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World leaders back delay to final climate dealBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 16, 2009
U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders on Sunday rallied around plans to avert a failure at next month's climate summit in Copenhagen that would delay legally binding agreements until 2010 or even later. "Given the time factor and the... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues |
France proposes 'justice-climate' plan for poor countriesBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 13, 2009
In order to break the deadlock between rich and poor during the upcoming climate talks in Copenhagen, France is proposing a plan to help the world's poorest countries finance renewable energy projects, the country's Ecology Minister Jean-Louis Borloo said in New Delhi on... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology |
India wants free tech transfer to meet climate change challangeBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 12, 2009
Ahead of the global meet on climate change in Copenhagen next month, India today pitched for free transfer of technology from developed to developing countries to meet the global challange of climate change. Speaking at an international conference here, Commerce... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology |
India Carbon Outlook announces “Sustain Ability: Leadership through Ideas” ContestBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 11, 2009
India Carbon Outlook presents the “Sustain Ability: Leadership through Ideas" Contest in association with Aahvaan ‘10 − to select two individuals who can mobilize communities with their ideas for sustainability.This... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Entertainment , Human Interest , India , Resource Efficiency , Social Issues , Sustainable Energy , Sustainable Products , Technology |
India’s booming solar industry reinforces Linde as frontrunner in PV industryBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 9, 2009
Reinforcing its position as India’s leading gas technology supplier to the photovoltaic (PV) industry, BOC India (BOCI), a member of The Linde Group, has won four new long-term gas supply deals with large PV manufacturers, Moser Baer, Euro Multivision, Solar Semiconductor and... Read more.. Subject Tags: BOC India , Business , Environment , India , manufacturing , Social Issues , Technology |
Why India Is Playing Hard to Get on Climate ChangeBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 8, 2009
If U.S. diplomats consider India to be a major obstacle to global climate-change negotiations — and they do — it might be because of Sunita Narain. The director of the influential Centre for Science and Environment, Narain can be as caustic as she is intelligent, and never... Read more.. |
Delhi leading the country into going low-carbon By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 6, 2009
First a Carbon Neutral Commonwealth games. Then the energy efficiency overhaul for Delhi government office buildings and commercial complexes. And now... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Hospitality , Law , Politics , Resource Efficiency , Social Issues , Sustainable Energy , Sustainable Products |
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.. |
Money is the key to the success of CopenhagenBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 2, 2009
You think it's about greenhouse gases. You think it's about carbon emissions. And it is. But the Copenhagen agreement on climate change that the world community will attempt to sign in December is just as much about money – enormous, mind-boggling amounts of money. In... Read more.. |
Mass-market U.N. carbon scheme finds favor in IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 31, 2009
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A new type of U.N. scheme is spreading clean energy technology to millions of people in India, promising to cut carbon emissions and help investors earn valuable carbon credits. Two leading carbon offset project developers in India say the scheme... Read more.. |