India may not meet 2030 electric mobility target

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Oecd Countries ◽  
Electric Mobility ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Indian State ◽  
Winning Bidder ◽  
Vehicle Fleet ◽  
The Government

Subject India's plans to electrify its vehicle fleet. Significance On October 4, the Indian state-run agency Energy Efficiency Services said it would add Mahindra and Mahindra to Tata Motors as the winning bidder of a tender to supply it with 10,000 electric vehicles (EVs). The government is making the purchases to kick-start a plan envisioning that only EVs would be sold in India by 2030. This would exceed OECD countries by at least a decade, although India faces significant challenges in creating the infrastructure to support such an ambitious target. Impacts If coal is used to electrify the vehicle fleet, India’s EV plans may conflict with its Paris climate accord obligations. There may be an increase in local regulations for curbing air pollution and limiting the sale of petrol and diesel cars. India may step up plans to electrify the railways.

UK government moves to cut energy wastage and bills

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Energy Prices ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Household Energy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Improve Energy Efficiency ◽  
Uk Government ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Uk

Subject UK government energy efficiency initiative Significance The government had previously cooled towards environmental protection measures, but it has now introduced rules that oblige landlords to improve energy efficiency in the rented buildings sector. The initiative comes as household energy bills remain high, despite recent reductions in energy prices, and the political salience of energy affordability has risen. Fuel poverty and the potential of improved energy efficiency to mitigate it are issues across much of the EU. Impacts The government's initiative may encounter implementation difficulties, particularly if the new rules are not given a high public profile. High retail energy prices will keep energy affordability as a politically salient issue, in the UK and EU. The current slump in international oil prices has yet to feed fully into sustained reductions in retail gas and electricity prices. A drop in retail energy prices could blunt the momentum behind policies to improve energy efficiency, and revive energy demand.

Chile's pollution problems require regulatory rethink

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Central Chile ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Agenda ◽  
The Government

Subject Air pollution concerns. Significance After a decade in which air quality in Chilean cities has shown little progress and has, in some cases, deteriorated, a two-week smog crisis in Santiago has highlighted the need for a reinvigorated approach to the problem. This is particularly the case because the crisis was triggered by lack of rainfall, one of the expected effects of climate change in central Chile. Impacts According to the government, air pollution-related illnesses continue to cost between 670 million and 1.9 billion dollars annually. Air pollution is primarily a winter problem and tends to slip out of the public agenda during the rest of the year. In a context of slow economic growth, tighter industry emissions standards would face important business opposition.

South-east Asia eyes local electric auto manufacturing

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Environmental Activism ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Excise Taxes ◽  
Second Tier

Subject Electric vehicles' prospects in South-east Asia. Significance Manufacturers of electric vehicles (EVs) have not yet pushed what remains a developing technology into second-tier car markets such as South-east Asia. In addition, ASEAN governments levy high import and excise taxes on fully assembled vehicles entering their countries, making EVs manufactured abroad largely unaffordable locally. However, there are signs of change. Impacts Transport electrification will reduce city air pollution. Overall emissions savings depend on how electricity used to charge EVs is generated. Restrictions on environmental activism will persist in parts of South-east Asia.

Energy efficiency of Iran buildings: a SWOT-ANP approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 726-746
Author(s):  
M. Khojaste-Sarakhsi ◽  
Seyed Hassan Ghodsypour ◽  
S.M.T. Fatemi Ghomi ◽  
H. Dashtaki-Hesari
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Energy Market ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Energy Efficiency Improvement ◽  
Network Process ◽  
International Investors ◽  
The Government

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) of energy efficiency improvement of Iran building sector and develop strategies based on them and finally prioritize these strategies according to experts’ judgments. This SWOT analysis is developed based on a detailed study in Iran energy market along with consulting with several energy specialists and has not been conducted before. Design/methodology/approach Since SWOT analysis is not capable to rank the developed strategies, analytical network process method is applied to prioritize them according to experts’ judgments. Results are compared with the results of the hierarchical network process (AHP). Findings Numerical results show that modification of the energy tariff system is the most important strategy. Besides this strategy, four other ones are related to the role of government in Iran energy market, while the remaining ones can be accomplished by domestic or international companies. They are about worn out appliances, inefficient buildings and inefficient lighting systems. Originality/value The SWOT analysis and the developed strategies can provide an insight into the improvement of buildings’ energy efficiency in Iran and some similar countries. All the developed strategies have two sides. One is the regulatory and supporting role of the government and the other is about the investment and implementation considerations. As most of the required rules have been established, the ground is prepared for domestic or international investors to start or develop their energy-related businesses in Iran market.

Partial privatization, lending relationships and executive compensation

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saibal Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
Executive Compensation ◽  
Proportional Hazard ◽  
Partial Privatization ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
Early Date ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Lending Relationships ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Indian State ◽  
The Government

Purpose – Privatization has been a widely researched topic in the literature, both at the cross-country level as well as at the level of individual countries. However, the issue of partial privatization – where an entity is publicly listed although the government remains the controlling owner – has not been adequately discussed in the literature. The purpose of this paper is to employ data on Indian state-owned banks during 1992-2010 to explore the timing and intensity of privatization. Contextually, the authors also explore several associated hypotheses, such as the behavior of lending relationships by these banks and executive compensation. Design/methodology/approach – Given the hypotheses being discussed, the authors use suitable methodology relevant to the hypothesis. Accordingly, the authors employ proportional hazard models to address the timing issue and the Tobit model to determine the factors impacting the intensity of privatization. As regards lending relationships, the authors employ ordered logit and Poisson regression models. Finally, the issue of executive compensation is addressed using OLS regression. Findings – The evidence appears to suggest that smaller, riskier banks with higher levels of over-staffing are likely to be privatized at an early date. Among the political factors, the findings suggest that both the timing of elections as well as the fragmentation of the coalition impacts the timing of privatization. Regarding lending relationships, the analysis indicates that it is typically the large banks that act as the main bank for both foreign and state-owned firms. Finally, the evidence lends credence to the fact that bigger well-capitalized banks with smaller boards pay higher compensation. Originality/value – How far do economic and political factors play a role in impacting the timing of partial privatization of state-owned banks remains an open empirical question. There is also admittedly limited evidence as to how bank-specific and political factors influence the intensity of privatization. Judged thus, to the best of the knowledge, this is one of the few studies to examine these issues within a coherent empirical framework for a leading emerging economy.

Analysis of the operational risk factors in public hospitals in an Indian state

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.R. Vishnu ◽  
R. Sridharan ◽  
P.N. Ram Kumar ◽  
V. Regi Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Healthcare System ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Indian State ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Risk management in the healthcare sector is a highly relevant sub-domain and a crucial research area from the humanitarian perspective. The purpose of this paper is to focus on the managerial/supply chain risk factors experienced by the government hospitals in an Indian state. The present paper analyzes the inter-relationships among the significant risk factors and ranks those risk factors based on their criticality. Design/methodology/approach The current research focuses on 125 public hospitals in an Indian state. Questionnaire-based survey and personal interviews were conducted in the healthcare sector among the inpatients and hospital staff to identify the significant risk factors. An integrated DEMATEL–ISM–PROMETHEE method is adopted to analyze the impact potential and dependence behavior of the risk factors. Findings The analysis asserts the absence of critical risk factors that have a direct impact on patient safety in the present healthcare system under investigation. However, the results illustrate the remarkable impact potential attributed to the risk factor, namely, staff shortage in inducing other risk factors such as employee attitudinal issues, employee health issues and absenteeism altogether resulting in community mistrust/misbeliefs. Maintenance mismanagement, monsoon time epidemics, physical infrastructure limitations are also found to be significant risk factors that compromise patient satisfaction levels. Practical implications Multiple options are illustrated to mitigate significant risk factors and operational constraints experienced by public hospitals in the state. The study warrants urgent attention from government officials to fill staff vacancies and to improve the infrastructural facilities to match with the increasing demand from the society. Furthermore, this research recommends the hospital authorities to start conducting induction and training programs for the hospital employees to instill the fundamental code of conduct while working in hectic, challenging and even in conditions with limited resources. Originality/value Only limited papers are visible that address the identification and mitigation of risk factors associated with hospitals. The present paper proposes a novel DEMATEL–ISM–PROMETHEE integrated approach to map the inter-relationships among the significant risk factors and to rank those risk factors based on their criticality. Furthermore, the present study discloses the unique setting of the public healthcare system in a developing nation.

Energy development in Nigeria and the need for strategic energy efficiency practice scheme for the residential building sector

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Udale Hussaini ◽  
Noor Hanita Abdul Majid
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Strategic Plan ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
Building Sector ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Improve Energy Efficiency ◽  
The Government

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to seek ways to improve energy efficiency in the residential building sector of Nigeria. This is necessary so as to promote a wider scope of energy efficiency practice in order to reduce energy demand on the central power supply of the nation and as well-attain reasonable level of energy security. Design/methodology/approach – However, the objective of the study is to propose a strategic plan (scheme) of energy efficiency practice for the housing sector of the Nigerian economy. To accomplish this task, a review of the main issues of energy efficiency; the current energy situation in Nigeria; and the challenges to implementing energy efficiency in the country was undertaken. Findings – Finally, remedial measures to achieving energy efficiency in the Nigerian households were proffered by the provision of a “strategic scheme” to be accomplished by the government and the housing stakeholders. Research limitations/implications – It is evident that a strategic plan or framework must be put in place in order to overcome the challenges of energy efficiency in the residential building sector. And this framework is to adequately address the issues of design practice, the efficiency of appliances in use and the housing occupant behaviour. Practical implications – The main goal is the attainment of energy-efficient households in Nigeria through the application of EE practice strategies. Originality/value – The study highlights on the energy development level of the country. It has also identified the numerous barriers as well as the principal actors to achieving energy-efficient households in Nigeria. After all, the suggested “plan of action” as provided in the scheme is to serve as a benchmark and reference point to the government, the housing stakeholders as well as the housing occupant for the attainment of energy efficiency.

India will press on with capital city redevelopment

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Construction Work ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
The Government ◽  
Foundation Stone

Significance Modi earlier this month laid the foundation stone for a new parliament complex in the precinct. The Supreme Court has ordered the government not to undertake further construction work until it hears petitions challenging the project’s legality. Impacts Modi’s government will proclaim the new Central Vista as a symbol of a new India, pushing back on critics who call it a vanity project. The project will provide a boost to the construction sector. Construction dust associated with the redevelopment scheme will worsen air pollution in the capital.

Assessing the efficiency of the Covid-19 control measures and public health policy in OECD countries from cultural perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hokey Min ◽  
C. Christopher Lee ◽  
Seong-Jong Joo
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Public Health Policy ◽  
Returns To Scale ◽  
Oecd Countries ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Government ◽  
Constant Returns To Scale

PurposeTo identify sources of the success and failure of COVID-19 control measures and develop best-practice public health policy in mitigating the spread of COVID-19, this paper aims to evaluate the efficiency of various combinations of government COVID-19 control measures among OECD countries. This paper also identifies which factors critically influence the efficiency of COVID-19 control measures.Design/methodology/approachThis paper employed two-stage network SBM (slacks-based measure of efficiency) models with variable returns-to-scale and constant returns-to-scale, respectively, among various forms of data envelopment analysis (DEA) models. As a post hoc analysis, the authors used Tobit regression for examining the causal relationship between a nation's cultural dimensions and its COVID-19 control measure's efficiency scores.FindingsThe authors found that the pervasive less individualistic and higher uncertainty avoiding culture positively influenced the efficient control of COVID-19 outbreaks since such a culture helped the government impose its mandatory COVID-19 control measures without people's strong resistance to those measures.Originality/valueMany public health policymakers are wondering why COVID-19 control measures are not effective in coping with the COVID-19 outbreaks. This paper helps the government find the most efficient combination of COVID-19 controls measures for curbing the spread of the stubborn coronavirus. This paper is one of the first attempts to identify pandemic risk mitigation factors from a cultural perspective.

scholarly journals The Adoption of Electric Vehicles in Qatar Can Contribute to Net Carbon Emission Reduction but Requires Strong Government Incentives

Vehicles ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 618-635
Author(s):  
Ahmad Al-Buenain ◽  
Saeed Al-Muhannadi ◽  
Mohammad Falamarzi ◽  
Adeeb A. Kutty ◽  
Murat Kucukvar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Electric Mobility ◽  
Electricity Production ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Gasoline Vehicles ◽  
The Government

Electric mobility is at the forefront of innovation. Cutting down greenhouse gases when low-carbon electricity sources are maintained has answered the concerns of skeptics when switching to electric mobility. This paper presents a life-cycle-based comparative study between the electric and conventional gasoline vehicles with respect to their environmental performance, taking the case of Qatar. A well-to-wheel life cycle assessment is used to understand the carbon footprint associated with the use of alternative mobility when powered by non-renewable energy sources such as natural gas for electricity production. A survey was also conducted to evaluate the economic and practical feasibility of the use of electric vehicles in Qatar. The analysis showed that electric vehicles (EVs) have passed conventional gasoline vehicles with a minimum difference between them of 12,000 gCO2eq/100 km traveled. This difference can roughly accommodate two additional subcompact electric vehicles on the roads of Qatar. Even though Qatar is producing all of its electricity from natural gas, EVs are still producing much less carbon footprint into the atmosphere with the results showing that almost identical alternatives produce triple the amount of GHG emissions. The results of the survey showed that, despite promising results shown in switching to carbon-neutral mobility solutions, a lack of willingness prevails within the State of Qatar to incline towards electric mobility among users. This implies that Qatar has to spend a lot of time and resources to achieve its ambitious goal to decarbonize mobility on roads with 10% electric vehicles by 2030. This research highlights the need for more practical incentives and generous subsidies by the government of Qatar on e-mobility solutions to switch the transportation system into an eco-friendly one.

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