiversity, forests and ecological values found in the Himalayanans(also affect water supply)
Naitiaonl Mission for a 'Green India"
to reforrest forest lands and expand forest cover of Indian terriroties from 23-33%
National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change
gian a better understanding of climate science, impacts and challeges etc
Other Initiatives
Power Generation: mandating the retirmenet of inefficient coal fired power plants and research and development technologies
Renewable Energy: buy certain percentage of power grid to turn into renewable sources
Energy Efficiency: large energy conusmign industriesa re requried to undertake energy auidts
What three (or more) quotes capture the message of the article or report?
Emphasizing the overriding priority of maintaining high economic growth rates to raise living standards, the plan “identifies measures that promote our development objectives while also yielding co-benefits for addressing climate change effectively.” pg. 1
It says these national measures would be more successful with assistance from developed countries, and pledges that India’s per capita greenhouse gas emissions “will at no point exceed that of developed countries even as we pursue our development objectives.” pg, 1
Ministries with lead responsibility for each of the missions are directed to develop objectives, implementation strategies, timelines, and monitoring and evaluation criteria, to be submitted to the Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change. The Council will also be responsible for periodically reviewing and reporting on each mission’s progress" pg. 3- proof of how the plan will be followed and be properly implemented
What were the methods, tools and/or data used to produce the claims or arguments made in the article or report?
.The report was set up by detailing each of te various missions set forth through the NAPCC
there were 8 recorded missions from the NAPCC
In addition to the missions there were a series of other initiatives described briefly at the end of the artcile describing various other initiatives set forth by the project
How (if at all) are health disparities or other equity issues addressed in the article or report?
Water quality and control is one of the missoins of hte article. They want to increase the amonut of water availabel to the public by 10%
They want to stop deforestatoin by both cutting of the forestation actoin and also replanitn gtrees in regions around India nad the Himalayas
Want to make climate restilient crops that could produce food for the peopel but also tha t is sustaibable
Where has this article or report been referenced or discussed? (In some journals, you can see this in a sidebar.)
Not specifically noted but the overall message has been criticizedfor its lack of real effort or a realistic approach to fixing the massive greenhouse emission effects
Can you learn anything from the article or report’s bibliography that tells us something about how the article or report was produced?
this article was more objective and soley about hte facts of the event. there are no sources to reference as th it was told in real tiema nd is more of an article about hte topic at hand rather than an actual official research article.
What three points, details or references from the text did you follow up on to advance your understanding of how air pollution science has been produced and used in governance and education in different settings?
looked into the current state of Indias climate change policie
within the last two weeks India has reestablished its modern appraoch to cliamte control
the topic will be covered in the new articles fonud in week 5 assignment
Abstract: First Draft Copy follow up document found on the October meeting held between India and California. Was suspicious about whether or not the meeting was held but here is in fact proof about the meeting taking place. It was a joint initiative by UCSD, The Energy Resources Institute(TERI), India, and the California Air Resources Board(CARB). It was also sponsored by the World Bank
Where do the authors work, and what are their areas of expertise? Note any other publications by the authors with relevance to the 6Cities project.
What are the main findings or arguments presented in the article or report?
Describe at least three ways that the argument is supported.
What three (or more) quotes capture the message of the article or report?
What were the methods, tools and/or data used to produce the claims or arguments made in the article or report?
How (if at all) are health disparities or other equity issues addressed in the article or report?
Where has this article or report been referenced or discussed? (In some journals, you can see this in a sidebar.)
Can you learn anything from the article or report’s bibliography that tells us something about how the article or report was produced?
What three points, details or references from the text did you follow up on to advance your understanding of how air pollution science has been produced and used in governance and education in different settings?
Center, P. (June 2008). //National Action Plan on Climate Change Government of India.// PEW Center on the Global Climate Change.