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Shinde takes up stalling of hydel projects with MOEFBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 8, 2009
Union power minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said that he has taken up with Ministry of Environment and Forest (MOEF) over stalling the work of six hydel project in Sikkim earlier this year over environmental concerns. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment |
Study suggests peat CO2 credits more valuableBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 7, 2009
By Sunanda Creagh JAKARTA (Reuters) - An Indonesia-based study shows carbon-rich tropical peat lands trap more greenhouse gases than first thought, driving up their potential value on the carbon market and strengthening a case for their protection. Green... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
Climate friendly policies pay off: StudyBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 6, 2009
Climate-friendly policies not only reduce greenhouse gas emissions and bring environmental benefits, they also boost and diversify the economy, reveals a recent study analysing some 100 climate policies of G20 countries. Carried out by think tanks Ecofys and... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , G20 |
India and a Carbon DealBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 3, 2009
There is an emerging consensus among governments that aggressive climate change mitigation would be desirable, though... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , India |
Trouble for 'save the world' talksBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 3, 2009
Negotiations to save the planet from catastrophic climate change are heading for trouble, five weeks before a crucial UN conference in Copenhagen. The European Union has been at the forefront in pressing for binding, internationally monitored reductions in greenhouse gas... Read more.. |
IIMA students to project BRTS' carbon creditsBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 31, 2009
Under the guidance of Amit Garg and PR Shukla, faculties of IIMA, three PGP-2 students - Jyoti Prakash Mishra, Abhishek Mundra and Pankaj Kumar Das - are conducting a project on the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in the city. The objective is to assess the reduction, if any... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment |
Norway willing to do more to fund UN climate dealBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 30, 2009
Norway is willing to give extra cash to launch a UN climate deal in December on top of hundreds of millions of dollars already promised to slow deforestation, environment minister Erik Solheim said on Friday. He also said in an interview with Reuters that greenhouse... Read more.. |
Forest Carbon Core to Climate Change DealBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 30, 2009
As the Copenhagen talks progress, negotiators must not miss the opportunity to ensure that forests become a vital part of the post-2012 climate change framework. Efforts to mitigate dangerous climate change revolve around the overarching goal of holding the average increase... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
'Climate change is a good business opportunity'By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 25, 2009
The founding director of the UK’s Tyndall Centre for Climate Change, Mike Hulme heads the EU integrated project ADAM (Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies) that contributes to EU climate policy. In India to participate in the Low Carbon Futures project of the British Council... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
Pre-Copenhagen Executive Mission Matches U.S. Technology to Indian NeedsBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 25, 2009
NEW DELHI, India - (Business Wire) The U.S.-India Business Council launched today the first annual Green India Executive Mission, with an executive delegation representing some of the world’s leading clean energy and water infrastructure companies. Led... Read more.. |