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Bayer opens emissions-neutral office building in IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 27, 2011
Bayer has opened its first emissions-neutral office building in Asia as part of its Group-wide sustainability program. Bayer MaterialScience’s new building in Greater Noida, near New Delhi, India, which draws 100 percent of its electricity from a photovoltaic plant, needs... Read more.. |
Energy Access a Primary Target for Economic Development By : ARE RuralElec.org, Jan 13, 2011
This is the first article in the "Rural Electrification" series contributed by the Alliance for Rural Electrification, an international business association that provides efficient renewable solutions for rural electrification in developing countries. According to the... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity , energy , Entertainment , Policy Tracker , Politics , Sustainable Energy , Technology |
Food Miles- A Green Wash By : Sandeep Roy, Jan 3, 2011
Food miles is an inadequate indicator of sustainability- so what are the different factors involved and what is the implication for Indian food exporters? Read more in this latest article in the 'Sustainable Consumption' series. Locally sourced material does... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment , food , Resource Efficiency , Social Issues , Technology , transportation |
Unwarranted pessimism on Indian solar PV By : Aparna Khandelwal, Dec 31, 2010
A closer look at the Solar PV feed-in-tarrifs in India and that of the global PV leaders points to the fact that the Indian industry is well positioned; and cost of capital which represents the key hurdle is being addressed. There exists skepticism regarding India’s... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment , Policy Tracker , Politics , Social Issues , Sustainable Energy , Technology |
Kalam, Pachauri release Modi''s book on climate changeBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 22, 2010
A book written by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi ''Convenient Action - Gujarat''s Response To Challenges of Climate Change'' was released here today by former President A P J Abdul Kalam and TERI director-general R K Pachauri. After former US Vice-... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment |
Why the solar industry is booming while the wind business faces tough yearBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 21, 2010
These days there’s not a lot of industries that can report booming growth year after year (the one-company juggernaut that is Apple excepted). But it’s blue skies for the photovoltaic industry, according to a new report showing that solar installations in the United... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment |
REDD+: From Kyoto to Cancun By : Swapan Mehra, Dec 16, 2010
This article explores the journey of REDD through the course of the climate negotiations and reviews its current status after the Cancun round of negotiations ended last week. Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD), a relatively new market-... Read more.. |
Coal Imports May Increase 78% to China, India: Energy MarketsBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 14, 2010
China and India may increase imports of coal by 78 percent to 337 million metric tons next year,... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment , Technology |
Envido launches 1st carbon emission measurement tool for the advertising industryBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 8, 2010
Envido in partnership with SMG will today publicly unveil CarbonTrack™, the world’s first credible, universal measurement tool designed to calculate the carbon footprint of advertising campaigns. CarbonTrack™ has been developed with guidance from the Carbon Trust and the... Read more.. |
World Bank Loans to Energy Projects, Both Clean and Dirty, SoarBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 23, 2010
The World Bank's lending for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects increased by 300 percent between fiscal year 2007 and fiscal year 2010, to a record $3.4 billion. But over that same period, lending to fossil fuel projects also jumped 430 percent. Recent... Read more.. |