3rd Annual CECFEE Workshop
The Centre for research on the Economics of Climate, Food, Energy and Environment (CECFEE) of the Indian Statistical Institute organized the 3rd annual CECFEE on 17-18th of November, 2017. The…
Prof. E. Somanathan at WCERE 2018, Gothenburg – 6th World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists
“Since the general public is not in a panic about climate change and fossil fuels owners still have deep pockets, government cannot do much with respect to climate policy. However, it is feasible and…
NITI Aayog (Government of India’s leading think tank) acknowledges Prof. E. Somanathan's work
NITI Aayog (Government of India’s leading think tank) acknowledges Professor E. Somanathan, Program Director of CECFEE, for his written contribution (to the chapter “Environment and Forests”) in it’s…
Prof. E. Somanathan contributes to well recognized report on melting glaciers in the Himalayas
The Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment report launched on February 4th, 2019, finds that at least a third of the huge ice fields in Asia’s towering mountain chain are doomed to melt due to climate change
CECFEE Annual Policy Day 2019
CECFEE held its 2nd Policy Day on 10th November, 2019 by organizing a discussion on conservation of forest resources and wildlife. The key speaker for this event was Mr. P.Sivakumar, IFS, Director of…
5th Annual CECFEE Research & Policy Workshop, Tezpur University, Assam
CECFEE hosted its 5th Annual Workshop at the University of Tezpur, Assam. The workshop spanned two days, 10-11 November 2019, and brought together an eclectic mix of researchers and academics. Broadly…
4th Annual CECFEE Research and Policy Workshop
The Center for research on the Economics of Climate, Food, Energy and Environment (CECFEE) of the Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, will conduct the 4th Annual CECFEE Research and Policy…
2nd Annual CECFEE Workshop, 15th-16th October 2016
A workshop was organized by the Centre along with the Environment for Development Initiative (EFD) of the University of Gothenburg on October 15th and 16th at Ranthambhore. There were presentations…
1st Annual CECFEE Workshop, 2nd-3rd November, 2015
AGENDA Monday, November 2, 2015 Morning Introduction and Welcome – E. Somanathan About EfD – Gunnar Kohlin, University of Gothenburg Credit, LPG Stove Adoption and Charcoal Consumption: Evidence from…
Agro-environmental Revolution in Punjab: Case of the Happy Seeder Technology
EfD Authors:
Biomass burning of agricultural field residue (stalks and stubble) during wheat and rice harvesting periods in the Indo-Gangetic plains has led to substantial emission of trace gases and particles. This paper seeks to address the regulation of emissions from open field burning of rice residue in Punjab, India by first uncovering the factors that explain on field residue burning of rice residue in Punjab. The results suggest that the use of a combine harvester was the single most important determinant of the decision to burn rice residue.