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Save the planet on the low-carbon dietBy : sustainabilityo..., May 9, 2010
It was only a matter of time. We've had organic vegan restaurants; eateries that only have raw uncooked food and Fairtrade bistros. Now comes a restaurant offering a menu aimed at saving the planet from climate change. Otarian claims to be the first restaurant where... Read more.. |
TERI BCSD, Johnson organize first India EnergyBy : sustainabilityo..., May 8, 2010
TERI-BCSD India, the Regional Network member of WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development), and its member company Johnson Controls India Pvt. Ltd., on Friday held the first India Energy Efficiency Forum. The forum brought together leaders of government... Read more.. |
Indian Environment Minister say more to learn from ChinaBy : sustainabilityo..., May 7, 2010
Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh hailed cooperation on climate change with China before going to Beijing for International Cooperation Conference on Green Economy and Climate Change to be held on May 7-9. In an interview with Xinhua, he said that India is... Read more.. |
We must act to counter greenhouse gases warming the Earth's atmosphereBy : sustainabilityo..., May 7, 2010
Science clearly shows that urgent action is needed to reduce human-produced greenhouse gases that are heating Earth's atmosphere. Record high temperatures are melting glaciers and polar ice, thawing permafrost, warming oceans and increasing extreme weather. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment |
How China and India Sabotaged the UN Climate SummitBy : sustainabilityo..., May 6, 2010
At some point his patience was at an end, as depleted as the oxygen in the small conference room. He could no longer keep still, not even for a second. The words suddenly burst out of French President Nicolas Sarkozy: "I say this with all due respect and in all... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment |
A REDD dawn in India By : Bhaskar Sharma, May 4, 2010
The mechanism of REDD has not yet been officially implemented in India, though there is considerable scope of its implementation, considering the extent of India’s forest cover. However, there is also potential for its misuse, as well as plenty of challenges. Things... Read more.. |
US eager for progress on climate dealBy : sustainabilityo..., May 3, 2010
THE US is focused on making “solid, pragmatic progress” towards reaching a binding international treaty to tackle climate change, according to Todd Stern, President Barack Obama’s chief climate envoy. Speaking in Washington before travelling to Bonn for informal talks... Read more.. |
'Trust' lacking in stalled climate talks: Merkel, CalderonBy : sustainabilityo..., May 3, 2010
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Sunday urged world environment ministers "to find a basis of trust" before the next UN meet in Cancun, recalling the near-collapse of the Copenhagen climate summit. "One thing that did not work well in Copenhagen is that a small circle... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
CFL gamble pays off, UN okays projectBy : sustainabilityo..., May 3, 2010
Manu Maudgal refreshed a certain webpage every 15 minutes, late on 29 April. He had every reason to. On Thursday, the world’s largest carbon emission reduction project under the United Nations (UN) framework got the nod. The project is Indian and it aims to replace around 400... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , United Nations |
Sandor Exits CO2 Trade, Sells Climate Exchange to ICEBy : sustainabilityo..., May 1, 2010
Richard Sandor agreed to sell Climate Exchange Plc to Intercontinental Exchange Inc., exiting the biggest carbon market before he could establish a global mechanism for curbing greenhouse gas. Sandor, 68, helped invent interest-rate futures in Chicago before founding... Read more.. |