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Do Skills Enable the Reduction of Emissions from Household Energy Use? Findings from a Survey of Households in Rural India
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Kristinn Hermannsson; Rosario Scandurra; Supravat Sarangi; Preeti Chaturvedi; Thallada Bhaskar; Ashok Pandey; Bhavya B. Krishna; Steven Gillespie; Jillian Gordon; Ivano Bongiovanni; Ian Watson; Siming You – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2024
We use new survey data from 1,203 households in rural Eastern India to estimate cross-sectional models of overall energy use and embedded emissions. Findings indicate that the primary driver of household energy use is household size and affluence. This is unsurprising and consistent with findings from the engineering literature on energy demand.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Energy, Ecological Factors
Renewable Energy Education in India
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Bajpai, Shrish; Kidwai, Naimur Rahman – Comparative Professional Pedagogy, 2017
The issue of renewable energy sources that have great potential to give solutions to the longstanding energy problems of India has been considered. It has been stated that renewable energy sources are an important part of India's plan to increase energy security and provide new generation with ample job opportunities. India's plans to move towards…
Descriptors: Energy, Energy Conservation, Science Education, Engineering Education
Elements of an Alternative to Nuclear Power as a Response to the Energy-Environment Crisis in India: Development as Freedom and a Sustainable Energy Utility
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Mathai, Manu V. – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2009
Even as the conventional energy system is fundamentally challenged by the "energy-environment crisis," its adherents have presented the prospect of "abundant" and purportedly "green" nuclear power as part of a strategy to address the crisis. Surveying the development of nuclear power in India, this article finds that…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Nuclear Energy, Energy, Foreign Countries
Energy Management Awareness Programme for Senior Executives.
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Bowonder, B. – Environmentalist, 1984
Presents the rationale for and content of a program for senior executives of manufacturing firms. The program was designed to increase their awareness of the need and potential for energy saving and to improve efficiency of energy use. Also lists recommendations related to information support, incentives, training, and other areas. (JN)
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Energy, Energy Conservation, Incentives