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EU agrees to make lowest climate offer to U.N.By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 28, 2010
The European Union has decided to stick to its lowest offer for cutting carbon emissions under a U.N climate accord, but will maintain a conditional pledge to do more if others follow suit, EU diplomats said on Wednesday. Their comments after EU ambassadors met in... Read more.. |
NGOs welcome BASIC stance on climate changeBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 25, 2010
International NGOs Sunday welcomed the decision of Brazil, South Africa, India and China (BASIC countries) to support the Copenhagen Accord but to have the agreement as part of a legally binding global treaty to combat climate change that would be negotiated by all countries... Read more.. Subject Tags: Disaster , Environment |
India, China almost certain to sign Copenhagen AccordBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 23, 2010
India and China are almost certain to sign the Copenhagen Accord, especially since Brazil and South Africa have already done so, say senior officials. Environment ministers of the four countries will meet here Sunday to chalk out their post-Copenhagen climate strategy. ... Read more.. |
Low-carbon push for new Industrial RevolutionBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 21, 2010
The world’s transition to a low-carbon economy will not only make cities cleaner and more sustainable, it will spark a new Industrial Revolution, said renowned British economist Nicholas Stern. Speaking at the 3rd World Future Energy Summit in the oil-rich emirate of... Read more.. |
Algae Biofuels: Possibilities, Uncertainties By : Anonymous, Jan 19, 2010
Biofuels are getting a bad reputation. People are doing the math and realizing that replacing fossil fuels with crop-based biofuels would take all the arable land on the planet.[1] Using algae instead, may be key to biofuels becoming an eco-sound alternative.[2] ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Biofuels , Disaster , Entertainment , Human Interest , Resource Efficiency , Sustainable Energy , Technology |
World misled over glacier meltdown: ReportBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 17, 2010
A warning that most of the Himalayan glaciers will melt by 2035 owing to climate change is likely to be retracted after the United Nations body that issued it admitted to a series of scientific blunders. Two years ago, the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (... Read more.. Subject Tags: Disaster , Technology |
Coal trips India’s electric car revolutionBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 5, 2010
Twenty-four hours before the world’s most-attended auto show began, actor Rahul Bose had decided his next car: A four-door Reva NXR made in Bangalore. “I was just waiting for the four-door version, and now it’s here,” Bose, an avid spokesman for climate-change issues,... Read more.. |
Fiscal policy can help check carbon emissionsBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 27, 2009
Now that the government has announced a voluntary reduction in our emission intensity, even if it is only by 2020, the next question is, how do we get there? Are there any policy tools available with the government to nudge the country in that direction? The good news... Read more.. Subject Tags: Disaster , Environment |
The Copenhagen Accord and India - Brookings InstitutionBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 22, 2009
Judging by his public pronouncements, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had set two distinct goals for himself when deciding his strategy for Copenhagen negotiations. First, he wanted to leave no room for the western media and politicians to paint India as... Subject Tags: Disaster , Environment |
Little hope for last day of UN climate summitBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 18, 2009
Hopes for the last day of UN climate talks Friday were raised by a US pledge to a climate finance fund, but leaders still warned of failure amid debate on sharing the burden of carbon-emissions cuts. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton brightened a grim summit mood... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Disaster , Entertainment , Environment , Health , Politics , Social Issues , Technology , United Nations , United States |