Report title: Status of Cleaner Production in India
Overview
This paper will explore the concept of cleaner production in the context of environmental issues facing India as a country. The paper will aim to examine the coupling of economic growth and development to environmental degradation and other social issues caused by inefficient resource consumption by industry. It will identify the drivers for cleaner production, or the existing framework, as well as provide an overview of current initiatives. The paper will conclude by considering the challenges and barriers to the promotion and implementation of cleaner production in India.
Report objectives
The objectives of the paper are to:
Describe the environmental issues facing India
Outline the importance of cleaner production
Examine the existing framework for cleaner production in India
Review examples of cleaner production being implemented
Identify the challenges and barriers that need to be overcome to successfully promote and implement cleaner production in India
Report outline (Draft)
| Report section | Objective | Questions to be answered | Potential literature / sources of information |
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Abstract
| Summary of report findings |
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| Introduction | High level overview of report Statement of report objectives |
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| Existing environment | Describe the environmental issues facing India |
Include a profile
of India
What are the environmental issues facing the country? What are the likely resource inputs and waste outputs contributing to these environmental issues? What are the main industries using these inputs and producing these outputs? What proportion of GDP do these industries contribute to the Indian economy? What is their contribution to economic growth? Overall, what is the significance of industry? |
State of the
Environment Report/s
Journal articles Books Government reports NGO reports Statistical information |
| Importance of cleaner production |
Outline the
importance of cleaner production
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What is cleaner
production?
How can cleaner production benefit business and the environment in India at the micro and macro levels? |
NGO websites
7402ENG Course resources and texts Journal articles |
| Drivers |
Examine the
existing framework for cleaner production in India
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Who are the
organisations identifying opportunities for cleaner production in
India?
Are consumers demanding improved environmental outcomes from business and industry because of their operations? What are the various levels of government doing? What are the incentives and policies driving business to reduce resource consumption and waste generation? |
NGO reports
Books Journal articles Government reports |
| Initiatives |
Review examples of
cleaner production being implemented
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How have the
identified drivers been progressed to implement cleaner
production?
Provide examples at the micro and macro level of cleaner production in action i.e. industry sectors and government. Who are the key players promoting and implementing cleaner production in Industry? |
Journal articles
NGO and Government reports |
| Challenges and barriers | Identify the challenges and barriers that need to be overcome to successfully promote and implement cleaner production in India |
What are the
conceptual challenges and barriers from the literature?
Are these challenges and barriers evident in India? Are there other barriers that can be identified? Can any opportunities be identified at this stage that may overcome such obstacles? |
Journal articles
NGO and Government reports |
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Conclusion
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Set the scene for
further work.
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