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India to be held to its climate goals, says USBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 22, 2009
A statement by senior White House advisor David Axelrod, that the US will be able to “challenge” India if it fails to meet the climate change goals it has agreed to under the Copenhagen Accord, will provide further ammunition to opposition parties, which are claiming India... Read more.. |
Lightspeed’s 2010 Cleantech PredictionsBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 18, 2009
Lightspeed has invested across several cleantech areas, including solar, biofuels, clean coal, LED lighting and energy storage. Here are some of its predictions for 2010: Lightspeed has invested across several cleantech areas, including solar (Stion), biofuels (LS9,... Read more.. |
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 |
India says Kyoto climate pact in "intensive care"By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 16, 2009
The Kyoto Protocol which binds nearly 40 rich nations to limit carbon emissions is in "intensive care" and global negotiations to extend the pact have stalled, India's environment minister said on Wednesday. More than 190 countries are meeting in Copenhagen to agree... Read more.. |
BASIC group for equitable accord on climate changeBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 16, 2009
Consensus eluded negotiators on Wednesday to stitch an equitable and just accord on climate change in the last lap before the summit on Friday with no headway being made to iron out sticking points on carbon emission cuts, mitigation targets and long-term financing. “... Read more.. |
India's carbon intensity decline is enviableBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 15, 2009
Several articles — some of them misleading — have recently appeared in the media on a study by the World Bank, ‘Energy Intensive Sectors of the Indian Economy: Options for Low Carbon Development’. In an exclusive article for TOI, the report’s authors, Kwawu Mensan Gaba (Lead... Read more.. |
Rising CO2 levels could be making trees grow like crazyBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 12, 2009
A new study has suggested that the rising level of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) may be fueling more than climate change, as it could also be making some trees grow like crazy. The study, by scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of... Read more.. |
Citing steps by India and China, Obama hopes for climate change accordBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 5, 2009
Citing steps by India and China and an emerging plan to help developing countries mitigate impacts with $10 billion a year, President Barack Obama has delayed his appearance in Copenhagen in the hope of hammering out an accord on global climate change. Obama will now... Read more.. |
Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) Projects Proliferate, Finds Zeus ResearchBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 30, 2009
Energy research and consultancy, Zeus Development Corporation observes a rapid rise in the number of underground coal gasification (UCG) projects in recent months. "Greenhouse gas emission concerns are prompting power and coal-to-liquids project developers to find... Read more.. |
China announces planned emissions cutsBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 26, 2009
China announced Thursday that it will cut its economy's carbon intensity by up to 45 percent by 2020, the state news agency Xinhua said, and that Premier Wen Jiabao will participate in international climate negotiations in Copenhagen next month. The move by the world's... Read more.. |