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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 |
Rich nations urged to develop climate aid plan for CancúnBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 7, 2010
Governments in the industrialised world must have a clear climate aid plan for developing countries if they want to avoid a fiasco at the Cancún climate conference this month, Brazil's environment minister, Izabella Teixeira, has warned. In an interview with the... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
Cities Are World’s Biggest Source of Carbon EmissionsBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 6, 2010
Cities are the world’s biggest source of carbon emissions and must embrace technology to clean the air and counter global warming, Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang said. “Cities must unlock the full potential of low carbon technologies,” Tsang said at the opening... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
UN Advisory Group on Climate Finance Report Falls FlatBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 5, 2010
A new report on climate change financing options released today by a U.N. Advisory Group unwisely emphasizes carbon markets and other private finance options, while irresponsibly advocating an increased role for multilateral development banks (MDBs). Despite concluding that... Read more.. |
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 |
China Says Nations Have a `Common Duty, Responsibility' on Climate ChangeBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Nov 4, 2010
A Chinese climate change official said countries share “a common duty and responsibility” to tackle the issue, even in the absence of an international agreement on what steps to take. Nations shouldn’t delay acting on climate change, Sun Zhen, deputy general counsel at... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
Building green global society stressedBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Nov 2, 2010
The closing session of Pan IIT 2010 Conclave on 'Building a sustainable future: The Green Society' saw global leaders speak on the way forward to build a green global society that could further sustain the transformational growth, at Expo Mart in Greater Noida on Sunday.... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment |
Carbon Disclosure Project Paves Way For Cities to Report Carbon EmissionsBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 2, 2010
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) today announced the launch of the new CDP Cities program, which will provide a system for cities worldwide to report on their greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related strategies. CDP Cities, in partnership with the C40 and the Clinton... Read more.. Subject Tags: CDP , Environment |
Scientists join hands to develop biofuel from microalgaeBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 1, 2010
Scientists from across the country, belonging to a consortium of nine laboratories, are working on an ambitious project called 'New Millennium India Technology Leadership Initiative' ( NMITLI), to develop a viable and scalable process of biofuel from microalgae, undertaken by... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
Adarsh society violated green norms: Jairam RameshBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 1, 2010
The Adarsh housing society has violated green norms and action will be taken against it once the Maharashtra government submits its final report, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said on Monday. The minister suggested that some of the floors of the 31-storey building... Read more.. |