6th IDSAsr Seminar
6th IDSAsr
International Seminar
EnergyforSustainable Development in Asia Pacific
Venue
Conference Hall,
Guru Nanak Bhawan
Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar-143005
November29-December 01, 2013
Guru Arjan Dev
Institute of Development Studies
14-Preet Avenue, Majitha Road, PO Naushera, Amritsar-1430008
(Under the aegis of Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development Studies Society)
Registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860
EnergyforSustainable Development in Asia Pacific
E
nergy is central to sustainable development and poverty reduction efforts. It affects all aspects of development -- social, economic, and environmental -- including livelihoods, access to water, agricultural productivity, health, population levels, education, and gender-related issues. None of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) can be met without major improvement in the quality and quantity of energy services in developing countries. It is estimated that approximately 1.3 billion people worldwide have no access to electricity. Furthermore, 2.7 billion people continue to rely on solid fuels such as traditional biomass and coal for cooking and heating andthis is expected to rise to 2.8 billion in 2030. In recent times the two major international endorsements of the elements of sustainable development the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), have recognized universal access to energy as an important goal. India has emerged as a leader in promoting renewable energy development and tackling global climate change. The energy sector requires a major transformation in technology, which would also involve changes in infrastructure as well as the mix of energy supply in the future. It is obvious that if India has to attain a 9 to 10 per cent growth of the economy, the management of the energy sector and its evolution in the coming future would need attention by the country’s leadership and every section of society.
Access to sustainable sources of clean, reliable and affordable energy has a profound impact on multiple aspects of human development; it relates not only to physical infrastructure (e.g. electricity grids), but also to energy affordability, reliability and commercial viability. In practical terms, this means delivering energy services to households and businesses that are in line with consumers' ability to pay. Investing in clean, efficient, affordable and reliable energy systems is indispensable for a prosperous, environmentally sustainable future. Ensuring energy security will require diversification of types and sources of energy, with increasing focus on consumer needs, on indigenous energy supplies, energy efficiency and regional interconnections.Greater use of clean energy obviously contributes to sustainability of the development process, and this issue will become more important in the years that lie ahead. Developing countries account for 82 per cent of the world’s population and they use 55 per cent of the available global supply of energy. They must aim at faster growth of their GDP to improve the living standards of their populations and this will entail an expanded demand for energy. If they follow the industrialized countries in meeting their energy requirements through fossil fuel based energy, the impact on the global climate would be simply unsustainable.This poses a global challenge. We can only meet the challenge by responding in two ways. First, we must contain the total growth in energy associated with the growth of GDP by improving energy efficiency. Second, we can work to shift from conventional to non-conventional or clean energy.
Asia has been experiencing sustained high economic growth in the recent years. However, there still exists substantial amount of unacceptable poverty among the people in the region. The expressions of symptoms of such poverty include among others inadequate educational and health attainment of the people and lack of access to basic amenities like modern clean energy, safe water and sanitation, which are crucial determinants of human capability development.
The basic paper on which the seminar will be based analyses the implications of this high inclusive growth for removing poverty and inequity, in respect of the twin challenges of environmental sustainability of the required energy growth and energy security in Asia Pacific. The energy security is discussed both in the sense of removal of energy poverty and that of reducing the level of vulnerability of the economy in the face of oil price rise as experienced in the recent years. It addresses particularly the question of linkage between income poverty and energy poverty and the implication of energy poverty alleviation in Asia Pacific in respect of global environmental sustainability. It further discusses in this context the instrumental role of choice of fuel and technology (like bio-fuel among others) and institutional changes like economic reforms in determining the energy efficiency as well as energy security. It finally addresses certain selected policy issues from macroeconomic perspective including that of policy linkage between energy security and food security in the context of bio-liquids development.
The challenges faced by society today, including climate change and scarcity of energy resources, require answers of an interdisciplinary nature in the study, design, operation, and regulation of systems that generate, transport or use energy. IDSAsr has been addressing these challenges in the context of its Energy for Sustainability (ESD) Initiative, bringing together professors and researchers from several Research Units and Faculties.
One segment of the energy sector which acquires high priority is in the field of renewable energy production and supply. India is one of the countries in the world which receives the largest flow of solar energy incident on its land area. We also have substantial wind energy potential. In addition, India produces large quantities of agricultural waste which makes biomass an attractive option for conversion to modern fuels both through gasification on a decentralized basis, and possible conversion to liquid fuels on a diverse scale through technologies that is being worked on across the world, though not adequately in India.
