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UNEP Promotes Environmental Protection at Shanghai ExpoBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 5, 2010
In the coming month, visitors to the Shanghai Expo will be able to visit an exhibition named "The Nature of Cities", which is aimed at promoting environmental protection and sustainable development of cities. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the... Read more.. |
Melting ice fields pose serious threat to water supply in AsiaBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 5, 2010
There are fears that in 25 years, 80 per cent of local glaciers will vanish as warming bites, writes CLIFFORD COONAN in Tibet LOCAL PEOPLE selling trinkets and prayer flags at the Karola Pass in Tibet are looking nervously at the glacier behind, which has melted... Read more.. |
Melting ice fields pose serious threat to water supply in AsiaBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 5, 2010
There are fears that in 25 years, 80 per cent of local glaciers will vanish as warming bites, writes CLIFFORD COONAN in Tibet LOCAL PEOPLE selling trinkets and prayer flags at the Karola Pass in Tibet are looking nervously at the glacier behind, which has melted... Read more.. |
New push for solar-energy projects in AsiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 4, 2010
The Asian Development Bank is leading the establishment of a nonprofit organization to promote the large-scale development of solar energy in Asia, a senior ADB official said this week. The ADB will unveil the plan at the inaugural Asia Solar Energy Forum it is holding... Read more.. |
India to host 'dress rehearsal' for MexicoBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 3, 2010
India will host a two-day ministerial round on climate technology transfer and cooperation in November before the year's big UN meet on the subject in Mexico. The meeting of ministers is intended to thrash out a deal on how the rich countries can share clean technologies with... Read more.. |
Anil Ambani commits to green energy for US Exim financeBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 3, 2010
Industrialist Anil Ambani [ Images ] has committed to invest in green energy and source the technology from the US, a move that helped the US Exim Bank change its mind within a week to guarantee $600-million loan to his group's coal-fired power project in India [ Images ].... Read more.. |
Mumbai architecture company iDream helps corporates to gain from greenBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 3, 2010
iDream said, “Well-executed green development projects perform extremely well financially. The financial rewards of green development are now bringing mainstream developers into the fold at an increasing pace. Some of the general benefits of green development are reduced... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
UN report fuels charges of manipulation in $2.7 billion carbon-cutting marketBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 2, 2010
European and U.S. environmentalists demanded action Friday after an obscure U.N. advisory panel lent credence to their claims that industrialized nations are wasting billions of dollars on carbon-cutting projects. The dispute revolves around the validity of some... Read more.. |
Carbon Sciences Files Patent Application for Novel High Yield Membrane ReactorBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 2, 2010
Carbon Sciences, Inc. (CABN), the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform greenhouse gases into gasoline and other portable fuels, today announced the filing of a patent application for a breakthrough reactor configuration. This is the second of a series of patent... Read more.. Subject Tags: Carbon Sciences Inc. , Environment |
Indian solar group wins top UK awardBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 2, 2010
D light Design, an Indian social enterprise that brings innovative solar lanterns to many people across India and other developing countries, has won the top Gold Award at the Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy 2010. The prize, worth 40,000 pounds, was announced... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |