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Food Miles- A Green Wash By : Sandeep Roy, Jan 3, 2011
Food miles is an inadequate indicator of sustainability- so what are the different factors involved and what is the implication for Indian food exporters? Read more in this latest article in the 'Sustainable Consumption' series. Locally sourced material does... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment , food , Resource Efficiency , Social Issues , Technology , transportation |
Tea off: India's farmers say climate changing brewBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 3, 2011
In this humid, lush region where an important part of the world's breakfast is born, the evidence of climate change is — literally — a weak tea. Growers in tropical Assam state, India's main tea growing region, say rising temperatures have led not only to a drop... Read more.. |
Unwarranted pessimism on Indian solar PV By : Aparna Khandelwal, Dec 31, 2010
A closer look at the Solar PV feed-in-tarrifs in India and that of the global PV leaders points to the fact that the Indian industry is well positioned; and cost of capital which represents the key hurdle is being addressed. There exists skepticism regarding India’s... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment , Policy Tracker , Politics , Social Issues , Sustainable Energy , Technology |
Green construction gaining traction in IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 30, 2010
The overgrowth of reeds at Good Earth Orchard, a colony of 60 homes in Bangalore, is actually part of a labyrinthine water-treatment system. Gallons of used water from the colony enter it every day to be pumped out for reuse a week later, good enough at least to water the... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , Social Issues |
Hype versus reality on Indian climate changeBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 20, 2010
The Cancun global warming and wealth redistribution summit concluded last week, with little to show for two weeks of talking in 5-star hotels and restaurants, other than vague promises that countries will try to do something meaningful about the "threat" of "dangerous... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology |
Climate talks intensify; negotiators see progressBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 11, 2010
Nearly 200 environment ministers and other delegates moved late Friday toward wrapping up an annual U.N. climate conference with a package of decisions on modest steps, including a fund to help poorer nations cope with global warming. In a late-night open session,... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology |
Cancún climate change summit: Leaked documents reveal alternative dealBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 10, 2010
Europe and a group of small island Pacific states have jointly proposed a new international treaty at the UN climate talks in Cancún, Mexico, to commit developing and developed countries to reducing their climate emissions, according to leaked documents seen by the Guardian... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Social Issues |
Cancun Delegates Debate Climate Fund: Who Pays?By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 9, 2010
With just two days left, delegates to the annual U.N. climate conference haggled and cajoled into the night in search of compromise on a raft of issues, including whether industrial nations should generate $100 billion a year, or up to $600 billion, to help poorer countries... Read more.. |
Plodding climate talks stepping up to higher levelBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 8, 2010
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, trying to revive long-stalled climate talks, told world environment ministers on Tuesday he is "deeply concerned" that many years of negotiation have proven largely fruitless. "The pace of human-induced climate... Read more.. |
Jairam's proposal to open voluntary action to international scrutiny rejectedBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 7, 2010
Environment minister Jairam Ramesh's big gambit at Cancun has flopped, with his plan to pitch India as the dealmaker between the rich and the poor countries falling through on Sunday. The three other BASIC countries rejected Ramesh's proposal to open their domestic voluntary... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues |