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Delhi leading the country into going low-carbon

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 6, 2009

First a Carbon Neutral Commonwealth games. Then the energy efficiency overhaul for Delhi government office buildings and commercial complexes. And now...

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Research and Markets: Analyzing the Biofuel Industry in India

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 5, 2009

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/596781/analyzing_the_biof) has announced the addition of the "Analyzing the Biofuel Industry in India" report to their offering....

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Indians very pessimistic about tackling climate change: report

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 3, 2009

Optimism that climate change can be managed has fallen more sharply in India than in any other major economy of the world, according to an annual index published Monday.

The Climate Change Monitor's measure of optimism that climate change can be managed fell by six...

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Subject Tags: Business

Money is the key to the success of Copenhagen

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 2, 2009

You think it's about greenhouse gases. You think it's about carbon emissions. And it is. But the Copenhagen agreement on climate change that the world community will attempt to sign in December is just as much about money – enormous, mind-boggling amounts of money.

In...

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Bridging the $500 billion carbon financing gap

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 31, 2009

EU leaders on Friday comitted funding to developing nations to the tune of €50 billion (USD 74 billion) per year. To bridge the balance need for USD 425 billion per year, public finance mechanisms that involve private capital are critical.

The EU announcement is key to...

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In Sweden, food tags now carry carbon footprint

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 30, 2009

STOCKHOLM: Shopping for oatmeal, Helena Bergstrom, 37, admitted she was flummoxed by the label on the blue box reading, "Climate declared: .87 kg CO² per kg of product." "Right now, I don't know what it means," said Bergstrom, a pharmaceutical firm employee. But if a new...

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Subject Tags: Business , food , Labor , Law , Sweden

Europe puts figure on green aid to push climate change deal

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 28, 2009

Europe is to breathe life into the faltering search for a new global deal on climate change by pledging billions of pounds in financial support for poor countries, the Guardian can reveal.

European heads of state will formally recommend this week that rich countries...

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Subject Tags: Business , Technology

Another Dissenter: Atmospheric Scientist Dr. Tim Coleman rejects ‘hysteria’ of global warming

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 24, 2009

Dr. Tim Coleman AlabamaWx.com Friday, October 23, 2009 Global warming, or what is now often reffered to as global climate change, is one of the most polarizing issues of our time. In this article...

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UK’s Impax Raises $174M Asia Environment Fund

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 24, 2009

Impax is looking to invest in companies that focus on clean energy, water and waste.

London's Alternative Investment Market (AIM)-listed Impax Asset Management has said that it has raised $174 million...

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The Changing Climate in India

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 22, 2009

Most of the attention in the lead up to the December United Nations climate change summit in Copenhagen has been focused on the United States and China—the two biggest annual emitters of greenhouse gases. But India may be the country that provides the necessary breakthrough...

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