A sound knowledge of different facets of petro-Economics is a economics is a sine quo non particularly for the petro-chemical sectors dealing with exploration, development, production, refining, transportation. Storage and marketing of oil, natural gas and a wide range of petro- products. Evolution and application of the concept of petro-economics, following the first-ever major ' oil shock' in the early 1970s has gained strategic significance and tremendous momentum from the first decade of the 21st century on the following ground: (i) Emerging need for integration of national energy security with global energy security environment; (ii) Growing concern for safeguarding dwindling strategic oil and natural gas reserves to cater to the growing economy in the developing world (particularly the BRIC nations) with much greater projected future demand for oil and natural gas; (iii) segmentation of the global oil and natural gas market on a 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.

This book covers the new Strategic intent of nations to secure energy resources for themselves. This concept implies how nations judicially optimize the basket of energy resources and their secure supplies for a foreseeable future so that the wheels of their economy keep on running smoothly. This looks into various international treaties, secure reserves and development of strategic reserves.

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.

Historically, predominantly fossil-fuel propelled and rapid energy-intensive Industrial and economic growth, coupled with unplanned anthropogenic activities, has led to the build-up of greenhouse gas emissions to an alarming level, impacting adversely the environment, ecology and the quality of life. To deal with the problem and find pragmatic solutions: global, regional and national level climate policies have been evolved to design suitable programme intervention models and adaptive activities that can sustainably mitigate the adverse impacts of global warming and climate change, consequential to the phenomenal emissions build-up in the available carbon space in the planet.The best way to deal with the emerging global climate change related policy and economic issues to stimulate funding of climate projects for mitigation of the affected and vulnerable areas, is through conducting detailed studies on selected economic climate parameters; and follow it up with implementation of system-efficient carbon management practices at different scales for sustainable development.

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...

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.

In terms of overall orientation, this book has been conceived and structured in a way that follows a certain natural corollary and logical framework in comparing Indian economy with the Asian and the global economy in respect to the sectors wherein India is perceived to play a leadership role "both in the regional and the global context". Secondly, an attempt has also been made to identify areas, where India, despite possessing a huge potential, could not so far convincingly demonstrate its the advantage necessary to compete globally. Thirdly, competitive advantages in certain chosen fields, wherein India can excel and outperform its competitors, are elaborated on and highlighted with broad indication of the future strategy. Last, but not the least, the book has dealt with the various sectoral investment opportunities in India for achieving global competitiveness.

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.

The world is gearing up for the Copenhagen Summit, a factor which will decide the future of the climate change policies for the world. Hence, understandably, a lot of discussion and debate about sustainable development, emissions cut and emission trading. At this time, it becomes very important for all to understand and appreciate the importance of such a profound concept of emission trading, and its inextricable link with global climate change. For this, various national and International programmes undertaken by the government and voluntarily or by the non-government agencies have positively impacted the progressive reduction of emissions only to some insignificant extent in many parts of the world. The book provides valuable and updated information on the state of global climate change, principally resultant of emissions, the compositions and characteristics of greenhouse gases and their impact particularly on environment and human life, modus operandi of emissions trading and accounting of carbon credits, global initiatives and cooperation in abatement of emissions, regulatory and governance aspects of carbon credit flows, carbon management and International carbon finance, carbon neutrality, carbon footprints and last but not the least carbon literacy to help build a carbon-neutral global community. The author feels that the book will be useful to the readers at large; and social scientists, research scholars and dedicated workers in the field of ecology, environment, economics, industries and energy sector.