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Electric car company gets $350 million boostBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 27, 2010
An Israeli-American entrepreneur has brought in a $350 million investment to help finance his ambitious plan to lay down the world's first electric car grid by next year, his company announced on Tuesday. Project Better Place said it signed an agreement with an HSBC-... Read more.. |
How to make a play in the smart electrical grid-execsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 21, 2010
Investors in clean technology see the expected upgrade to a smart electrical grid in the United States as a massive opportunity, but finding the right investments will require patience. The sector includes high-flying start-ups and heavily regulated utilities.... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology |
Indians Largely Unaware of Climate ChangeBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 19, 2010
Although India has emerged as a key player in global climate negotiations, the average Indian remains unaware of climate change. A Gallup survey conducted shortly before the Copenhagen summit last month shows 32% of Indians say they know at least something about climate... Read more.. |
India, Iceland to cooperate in geothermal energy developmentBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 17, 2010
India and Iceland have agreed to have co-operation to make progress in the area of geothermal energy development and decided to explore possibilities for further strengthening of relationship, including technology transfer on deep drilling, reservoir assessment and setting up... Read more.. |
Carbon tariffs resurface in Copenhagen aftermathBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 8, 2010
The idea of a carbon tax at the EU's borders is gaining momentum after the Copenhagen climate talks, with French President Nicolas Sarkozy leading calls for a tariff on imports from China and other nations with less stringent environmental protection rules. The... Read more.. Subject Tags: European Union , Social Issues |
Analysis: India's New Biofuels Policy By : Shila Kumar, Jan 5, 2010
India’s new policy on biofuels targets blending at least 20 percent biofuels in diesel and petrol by 2017. This implies that 13.38 million tons of biodiesel will be required (which would need 30x increase on... Read more.. |
French constitutional body rules against carbon taxBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 30, 2009
France's planned carbon tax cannot be applied because it includes too many exemptions, a French government body ensuring laws are constitutional ruled on Tuesday, in an embarrassing setback for the government. The tax on carbon-emitting products, meant to encourage... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues |
Synthetic biology: high-tech appoach towards carbon sequestration By : Nora Nelson, Dec 28, 2009
Some companies in the discipline of synthetic biology are working in hopes to capture large amounts of carbon from the atmosphere and either sequester them or convert them into fuels. Here we introduce the basics around this emerging field. What is synthetic... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Environment , Health , Social Issues , Sustainable Energy , Synthetic Genomics Inc. , Technology |
Despite Failed Climate Talks, More Green AwarenessBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 21, 2009
The world supped on an alphabet soup of acronyms over the nearly two weeks of climate change talks that just ended – UNFCCC, COP-15, IPCC, CDM, LDCF, MEF, CCS. But did any of these filter down to reach the average citizen? Does it bother people if their countries’ "... Read more.. |
New York challenge for City carbon market crownBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 21, 2009
London’s position as the dominant world financial centre for the £75 billion carbon market could be lost to New York after the adoption of the US-brokered Copenhagen Accord at UN climate talks last week. Despite criticism that an agreement struck by the US, China,... Read more.. |