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Global warming and consequential climate change pose the greatest threat and challenge for the survival of the humanity and other life forms in this planet. There is an universal recognition and unanimity now by the global community at large that the earth's climate is changing rather more rapidly in recent years than in the past with disastrous and irreparable consequences. This, among other things is largely due to phenomenal anthropogenic interferences, resultant of accelerated growth of hydro-carbon propelled and energy-intensive industrialization in a hyper-competitive business world. Consequentially, the level of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions is fast becoming alarming, particularly for the developed as well as the fast developing economy; such as the BRIC and BASIC countries.

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In the present time of uncertainties over the future of our environment and the ineptness shown by our leaders in taking tough decisions, the Copenhagen Summit in 2009 was seen as a ray of hope. However, there was very little that resulted from it. In the light of such a turn of events, this is a book which evaluates all the options for saving our planet, our present environmental policies and also tries to carve out the road ahead, not just for the different nations, but for the entire humanity...

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The age-old accumulated knowledge on the science of global climate change, visible evidences and advances in research findings on adverse impacts of these changes on ecology, human & animal life, energy and economy necessitates a proper documentation of these events to guide our future options, alternate strategies and long- term policies to be evolved on abatement of the declining trend of climate and its stabilization in order to save the planet from further devastation. Global review of the scientific literature on the subject, their careful scrutiny and analysis also calls for creation of deeper awareness, appreciation and understanding of the interrelationship between the desirability of reversing the processes of climate change as well as building simultaneously the concept of Sustainable energy development to bear upon its impact on the former processes. The book on Global Climate change and Sustainable Energy Development seeks to harmonize the two apparently conflicting approaches. The book, inter alia covers a glossary of useful and appropriate technical terminologies in the wide-ranging areas of Global climate, Emission Trading, Energy Security, Sustainable Energy Development and allied areas with appropriate referencing. The book also provides valuable and a plethora of updated information on the scientific basis of global climate change, the parameters to measure their impacts, various policy and programe measures to abate climate change and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, the proactive roles of International funding and cooperation agencies to supplement the regional and domestic efforts, exploring the nexus between climate and energy security to help evolve strategy for sustainable energy development as a major global initiative in future.

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In past two decades, Globalization has activated and propelled the process of integration of nation economy with the global economy through virtual removal of all conceivable forms trade barriers across geopolitical boundaries. This, in turn, has opened-up enormous new vista of trade opportunities for international trading players and partners for business expansion ventures through multilateral contracts, deals and negotiations in all sectors of economy. Hence, to move on with the fast changing global economy the shape of things to come should be to resort to 'Break-through negotiation' in most innovative, imaginative an challenging way to overcome cross-cultural and geopolitical barriers often confronted with in dealing global businesses. Within the broad parameters of this central theme, the Book on Global Business Negotiation provides a comprehensive treatise on the emerging concepts of global trade negotiations as are relevant and applicable in modern times to increasingly diverse, complex and hyper-competitive business environment. The book not only seeks to provide a broad framework of the processes, premises, various modalities as well as conditionality in which to conduct negotiations to eventually create a win-win situation, but also hopefully attempts to expose the readers to practical insights and live examples of successful negotiations that are actually happening in challenging business environment.

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storage and marketing of oil, natural gas and a wide-ranging Petro-product. Evolution and application of the concept of Petro-economics, following the first-ever major 'oil shock' in the early 197's has gained strategic significance and tremendous momentum from the first decade of the 21st century on the following grounds: (i) Emerging need for integration of National energy security with Global energy security environment; (ii) Growing concerns for safeguarding dwindling Strategic oil and natural gas reserves to cater to the growing economy in the developing world (particularly the BRIC's Nations) with much greater projected future demand for oil and natural gas; (iii) Segmentation of the global oil and natural gas market on geo-political basis, compounded by the overwhelming ramifications of regional economic unions; (iv) Price structuring, rationalization/ parity, and attendant accounting problems of oil and natural gas in terms of upstream, midstream, downstream, marketing/ retailing activities associated with crudes, refined oil and natural gas (including LNG, CNG) products; (v) Benchmarking the quality standards of petro-products with branding and customization for reaching out the global market; (vi) Need for activating reforms process to allow free -flow of petro-products and services in the hyper-competitive global market. With this backdrop and thematic approaches in mind, the book on Petro-Economics focuses on the following cardinal aspects to suit all categories of readers: A. To develop a broad understanding about the genesis, exploration, production, refining, transportation and marketing of petroleum and natural gas- both from technological and management angles B. Familiarities in broad terms with general economic principles and accounting procedure for efficiently run and manage petro-businesses, covering major upstream, midstream and downstream activities C. Familiarities with national and global issues concerning energy securities and exposure to national policies conducive to oil and natural gas trading under deregulated market environment

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