1. SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SUPPLY
Pradeep Chaturvedi Chairman Indian Association for the Advancement of Science

2. SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
“energy produced and used in ways that support human development in all its social, economic and environmental dimensions”.

3. SUPPLY SIDE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
Environmental and social externalities to be reflected in prices.
Exploration, production and transportation of fossil fuels and their impact.
Identification of technologies for environmental protection.
Impacts of nuclear power
Impacts of large-scale hydropower
Impacts of renewable energy

4. DEMAND SIDE ENVIRONMENTAL DIMENSIONS
Industrial and vehicular emissions serious in urban areas.
Improper use of energy in agriculture serious for water bodies and rural areas.
Indoor air pollution due to domestic consumption.
Impact matrix for use need to be understood clearly
Assessment of the causes of energy related environmental concerns

5. ISSUES FOR POLICY FORMULATION
Energy needs of the country
Efficient allocation of various energy sources to different uses
Role of renewables in the energy supply
Scope for increasing energy efficiency of systems

6. ISSUES FOR POLICY FORMULATION …Contd
Steps to internalise the costs of environmental degradation
Identification of public infrastructure
National policies and role of energy in development.

7. SUGGESTED FRAMEWORK
Long-term sustainability of energy sector in relation to environmental impacts at local, regional and national level
Environmental taxes and subsidies to be based on a consistent application of the “polluter pays” principle.
In case administration of taxes and subsidies is difficult then alternative policies of setting standards on emission and energy consumption on equipments may be followed.

8. SUGGESTED FRAMEWORK …Contd
Consistent legislative framework regarding energy and environment is required at national (and regional) level.
Environmental protection should be an integral part of energy planning.
Environmental standards for energy production and use should be high, but regulatory legislation must be realistic.

9. SUGGESTED FRAMEWORK …Contd
National legislation and institutional responsibilities need to be clear and internally coordinated.
Awareness enhancement and participation at both public and political level is needed.
Environmental monitoring and assessment should be included for all major energy projects.

10. SUGGESTED FRAMEWORK …Contd
Mitigation action should take into account, regional differences in environmental sensitivities.
Technologies and methodologies to address key local and regional energy related environmental issues are to a very large extent available on the international commercial market.

11. SUGGESTED FRAMEWORK …Contd
Long-term environmental and energy resource depletion aspects require attention.
Urban air pollution and indoor air pollution need concerted action.
Immediate environmental impact of modern renewable energy technologies be addressed in planning.
Major energy resource depletion and pollution issues need to be addressed urgently.

12. SUGGESTED FRAMEWORK …Contd
The reduction of the Carbon intensity of energy production and use must be pursued to ensure that future use of energy is clean.
Public-private partnership should be promoted to see that deployment of clean technologies takes place in the most affordable and timely fashion.
Strong and consistent messages should be sent out to investors about the goals of a sustainable energy system.

13. SUGGESTED FRAMEWORK …Contd
Sustainable energy options also should be promoted through appropriate government support to meet their current higher cost so that in the longer term the capital cost as well as the energy supplies charge become competitive. A rolling plan for reviews of government support measures should be introduced for ensuring appropriateness and effectiveness of such measures.

14. CONCLUSION
While carbon intensity is important, what matters most to the people of the world is the ability to sustain a healthy and sustainable standard of living. That there is no obvious correlation allows the conclusion that greenhouse gas emissions are not inherently coupled with economic activity
The global community believes that it is possible to have accelerated reasonable economic development for all the world’s peoples without high levels of carbon emissions. However, to achieve this goal, global policies are required to be supported by appropriate regional and local actions.