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CII getting ready to gauge companies on a green indexBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 21, 2010
How green is your business? This may well be CII's poser to Indian companies as it readies to rate them on the environment friendliness of their practices and processes. The Confederation of Indian Industry will use a set of eight-nine parameters to rate the companies... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment |
Metrowater's eco-friendly initiativeBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 20, 2010
Chennai Metrowater, as part of its efforts to become eco-friendly, is keen on reducing carbon dioxide emission from its new sewage treatment plants. For this purpose, it plans to commission a consultant for preparing the project concept and design note. Metrowater is... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
UK needs to invest more in low-CO2 techBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 20, 2010
Britain needs to invest more in low-carbon technologies to reach its goal of cutting harmful greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050, a climate advisory body to the government said on Monday. The UK aims to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by... Read more.. |
Australia Opposition Would Scrap Global Carbon InstituteBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 20, 2010
Australia's main opposition Liberal-National coalition said Tuesday it would scrap a A$100 million-a-year Global Carbon Capture & Storage Institute if elected to office next month, among a package of budget cuts expected to save A$1.18 billion over the next four years.... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
China May Spend $738 Billion on Clean Energy ProjectsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 20, 2010
China, the world's biggest polluter, may spend about 5 trillion yuan ($738 billion) in the next decade developing cleaner sources of energy to reduce emissions from burning oil and coal, a government official said. The government will submit plans to develop cleaner... Read more.. |
SAP India bets big on sustainabilityBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 16, 2010
SAP has set sights on India as an important part of the German software vendor's global strategy to generate a sustainability business worth US$9.3 billion by 2013, according to company executives. Pointing to India as a "very important market" for SAP, Peter... Read more.. |
India should now cash in on biofuels: expertsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 16, 2010
At a workshop on 'Research opportunities in biofuels', chairman of Divecha Centre for Climate Change, Prof J Srinivasan said there should be a fundamental difference in the approach to biofuels. "In the West, climate change is a serious concern. They have to reduce emissions... Read more.. |
UN eyes private help in $100 billion climate aidBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 14, 2010
UNITED NATIONS A pledge by rich nations in Copenhagen to provide as much as $100 billion a year of climate-related aid to developing countries by 2020 may depend in part on the generosity of private donors and other non-governmental sources. Secretary-General Ban Ki-... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Entertainment , Environment , Health , Politics , Social Issues , Technology , United Nations |
Obama sticks with clean-energy goalsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 13, 2010
There is so much demand for the clean-energy tax credits that the program is oversubscribed. The White House is asking Congress for an additional $5 billion. "There's solar facilities that will mean 1,000 jobs here. Another plant there, that's another 300 jobs. These... Read more.. |
Opinion: Need vs. Greed- The Indian climate dilemma By : Bulu Imam, Jul 13, 2010
Though developing countries claim their ‘right to pollute’ for the sake of development, it is also important to understand that infinite growth is not possible on a finite planet. New age development needs to be based on sustainable and efficient planning. ... Read more.. |