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U.S. Senate weighs final push to move climate billBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 21, 2010
A last-ditch attempt at passing a climate change bill begins in the U.S. Senate this week with lawmakers mindful that time is running short and that approaches to the legislation still vary widely, according to sources. "We will present senators with a number of... Read more.. |
U.N. Climate Chief ResignsBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 19, 2010
The sense of disarray in the global effort to address climate change deepened Thursday with the resignation of Yvo de Boer, the stolid Dutch bureaucrat who led the international climate change negotiations over four tumultuous years. His departure, which takes effect... Read more.. |
US to associate itself with climate accordBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 17, 2010
The US will associate itself with the Copenhagen climate accord even if India and China do not do so, a top US Climate envoy said on Wednesday, as he described it is an important document though it was not formally adopted. “Copenhagen Accord, we think is a very... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment |
World Economic Forum Releases Logistics Carbon Emissions GuidelinesBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 17, 2010
The World Economic Forum’s Logistics & Transport Industry Group, supported by global consulting firm Accenture, has agreed to standard guidelines... Read more.. |
Industrialised nations' carbon cut plans 'are pathetic'By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 11, 2010
Industrialised nations have set "pathetic" targets to reduce carbon emissions, says one of India's senior negotiators at the Copenhagen summit. One of the summit's requirements was for countries to spell out by 31 January how they would cut emissions. But... Read more.. |
LCA of energy production By : Anonymous, Feb 11, 2010
Even if the world could instantly switch over to an alternative energy source to minimize global warming, it wouldn’t be obvious which ones fit the bill. We examine the principles that could help make the choice. Some sources release little CO2 but produce other... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Entertainment , Environment , Sustainable Energy , Sustainable Products , Technology |
India may drop per capita standBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 8, 2010
India may abandon its ‘per capita’ stance in the debate on equity in the global carbon space debate, according to Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh. “Per capita is one option,” he told reporters on the sidelines of the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit here on... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
Nike Benches Carbon Offsets, Looks to Score with TeleconferencingBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 4, 2010
Late last month, Nike released its fiscal 2007 to 2009 Corporate Responsibility (CR) report, in which it laid out its... Read more.. |
India submits to UNFCCC info on domestic actionsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 31, 2010
India today formally submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change(UNFCCC) the information on its domestic mitigation actions under which it will endeavour to reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 20-25 per cent by 2020 as compared to the 2005... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , India |
China Insists That Its Steps on Climate Be VoluntaryBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 30, 2010
As a Sunday target date approaches for countries to submit to the United Nations their plans for fighting climate change, China is banding together with other major developing nations to stress that only the wealthier countries need to make internationally binding commitments... Read more.. |