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India emerging leader in wind energyBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 5, 2010
On the very tip of mainland India near Kanya Kumari, there is money to be made literally from thin air, money that is green and environment friendly. Kudankulam, better known to house India's largest nuclear reactor is also recognized for its giant wind energy farm.... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Environment |
PE investors begin funding carbon credit projectsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 4, 2010
There's something for the ‘green brigade’ to rejoice this Saturday, when the world dawns to yet another ‘World Environment Day’. Private equity investors have begun funding clean development mechanism projects, a strategy which will enable them to earn profits from the... Read more.. |
India tops energy-efficient cement productionBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 4, 2010
With some of the plants operating at the lowest energy consumption levels, the Indian cement industry has become a forerunner in energy-efficient cement manufacturing in the world, according to yet to be released FE-EVI Green Business Survey 2009-10. The survey will be... Read more.. |
India Gets Fewer Carbon Credits as UN Scrutinizes ProjectsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 4, 2010
India, the second-largest supplier to the United Nations emissions market, received 51 percent less carbon credits in the five months through May as regulators scrutinize the country’s projects. Issuances of Certified Emission Reduction credits to India in the UN Clean... Read more.. |
Projects under lens, carbon credits dipBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 3, 2010
India, the second largest supplier to the UN emissions market, received 51% less carbon credits in the five months through May as regulators scrutinize the country’s projects. Issuances of Certified Emission Reduction (CER) credits to India in the UN Clean Development... Read more.. |
India opposes carbon tax on importsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 3, 2010
India has opposed suggestions that countries that have cap-and-trade schemes to control carbon emissions—mostly developed countries—impose a carbon tax on imports from nations that don’t have such measures in place, made at the ongoing global climate talks in Bonn. “... Read more.. |
India seeks global fund to help Third World expand forest coverBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 2, 2010
India seized the opportunity accorded by the Oslo Conference on Climate and Forests to make a case for a global fund to aid developing countries increase their forest cover. New Delhi maintains that it is not enough to provide compensation and incentives for avoiding... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , India |
Negotiators at Climate Talks in Bonn Take Aim at DeforestationBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 1, 2010
Negotiators at United Nations climate talks aim to make progress in protecting tropical forests and providing financing for developing nations as they struggle to agree on a global accord to reduce carbon emissions. Delegates from 185 countries meeting behind closed... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
Ad agencies asked to use solar powerBy : sustainabilityo..., May 28, 2010
In the first significant attempt to promote the use of solar power in the city and reduce greenhouse gas emission , the environment department has asked all billboard agencies to go green or get blacked out. “All backlit billboards have to sever grid or generator... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
India seeks global fund to help Third World expand forest coverBy : sustainabilityo..., May 28, 2010
India seized the opportunity accorded by the Oslo Conference on Climate and Forests to make a case for a global fund to aid developing countries increase their forest cover. New Delhi maintains that it is not enough to provide compensation and incentives for avoiding... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , India |