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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.. |
The US should help India fund climate changeBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 28, 2009
As director of the Earth Institute at the New York-based Columbia University, economist Jeffrey Sachs has advised prime ministers, scientists and United Nations diplomats on climate change. Hindustan Times caught up with him for an interview in New Delhi. Excerpts: To... Read more.. |
Three solar firms picked for Andhra Pradesh developmentBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 27, 2009
The Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) has issued offer letters, so far, to an Indian and two American companies for setting up solar power plants at Kadiri in Anantapur district where it has earmarked an area of 5,000 acres for allotment to solar... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology |
Lawmakers join hands to fast-track carbon cutBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 26, 2009
COPENHAGEN: The time to act is now, whether or not there is an international consensus on climate change at the UN Copenhagen talks in December,say the 100-odd legislators from major economies representing major political parties — including US, UK, France, China, Brazil,... Read more.. Subject Tags: Politics , Social Issues |
Indian Prime Minister says green technology should be sharedBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 23, 2009
NEW DELHI—Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh argued Thursday that innovations in “green” technology should be shared with developing countries in much the same fashion as HIV/AIDS drugs. Labeling new, clean-energy discoveries “global public goods,” Singh said the... Read more.. |
India: Climate Deal Can't Sacrifice Poor NationsBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 22, 2009
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Thursday that the world's poor nations will not sacrifice their development in negotiations for a new climate change deal. The issue of how to share the burden of fighting global warming has divided the developing and... Read more.. |
India and China signs Agreement on Cooperation on Addressing Climate ...By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 22, 2009
A Memorandum of Agreement on Cooperation on Addressing Climate Change between the Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of India has been signedhere wednesday by the Minister of State for Environment and Forests Shri Jairam Ramesh and Mr. XIE Zhenhua, Vice... Read more.. |
G77 and Annex 1 can still get it right: chuck the blame game and focus on the core issue By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 22, 2009
To move from the present ‘golden era of the 1950s’ to the ‘sustainable development era for the 21st century’, policy makers across the globe need to realize that they have an opportunity to catalyze activity in the private sector. At New Delhi’s... Read more.. |
Technology boost for powerBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 22, 2009
It’s welcome that there is improved focus — albeit belated — on new technology and cutting-edge equipment in a policy-deficit sector like Reports say that power producers NTPC and... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology |
India, China ink pact on climate changeBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 22, 2009
Amidst tension over political issues, India and China on Wednesday signed an agreement to cooperate on ways to fight climate change. Moving closer, at least on an issue concerning the entire world, the... Read more.. |