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UN Climate Talks Move Into Decisive Week As More Nations Pledge CO2 Reductions

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 7, 2010

U.N. climate talks moved into their decisive week Monday with the agenda dominated by future cuts in carbon emissions and keeping countries honest about their actions to control global warming.

Government ministers arrived in force to begin applying political muscle to...

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Subject Tags: Social Issues

India scores major success at Cancun climate talks

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 4, 2010

India has scored a major success at the Cancun climate change talks when its negotiators managed the backing of EU and G-77 for its proposal to...

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Subject Tags: India , Social Issues

JK’s untapped CDM potential $1100 mn

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 3, 2010

In a startling revelation of its kind, a study has pegged Jammu and Kashmir’s Clean Development Mechanism potential at 75 million Certified Emission Reduction (CER) credits per annum in various sectors of energy and forestry. This means the state can earn an unimaginable 1100...

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Delegates say carbon credit program should stay

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 3, 2010

Jamaica’s senior climate negotiator on Wednesday called for the continuation of one of the world’s largest carbon credit programs, which is at risk of collapse when the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012.

The U.N.-backed Clean Development Mechanism, or CDM, which is...

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Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology

Loans make up half of new EU climate aid for 2010

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 1, 2010

The European Union said on Tuesday it provided 2.2 billion euros ($2.87 billion) in extra aid in 2010 to help developing nations combat climate change and defended the use of loans for half the total.

The United Nations said a flow of new funds, promised at a summit in...

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LG releases first water treatment solution

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 30, 2010

Consumer electronics giant LG just unveiled its first wastewater treatment solution, the Green Membrane Bioreactor (G-MBR) process, a mere two months after the company announced plans to enter the water treatment business.

LG admitted at that time to having no previous...

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Wipro tops carbon disclosure rankings

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 27, 2010

IT major Wipro on Friday said it has topped the carbon disclosure leadership index (CDLI) rankings for India. Wipro, which works on ecological sustainability and various climate change initiatives on energy efficiency and renewable energy, scored 87 points on a scale of...

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Subject Tags: energy , Social Issues

Intertek feels buyers are now cognizant of product carbon footprint

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 25, 2010

In this interview under our “Corporate Sustainability” Series, David Horlock, VP Global Inspection and Auditing talks about sustainability- its drivers, role of consumers and their new 'Think Green Initiative' tool.

David Horlock is the Global Inspection and...

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ADB signs JV to develop renewable energy in India -

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 25, 2010

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today signed a joint venture agreement with India's NTPC Ltd. and Kyushu Electric Power Company of Japan to develop and operate 500 megawatts of renewable energy projects in India in the next three years.

India is the third largest...

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India’s first green hospital comes up in Ahmedabad

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 22, 2010

Get ready for an intensive care unit (ICU) that is sunlit, has a garden within and allows patients to view stars at night. Care Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS), a hospital venture brought forth by a group...

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