Renewable energy is energy that comes from resources which are continually replenished such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves and geothermal heat. About 16 per cent of global final energy consumption comes from renewable resources, with 10 per cent of all energy from traditional biomass, mainly used for heating, and 3.4 per cent from hydroelectricity. New renewable (small hydro, modern biomass, wind, solar, geothermal, and biofuels) account for another 3 per cent and are growing very rapidly.While many renewable energy projects are large-scale, renewable technologies are also suited to rural and remote areas where energy is often crucial in human development. As of 2011, small solar PV systems provide electricity to a few million households and micro-hydro configured into mini-grids serves many more. Over 44 million households use biogas made in household-scale digesters for lighting and/or cooking and more than 166 million households rely on a new generation of more-efficient biomass.
It's a great that biotechnology has developed powerful approaches to find cures to diseases, curb climate change and reduce reliance on foreign oil. Synthetic biology promises to change the world by making biology easier to engineer and enabling solutions to some of the world’s most difficult problems. Bio technology is to be at the forefront of the emerging field of advanced biofuels production to develop scientific breakthroughs to help solve the energy crisis. Latest techniques in plant science, molecular biology and chemical engineering has to be developed to produce affordable, sustainable, carbon-neutral fuels identical to gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.
Traditionally, most of the chemicals we use are produced using chemical synthesis, which is the combination of simple chemicals to form more complex ones. Enzymes can do in one step what might take many steps using synthetic organic chemistry. Redesigning microbes (like yeast) to be miniature chemical reactors that transform sugars into fuels.To engineer a microbe to be a chemical factory, genes are grafted from plants and other naturally occurring life formsinto the microbe. Once inside the cells, the genes produce enzymes that do the chemistry to transform sugars into chemicals. Efforts are directed towards making biofuels out of sugars. Microbes are engineered to transform sugars into energy-rich fuels that can directly replace petroleum-derived gasoline, diesel and jet fuel having identical properties to petroleum-based fuels. There is no need to replace our cars, trucks or planes to use the fuels. Efforts are on ways to extract sugar from cellulosic biomass, such as paper waste, trees that have fallen down in the forest, the residue of crops such as corn husks and stalks - everything but the kernel of corn - and non-food plants such as switch grass.Because plants grow by fixing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, burning a fuel made from cellulosic biomass does not add extra carbon to the atmosphere, unlike the burning of fossil fuels, which produces carbon emissions.
Market forces alone will not provide sufficient financing in this environment unless the risks of policy change are appropriately addressed. We need to know more about what each of us is doing and this ESD-2013 is an excellent platform for experience sharing across the countries.These are early days in our effort at developing a workable strategy and much remains to be done. ESD-2013 will go a long way in developing a workable agenda for energy efficiency and expansion of clean energy for the world.The theme for the ESD-2013 is EnergyforSustainable Development in AsiaPacific which is dedicated to debating the challenges posed by the increasing concentration of the world's population. Everyone involved in research is invited to participate in ESD- 2013. The Seminar will be a privileged forum for debating new research streams and challenges and for identifying areas of success and partnership opportunities in the fields of Energy and Sustainability.
Venue of the Seminar: Conference Hall of Guru Nanak Bhawan
Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143005
Duration and Dates: Three days (November 29to December 01, 2013tentative)
Language of the Seminar: Official language of the seminar will be English
Organizer of the Seminar: Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development Studies
14-Preet Avenue, Majitha Road,
PO Naushera, Amritsar-143008
Visa Entry into India:Contributors requiring Visa entry into India are requested to favour us with the following information to avoid any inconvenience at the later stage.
Name, Father’s name, date of birt;hplace of birth, nationality and official address, Passport No and Date of Expiry
Accommodation: Accommodation will be provided to all the registered delegates in various guest houses on share basis during the seminar period. Extended stay in the guest houses can be arranged against advance payment and confirmation. Hotel accommodation can be arranged against advance payment. For further detail contact 6th IDSAsrSeminar Secretariat.
Sight Seeing: A visit to world famous Golden Temple will be arranged in the early hours of 30thNovember 2013 free of cost
2. A visit to International (Indo - Pak) Wagah Boarder will be arranged against payment if sufficient delegates opt towatch the pomp and pageantry of the Beating Retreat and the Change of Guard within handshaking distance of Indian and Pakistan forces.
Important dates:
Contributors are advised to submit their abstracts as well as full length paper at their earliest possible to enable us scheduled their publication well in time. Soft copy in MS words format as well as a hard copy may please be submitted. However, papers will be accepted as follow:
Last date of Abstract Submission: September15, 2013
Acceptance of Abstract: September 30, 2013
Last date of Submission of Full length paper: October 310, 2013
Registration:
All delegates have to register with 6th IDSAsr Seminar Secretariatto enable us to serve you better. The registration fee details (excluding travel) are as follows:Category / Early bird registration on or before 31stOctober 2013 / Late registration
Indian (Rs) / International(US$) / Indian (Rs) / International(US$)
Professional delegates / 1500 / 200 / 2000 / 250
Student delegates / 750 / 100 / 1000 / 150
* The conference registration fee includes conference kit, lunch, dinner and coffee at the conference venue. Accompanying person will be charged as a delegate. Children below 10yrs will be exempted from delegates’ fee.
Mode of Payment
Please send by post/e-mail duly filled in registration form along with the fee (in cheque/bank demand draft / bank transfer).
Bank transfer (mention IDSAsr-2013 in subject)
Name of the beneficiary: The Director, GAD Institute of Development Studies
Account No. : 11832151020110
IFSC Code: ORBC0101183
Name of the Bank: Oriental Bank of Commerce
Address of the Bank: Diamond Avenue, Majitha Road, Amritsar.
OR
Local cheque/bank draft
Cheque/demand draft in favour of The Director, GAD Institute of Development Studies payable at Amritsar(mention ESD-2013on the reverse)
Contact
In case of any query regarding registration, you may please contact the
6th IDSAsr Seminar Secretariat,
Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development Studies
14-Preet Avenue, Majitha Road,
PO Naushera, Amritsar-143008
e-mail:;
Tel: 91-183-2426045
ABOUT AMRITSAR
(The City of Golden Temple)
LOCATION
Amritsar city situated in northern Punjab state of northwestern India lies about 15 miles (25 km) east of the border with Pakistan. Amritsar is an important city in Punjab and is a major commercial, cultural, and transportation centre. It is also the centre of Sikhism and the site of the Sikh’s principal place of worship.
CLIMATE
Amritsar is located at 31.63°N 74.87°E with an average elevation of 234meters (768ft).Amritsar has a semiarid climate, typical of Northwestern India and experiences four seasons primarily: winter season (November to March) with temperature ranges from 4°C (39°F) to about 19°C (66°F), summer season (April to June) where temperatures can reach 45°C (113°F), monsoon season (July to September) and post-monsoon season (September to November). Annual rainfall is about 681millimeters (26.8in).Since 1970, the lowest temperature, −2.6°C (27°F), was recorded on 21 Jan 2005 and the highest temperature, 47.7°C (117.9°F), was recorded on 21 May 1978.There are on average 3,200 sunshine hours per year in Amritsar.HOW TO REACH
BY AIR
Sri Guru Ram Dass International, Amritsar (Rajasansi) airport, about 11 km. from town, is connected by domestic flights from Delhi, Srinagar and Chandigarh. You can get to town by a pre-booked rented car, taxis or auto-rickshaws.
BY TRAIN
Amritsar is connected by direct trains from major Indian cities like Delhi, Jammu, Mumbai, Nagpur, Jaipur, Madras Calcutta and Puri and so on. For more details visit:
BY ROAD
You can drive to Amritsar from neighboring states. Bus services also connect Amritsar with most north Indian towns, including Chandigarh (235 Kms), Delhi (450 Kms), Shimla, Kulu, Manali, Dharamshala and Dalhousie in Himachal Pradesh, Dehradun and Rishikesh in Uttar Pradesh and Jamm; Jaipur Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan and Sirsa, Hissar in Harayana. There is also a bus service to Lahore, 35 km away, which is the only land route connection between India and Pakistan.
Hotels in Amritsar
Ista AmritsarHotel Ista is situated very close to the Golden Temple in Amritsar and is a hotel exuding warmth and class thanks to its staff and modern design and facilities. Hotel
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Best Western Merrion
Best Western Merrion is located in the up-market region of Ranjit Avenue in Amritsar. The contemporary style and high-quality fixtures and fittings make for a premium experience at one of
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Aay Kay Hotel
Aay Kay Hotel is located on Albert Road, close to the Circuit House in Amritsar. The hotel is in the radius of 2 minutes from Railway Station and Inter State
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Hotel Airlines
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Hotel Heritage Inn Amritsar
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Hotel Shiraz Regency Amritsar
Hotel is less than five minutes away from all major Shopping Complexes and corporate towers & is just 8 kilometers from Amritsar Airport and few meters from Railway Station...
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Hotel Majha Continental
The hotel is ideally located from major tourists attractions and is well known for its warm & friendly service and exceptional Food and Beverage standards...
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Hotel Ritz Plaza
Hotel Ritz Plaza is 1.5 kilometers from Amritsar Railway Station and 11 Kilometers from International Airport. The pride of Punjab and the most holy Sikh shrine is just 10 minutes drive from Hotel Ritz Plaza...
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Hotel Mohan International
Hotel Mohan Internationalis one of the most prominent icon in the historic city ofAmritsar. Be it the grandeur accomodation in the posh & stylish rooms or the exquisite multicusine delicacices, at Mohan International Amritsar you savour it all inluxury and comfort...
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Hotel Astoria Amritsar
1 Queen's Road,Amritsar
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Research Advisory Council
Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development Studies
Amritsar
Dr. Rajinder Singh Bawa,
Chairman, RAC
Vice Chancellor, Chandigarh university, Mohali
Former Registrar, GND University, ASR
Former President Indian Economic Association
88 Holy City, Amritsar-143 005
Dr. Gurdev S. Khush FRS
Member US National Academy of Sciences
Adjunct Professor
University of California, Davis, CA 95616
Former Head Plant Breeding Genetics and Biotechnology,
IRRI, Philippines
Dr. Pritam Singh Raikhy
Former Professor
Punjab School of Economics
Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar-143 005
Dr Amarjit Singh Sethi
Professor
Punjab School of Economics
Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar-143 005
Dr. Sukhpal Singh
Centre for Management in Agriculture
Indian Institute of Management
Vastrapur, Ahmedabad
Dr. Archana Sinha
Indian Social Institute
10 Institutional Area
Lodhi Road
New Delhi-110 003
Dr K Sudha Rao
Former Vice Chancellor, KSOU, Mysore; Advisor AICTE, New Delhi;
Former Prof and Head Higher Education, NUEPA, New Delhi
Chief Executive Officer, SDME Society,
T-16, CDE Block, Golden Orchid Apartments,
Kasturba Road,Bangalore - 560 001
Dr. Haneet Gandhi
Central Institute of Education
Department of Education
University of Delhi
Delhi- 110 007
Dr Veena Khanduri
Executive Secretary
India Water Partnership (IWP)
InstituteforHumanDevelopment(IHD),
NIDM Building, IIPA Campus, I P Estate,
Mahatma Gandhi Marg,
New Delhi – 110 002
Professor Sheikh Md. Monzurul Huq
Department of Geography and Environment
Jahangirnagar University
Savar, Dhaka-1342
Bangladesh
Dr Harbans Singh Aulakh
Principal Economic Adviser
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority
Government of New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Dr Ana Hozyainova,
Director
Afghanistan Public Policy Research Organization
Kabul, Afghanistan
Prof. Dr. Kausar Jamal Cheema
Dean Faculty of Natural Sciences
Head of Environmental Science and Zoology Departments
Lahore College for Women University,
Jail Road, Lahore. Pakistan
Dr Ravinderpal Singh Malik
International Water Management Institute
DPS Marg, NSCA Complex
New Delhi
Dr Rampartap Singh
Former Vice Chancellor
Maharana Partap University of Agriculture and Technology
Partap Kuteer
B-5/5,Vinay Khand,Gomti Nagar
Lucknow
Dr R P Singh
Director
Amity Business School
Lucknow
Dr Surjit Singh
Director,
Institute of Development Studies,
Jaipur
Dr Gursharan Singh Kainth
Director–cum-Member Secretary
Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development Studies
Amritsar
Previous Seminars:
IDSAsr has organized since its inception(since July 2009) following Five national/Internationalseminars.
1.1st National Seminar onFood Security and Sustainability in Indiain November 2009
2. 2nd National Seminar onManagement of Natural Resources and Environment in Indiain October 2010
3. 3rd International seminar on Water Security and Climate Change: Challenges and Strategiesin November 2011
4. 4th International Seminar on Water Energy and Food Security Nexus in February 2013
5. 5thNational Seminar of Right to Education: Roadmap Ahead in March 2013