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Domestic action on climate change, India's strength: RameshBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 16, 2011
Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Jairam ramesh, on Tuesday said that India''s strength lay in encouraging domestic action against climate change. Addressing the inaugural session of a conclave on Business and Climate Change organised here by the... Read more.. |
IFC, Gujarat Energy body in pact for solar power projectBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 11, 2011
International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private lending arm of the World Bank, and Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute (GERMI) have teamed up to identify and develop renewable-energy projects in South Asia. IFC is working with Gujarat Energy Research... Read more.. |
Germany's KfW, India's IREDA sign €200 million agreementBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 10, 2011
To promote development of renewable energy in India, German Government-owned development bank KfW today signed a loan agreement worth €200 million with the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA). The agreement was signed by Debashish Majumdar, CMD,... Read more.. |
EU plan to double energy efficiency by 2020By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 9, 2011
The European Union needs to double its efforts to boost energy efficiency in order to cut greenhouse gases, partly by producing better household appliances, renovating public buildings and private homes, and driving improved cars, the EU executive said in a plan adopted... Read more.. |
China Plans Cap-and-Trade Trials to Help Control Greenhouse Gas EmissionsBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 7, 2011
This past week, Premier of China Wen Jiabao announced that China would start actively working to cut its carbon emissions while still continuing its economic development. Jiabao stated that China would specifically reduce the amount of carbon dioxide produced per each unit of... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
Global Ecology Executes LOI for Thermal Solar Energy Project in IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 5, 2011
Global Ecology Corporation (OTCQB: GLEC) announced today that it has executed a Letter of Intent with Esoft Informatics, Pvt. Ltd., of Noida, India for the development of a thermal solar energy project in India. Under the terms of the agreement, Global Ecology... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Esoft Informatics Pvt. Ltd. , Global Ecology Corporation , India , Technology |
Green energy to drive tower cos' bizBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 5, 2011
Telecom tower companies are beginning to use green and efficient alternatives in renewable energy, especially in rural areas where electricity is scarce, opening up new business avenues worth over $1 billion for clean energy equipment makers. Indian telecom... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Environment |
Biofuels only major way to decarbonizes road fuel: BPBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 4, 2011
Biofuels represent the only way to significantly reduce carbon emissions in road transport fuel and are likely to account for at least 12 percent of supply by 2030, an official with oil giant BP said on Wednesday. "There is no other alternative that I can really... Read more.. |
Rs.600 crore for green initiatives, fighting climate changeBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 1, 2011
With climate change posing one of the biggest challenges before the country, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday announced Rs.600 crore for protection and regeneration of forests, environmental management and cleaning of rivers and lakes. Presenting the... Read more.. |
Australia to set fixed price on carbonBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 24, 2011
Australia will set a fixed carbon price from July 1 2012 on an interim basis until a full emissions trading scheme can be introduced in 3-5 years, the government said on Thursday. KEY POINTS * No decision yet on what the set price would be or how much industry... Read more.. |