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Carbon firm's new scheme to aid solar projectsBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 18, 2010
An Indian carbon firm has launched a programme to link up developers of costly small-scale solar power projects to help them earn U.N. carbon credits and boost investment returns. Emergent Ventures India's programme is part of a recently expanded form of a U.N. scheme... Read more.. Subject Tags: Emergent Ventures India , Technology |
UN urges aviation sector to slash carbon emissionsBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 17, 2010
UN climate chief Christiana Figueres urged the air transport industry on Thursday to press on with curbs on emissions, underlining that it held "critical keys" to tackling global warming. Aviation produces an estimated two percent of global emissions from human... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology , United Nations |
Cold comfort on KyotoBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 17, 2010
The clarification by a United Nations’ climate change official that the Kyoto protocol will continue even after 2012, when its scheduled emission reduction commitment period ends, provides only cold comfort. Unless there are fresh binding commitments for reduction in the... Read more.. |
Centre push for eco developmentBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 17, 2010
Tightening the green noose around the city’s development ambitions, the Centre has asked the state government to phase out the use of construction debris and fly ash for land filling within a year. It has also set a two-year deadline for doing away with the practice of... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Carbonfund.org Online Tool Simplifies Carbon Accounting, ManagementBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 17, 2010
Carbonfund.org has launched a low-cost, Web-based tool designed to help organizations simplify carbon accounting and management. The Carbon ExpressTrack software program will provide the insight businesses need to manage and reduce their climate impact, while saving time and... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
World's largest solar plant wins key approvalBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 16, 2010
The world's largest solar power plant cleared an important hurdle on Wednesday, laying the groundwork for a dramatic expansion in solar energy generation in the United States and around the world. The proposed $6 billion-plus Blythe, California plant, originally... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Intel Capital invests $30m in 4 cos.By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 15, 2010
Intel Capital, Intel Corporation's global investment organisation, has announced investments in four companies. The investment, which is a part of $200 million Intel Capital Invest in America Technology Fund, has been made in cleantech, cloud computing and semiconductor... Read more.. |
Aparna Doshi named co-chair of US-India Business Council solar task forceBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 14, 2010
Aparna Doshi, chief operating officer of Astonfield Renewable Resources, has been named Co-chair of the US-India Business Council (USIBC) Solar Power Task Force, a major new initiative to promote US-India trade and investment in... Read more.. |
India, Argentina sign MoU on agriculture cooperationBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 14, 2010
India and Argentina have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in agriculture and allied sectors. The MoU was signed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and his Argentine counterpart Julian Andres Dominguez at Buenos Aires during Pawar's recent... Read more.. |
India's urban poor worse off than those in rural areasBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 14, 2010
The poor in India's cities are in many ways worse off than those in rural areas, says Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister Kumari Selja, pointing out that the urban population is set to double in the next 25 years to over 600 million. "About 300 million... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |