Bhutan's energy and environmental situation and approaches to development are reviewed and analyzed in this paper. Conservation of natural resources and human happiness have been placed as central strategic policy themes and have been given high priority in the national development plans of...

This article analyses and discusses trends in renewable energy strategy development in Bangladesh and the prospective role of the clean development mechanism (CDM) under the Kyoto Protocol. Use of renewables for electricity generation results in less greenhouse gas emissions compared with fossil...

In this study, we estimate and analyze the CO2 mitigation costs of large-scale biomass-fired cogeneration technologies with CO2 capture and storage. The CO2 mitigation cost indicates the minimum economic incentive required (e.g. in the form of a carbon tax) to make the cost of a less carbon...

Legislation and institutions are two important components of energy development. To better understand and improve energy development in China, a comprehensive examination of its energy legislation and institutions is essential. This paper highlights the major challenges confronting energy...

Climate change will have a considerable impact on the constructed environment. More specifically, policies and regulations made will impact on construction labour and have future implications for the delivery of climate adaptive property. This paper will examine the implications of climate...