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Implementation of new CDM registration and issuance procedures

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 14, 2010

The Executive Board (EB) of the clean development mechanism (CDM), at its 54th meeting, adopted revised procedures for the registration of CDM projects and the issuance of certified emission reductions.
 

Subject Tags: Technology

Two US energy companies to form solar power JV for India

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 14, 2010

US-based American Capital Energy and MSM Energy will soon announce a solar energy joint-venture for engineering, procurement and construction of projects in India. America's leading solar company, American Capital Energy (ACE), and MSM Energy (MSME), a leader in information...

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Subject Tags: energy , India , Technology

Melting Himalayan glaciers to have varying impact on river basins

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 13, 2010

The melting of glaciers in the Himalayas will have varying impact on the waters of the Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Yangtze and Yellow rivers, according to a new Dutch research. Scientists believe that the changes to the flow of meltwater due to global warming may have a "...

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UK Government Misses Renewable Energy Target by 75 Percent

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 13, 2010

A report on Thursday stated that the UK government failed to meet their energy target of having 10 percent of electricity generated from renewable energy sources such as solar, wave, and wind.

The energy target was set in 2000 and due to be completed in 2010. But...

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Subject Tags: Business , energy , Technology

Himalayan climate impacts ‘cannot be generalised’

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 12, 2010

Changes to the flow of meltwater as a result of global warming is likely to have a “severe” impact on food security in some areas, say scientists. Yet people living elsewhere are likely to see food productivity increase, they added in a paper published in Science. Overall,...

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Subject Tags: food , Technology

Poor nations push for 2010 climate pact

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 10, 2010

Union Power Minister Shri Sushilkumar Shinde has said that
Australia can play a major role in the energy sector of India which is growing
at rapid pace with huge opportunities for investments and technology.

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Climate treaty virtually written off this year

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 10, 2010

Delegates from many of the 194 countries gathered here to prepare for the next
climate summit in Mexico this November Wednesday virtually wrote off the chances
of a legally binding treaty to combat global warming this year, but emphasised
that...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Opinion: What to consider while setting up a solar thermal power plant?

By : Lavleen Singal, Jun 9, 2010

Pre project assessment cost of solar thermal power plants is prohibitively high but extremely helpful for a successful project construct -- for evaluating the power purchase price and ultimate financial closure.

Pre project assessment cost of solar thermal...

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Shyam Saran: India and the new Energy Revolution

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 9, 2010

The world is on the threshold of a transformational energy revolution. Established patterns of energy resource extraction and use are changing rapidly. The cumulative impact of these as-yet-incipient developments will result in very different structures of production and...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

PM announced restoration of cuts amounting to about Rs. 400 crores in J&K Plan

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 9, 2010

ndian Prime Minister  Dr. Manmohan Singh on Tuesday conveyed appreciation to Omar for comprehensive presentation and well made case for the central support to the State Government on new development initiatives.

The Prime Minister was reviewing development activities...

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Subject Tags: Technology