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Big push to green technology in automobile sectorBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 1, 2011
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's budget proposals for 2011-12 laid special focus on promoting green and clean technology for the fast-growing Indian automobile sector. He not only announced tax sops to promote environment-friendly vehicles but also... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Technology |
Jairam Ramesh suggests ways to phase out HFCsBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 28, 2011
India is attempting a creative solution to the problem of phasing out the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFC). At odds with the US and European Union, who want to see the substance included under the Montreal Protocol, India has suggested focusing on practical ways to... Read more.. |
China Used Less Energy Per Unit of GDP in 2010By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 28, 2011
China's efforts to reduce energy consumption per unit of economic output were less successful in 2010 with the reduction far less than achieved in the previous year. The National Bureau of Statistics said Monday that energy intensity — energy use per unit of... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
Low Carbon 'Green Economy' Vital for Sustainable DevelopmentBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 26, 2011
A transition to a low-carbon "green economy" is crucial for sustainable development, environment ministers from across the world stressed today, concluding the gathering of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The ministers,... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology , United Nations Environment Programme |
International Conclave on Climate ChangeBy : Sandeep Roy, Feb 25, 2011
Centre for Climate Change, Engineering Staff College of India (ESCI) is organizing the International Conclave and Exhibition on Climate Change (ICCC-1) during 12-14 October 2011 at HITEX, Hyderabad, India and will discuss on the most crucial global challenge of the 21st... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Climate change creates longer ragweed seasonBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 22, 2011
A changing climate means allergy-causing ragweed pollen has a longer season that extends further north than it did just 16 years ago, U.S. scientists reported on Monday. In research that gibes with projections by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Investing in greener economy could spur growth - UNBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 22, 2011
Channelling 2 percent, or $1.3 trillion, of global gross domestic product into greening sectors such as construction, energy and fishing could start a move toward a low-carbon world, a report launched on Monday said. The investment would expand the global economy at... Read more.. |
SBI become signatory to Carbon Disclosure ProjectBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 21, 2011
The country’s biggest lender, State Bank of India, has become a signatory investor to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a collaboration of over 550 institutional investors with assets under management of US $ 71 trillion. State Bank has been undertaking several... Read more.. Subject Tags: CDP , Disaster , Entertainment , Environment , Human Interest , India , Social Issues , Technology |
Posco and LanzaTech to Collaborate on Renewable EnergyBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 21, 2011
LanzaTech has signed a memorandum of understanding with Posco : , one of the largest steel producers in the world, covering the implementation of its gas fermentation technology to convert the steel maker’s flue gases to ethanol and other value added products. Posco... Read more.. |
India, Russia exploring JV in solar photo-voltaic cellsBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 21, 2011
Faced with burgeoning demand for silicon wafers, India is exploring possibilities of setting up a joint venture company in Russia to source the key component required for its fledgling solar energy initiatives. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |