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U.N. To Study Impact Of Incomplete Climate ActionBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 1, 2010
The U.N. panel of climate scientists will look at the costs of "second best" ways of fighting global warming amid doubts that all countries will sign up to U.N.-led action, a leading expert said on Tuesday. Ottmar Edenhofer, co-chair of the U.N. working group looking... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Ban on new projects in polluted sites to stay till Oct: JairamBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 1, 2010
The Environment Minister, Mr Jairam Ramesh, said on Tuesday that the moratorium on new projects in highly polluted industrial clusters will be extended till October 31, as majority of these clusters have failed to submit remediation plan to clean up the sites. The... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Carbon credits to be taxable under corporate incomeBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 1, 2010
The Direct Taxes Code (DTC) Bill has said that dealings in carbon credit will be taxable under the new regime. The income through such transactions will attract 30 per cent corporate tax. “Though this tax can, in a way, be considered to be a damper for the industry, it... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Solar Mission project allotment from SeptBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 31, 2010
The initial stage of allotment of solar power generation projects under the the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission will start in September, with over 1,000 firms interested in the scheme that will allow the establishment of about 100 projects of 5Mw capacity each, Union... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
PPP Models for combating climate change: Looking beyond carbon trading By : Tanvi Patel, Aug 31, 2010
Moving beyond carbon trading schemes, such public private partnerships models could be useful for pooling resources and expertise and for up-scaling climate change mitigation and adaptation initiatives. Climate Change is a global phenomenon and has significant... Read more.. |
U.N. climate panel urged to reform, stick to scienceBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 31, 2010
The U.N. climate panel should make predictions only when it has solid evidence and should avoid policy advocacy, scientists said in a report on Monday that called for thorough reform of the body. The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was widely... Read more.. |
Coke, Pepsi effect big cuts in water useBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 30, 2010
It has been a quiet revolution. The country's two leading beverage companies, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, have dramatically slashed their usage of water to make a bottle of beverage, through innovative usage of technology. Just four years before, Coke factories... Read more.. Subject Tags: PepsiCo , Technology |
India's Madhya Pradesh Targets 800 Megawatts of Renewable Energy by 2013By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 30, 2010
Madhya Pradesh aims to boost its renewable-energy capacity to 800 megawatts by 2013, more than four times the 186 megawatts currently, Press Trust of India said, citing the state’s power development agency. The central state plans to generate 200 megawatts of... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
World Bank defends controversial HFC carbon-cut plantsBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 27, 2010
The World Bank has defended its investment in chemical plants accused by green groups of raising production of greenhouse gas HFC-23 with the aim of incinerating it to get extra carbon offsets worth millions of dollars. Approved under the Kyoto Protocol's $2.7 billion... Read more.. |
EU's carbon offset limits: a boon for brokers?By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 27, 2010
New European Union proposals to limit the use of industrial gas carbon offsets in its emissions trading scheme from 2013 could be a boon for reeling carbon brokers as exchanges wait for clarity before they alter their offerings. EU climate chief Connie Hedegaard said... Read more.. Subject Tags: European Union , Technology |