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Ministry asked to help small projects qualify for carbon credits

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 19, 2010

In a bid to help the promoters of small renewable projects enjoy the UN clean development mechanism (CDM) status and earn carbon credits, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has urged the Environment Ministry to work out a concept for such purpose.

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Subject Tags: Environment , Technology

India's climate change report to be released Tuesday

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 15, 2010

India will Tuesday release its first assessment report on the impact of climate change on agriculture, health, water and forests in four regions of the country.

The report, covering the Himalayas, the Western Ghats, the coastal zone and the northeast has been prepared...

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Subject Tags: Environment , Technology

Launches UN-Backed Action Plan to Slash Transport Emissions

By : 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-...

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India will stand by its commitments on emission intensity cuts

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Nov 12, 2010

India's reduction in emission intensity of gross domestic product (GDP) will be higher than 20-25 per cent by the year 2020 from 2005 levels, the target which it had set during the Copenhagen Summit, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has said.

Stating that India...

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Subject Tags: Environment

Ministry asked to help small projects qualify for carbon credits

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 12, 2010

In a bid to help the promoters of small renewable projects enjoy the UN clean development mechanism (CDM) status and earn carbon credits, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has urged the Environment Ministry to work out a concept for such purpose.

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Subject Tags: Environment , Technology

World should eradicate fossil fuel subsidies-IEA

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Nov 10, 2010

Abolishing fossil fuel subsidies would boost the world's economy, environment and energy security, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday, referring to a pledge made by G20 countries.

World leaders committed in Pittsburgh in 2009 to phase out, over the medium-...

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Subject Tags: energy , Environment

Microsoft, Accenture and WSP Environment & Energy Study Shows Significant Energy and Carbon Emissions Reduction Potential From Cloud Computing

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 10, 2010

Businesses that choose to run business applications in the cloud can help reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions by a net 30 percent or more versus running those same applications on their own infrastructure. These findings, from a study commissioned by Microsoft Corp...

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REDD+ progress in RI ‘could spark new deal in Cancun’

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Nov 9, 2010

The example set by Norway and Indonesia in tackling climate change through REDD+ could help encourage significant progress at the Cancun in Mexico, climate talks this year, the visiting Norwegian foreign minister says.

Jonas Gahr Stoere said here Sunday that while...

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Subject Tags: Environment , Indonesia

Lower expectations could secure climate pact - UK

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Nov 9, 2010

Negotiators at this month's climate talks in Mexican resort Cancun have a better chance of making progress if they keep expectations in check, the British climate minister said at the weekend.
The sun sets above a cement factory in Sai Son village, outside Hanoi...

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Subject Tags: Disaster , Environment

China drafting law on dealing with climate change

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Nov 7, 2010

A senior Chinese legislator on Saturday said China is drafting a law to act to combat climate change, a move that signals the country's proactive role in honoring its commitment to curtailing emissions, among other measures, in tackling climate change.

"The...

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