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Anil Ambani commits to green energy for US Exim financeBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 3, 2010
Industrialist Anil Ambani [ Images ] has committed to invest in green energy and source the technology from the US, a move that helped the US Exim Bank change its mind within a week to guarantee $600-million loan to his group's coal-fired power project in India [ Images ].... Read more.. |
Mumbai architecture company iDream helps corporates to gain from greenBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 3, 2010
iDream said, “Well-executed green development projects perform extremely well financially. The financial rewards of green development are now bringing mainstream developers into the fold at an increasing pace. Some of the general benefits of green development are reduced... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
Japan to start nuclear power talks with IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 3, 2010
Japan will start talks with India over a civil nuclear energy deal, Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada said on Friday, a move that would give Japanese firms access to the rapidly growing market amid rising global competition. Firms from countries such as the United... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , Technology |
UN report fuels charges of manipulation in $2.7 billion carbon-cutting marketBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 2, 2010
European and U.S. environmentalists demanded action Friday after an obscure U.N. advisory panel lent credence to their claims that industrialized nations are wasting billions of dollars on carbon-cutting projects. The dispute revolves around the validity of some... Read more.. |
Kyoto may push factories to pollute more-UN reportBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 2, 2010
A Kyoto Protocol scheme may be encouraging projects to emit more greenhouse gases because of incentives to earn carbon offsets from subsequently destroying these, a U.N. report said. The projects under investigation are the most lucrative under Kyoto's Clean... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology |
Indian-origin scientist unveils new, efficient technique of biofuel productionBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Jul 2, 2010
An Indian-origin researcher and her colleagues at North Carolina State University have unveiled a more efficient technique for producing biofuels from woody plants. The procedure significantly reduces the waste that results from conventional biofuel production techniques.... Read more.. Subject Tags: Biofuels , Technology |
Indian solar group wins top UK awardBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 2, 2010
D light Design, an Indian social enterprise that brings innovative solar lanterns to many people across India and other developing countries, has won the top Gold Award at the Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy 2010. The prize, worth 40,000 pounds, was announced... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
Success of Climate Plans Hinges on Energy Saving, Carbon Storage, IEA SaysBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 2, 2010
Any plan for halving global greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050 will depend on cutting the energy used by buildings and vehicles and on developing technology to capture and store pollution, the International Energy Agency said today. More energy-efficient buildings and... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Success of Climate Plans Hinges on Energy Saving, Carbon Storage, IEA SaysBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 2, 2010
Any plan for halving global greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050 will depend on cutting the energy used by buildings and vehicles and on developing technology to capture and store pollution, the International Energy Agency said today. More energy-efficient buildings and... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
A simpler path to cutting carbon emissionsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 2, 2010
If our goal is carbon reduction, a cap-and-trade or carbon-pricing bill, with its likely compromises, would be worse right now than no regulation. Pricing carbon below $40 per ton will not change how industry does business or drive adoption of new technologies. With... Read more.. |