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Climate costs set to rise, technology can help: U.N.By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 23, 2010
Costs of combating global warming will rise inexorably if the world fails to cap greenhouse gases by 2015, but new technologies can curb the price, the head of the U.N. climate panel said on Monday. Rajendra Pachauri also told Reuters he felt "reasonably optimistic"... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment , United Nations |
Carbon emissions dip in 2009, to jump in 2010By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 22, 2010
Global emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide are on track to hit a record in 2010, a leading annual study said on Monday, driven largely by booming economies in China and India and their... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment , Technology |
Verdantix Maps the State of the Carbon Management Software Art in New ReportBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 20, 2010
CA Technologies, Enviance, Hara, SAP and Tririga are among 10 companies poised to reap the largest rewards from the drive toward sustainable business software, according to U.K.-based Verdantix.... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment , Human Interest |
No iffy waste management this IffiBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 16, 2010
Unlike previous editions, waste management issues for the upcoming International film festival of India (Iffi) have already been settled this year. The state government, last week, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Corporation of the City of Panaji (... Read more.. Subject Tags: CCP , Entertainment |
Climate science "under-reported" at 2009 U.N. summitBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 15, 2010
Less than 10 percent of the articles written about last year's Copenhagen climate summit dealt primarily with the science of climate change, a study showed on Monday. Based on analysis of 400 articles written about the December 2009 summit, the authors of the report... Read more.. |
Launches UN-Backed Action Plan to Slash Transport EmissionsBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 14, 2010
India, the world's fourth largest greenhouse gas emitter, has launched a new United Nations-backed project to reduce emissions and develop a low-carbon transport system. The Indian government will work with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the German non-... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment , Environment |
India-US Agreement for Setting up Joint Clean Energy Research and Development CentreBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Nov 9, 2010
An agreement for setting up Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Centre was signed between Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India and U.S. Department of Energy during the US President’s visit to New Delhi. Dr. M.K.Bhan, Secretary, Department of... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment , Technology |
Energy to Drive GE’s $10 Billion India Goal, CEO SaysBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 7, 2010
General Electric Co., whose equipment generates about one-third of the world’s power, expects energy and health care to drive revenue in India to a $10 billion goal in five years, Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Immelt said. GE India is expanding at 30 percent annually... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Entertainment , Environment , GE India , General Electric Co. , Health , India , Labor , Law , Politics , Social Issues , Technology |
UN panel sees sources for billions for climateBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 5, 2010
A high-level U.N. panel on Friday outlined potential sources, including levies on international flights, to raise up to $100 billion a year in new money for poorer countries to cope with climate change and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The greatest... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Entertainment , Environment , Health , Labor , Politics , Social Issues , United Nations |
Green message from the Bachchans travelling around the worldBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Nov 4, 2010
A kilometre-long piece of cloth with 'Go Green' messages, written over it by luminaries including the Bachchans and Kapil Dev, is now travelling from the North Pole to the South Pole inspiring children across the globe. NRI fashion designer Satish Sikha has stitched... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment , Technology |