Climate Action - Assisting business towards carbon neutrality

David Dickson, Director of SciDev.Net, says a commitment to biofuels should be based on a careful assessment of their prospective benefits and costs.

Renewable Energy Association's Leonie Greene asks how can technological solutions to climate change be better mobilised?

Sylvie Lemmet of UNEP's Division of Technology, Industry and Economics says renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies are now becoming fundamental components of the global energy system.

Christian Kjaer, Chief Executive Officer of the European Wind Energy Association says wind energy has environmental and economic advantages over other energy alternatives.

Wolfgang Palz, Chairman for the World Council of Renewable Energy, gives an overview of the current development of renewable energies.

Jyoti Prasad Painuly and H V Kumar outline a UNEP Risoe programme to aid access to PV solar home systems in South India through facilitating access to renewable energy financing.

Akanksha Chaurey from TERI describes distributed generation-based initiatives that have benefited rural communities.

Dr Fatih BiroL at the International Energy Agency discusses the implications for global energy and emissions trends.

This June 2007 report from Ceres and the Civil Society Institute highlights key findings from an October 2006 oil analyst briefing at JPMorgan Chase in which experts examined how the future of oil will be affected by geopolitics, climate change, and new technologies.

V Subramanian, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India discusses government renewable energy policy.