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US won’t wait for India, China on climate change’By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 9, 2010
Washington: The US should not wait for India and China to act on climate change and should go ahead with its environmental protection activities in terms of legislation besides research and development, a top official of the Obama Administration has said. Lisa Jackson... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
EU to issue climate warning, target CO2 loopholesBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 9, 2010
BRUSSELS - Loopholes in the United Nations climate treaties could actually amount to an increase in global climate-warming emissions and the chance to rein in temperatures may be slipping away, a draft European Union report showed. “Optimistic assessments...indicate... Read more.. |
BIMSTEC agrees to set up energy center in IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 9, 2010
Seven countries in the south and southeast Asia on Friday agreed to set up a energy center in India to promote and develop energy grid interconnection, infrastructure and energy efficiency. Ministers or representatives of seven members of the Bay of Bengal Initiative... Read more.. |
Carbon intake should decide climate policyBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 9, 2010
The latest findings on carbon dioxide emissions by a group of scientists have the potential to change the mitigation math. A quarter of the carbon dioxide emitted by developing countries is the result of producing goods that are later consumed in the developed world,... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment , Technology |
India: Himachal to get $450-m aid to boost eco-friendly growthBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 8, 2010
The move will earn HP the tag of first carbon-neutral state in Asia: The World Bank has agreed to sanction $450-million loan for promoting sustainable environmental growth in Himachal Pradesh. The loan will enable Himachal to become first carbon-neutral state in Asia. ... Read more.. |
Dedicated satellite to monitor greenhouse emission by 2012By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 8, 2010
Gadanki (chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh), Mar 7 : To monitor the greenhouse emissions in the country and as well as globe, a dedicated satellite would be launched with the support of ISRO by 2012, Union Minister for Environment and Forests Mr.Jairam Ramesh said here today... Read more.. Subject Tags: National Atmospheric Research Laboratory , Technology |
India’s ONGC May Borrow $10 Billion to Buy AssetsBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 8, 2010
March 8 (Bloomberg) -- Oil & Natural Gas Corp., India’s biggest energy explorer, may borrow $10 billion over the next decade as it competes with rivals from China and South Korea to buy oil assets overseas to meet domestic fuel demand. ... Read more.. |
Will India formally associate with Copenhagen accord again?By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 7, 2010
NEW DELHI: India’s presence in the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon’s high level advisory panel on climate change finance appears to indicate New Delhi’s move towards formally associating with the Copenhagen Accord. Government sources close to the... Read more.. |
US hopes to find more common ground with growing world power IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 6, 2010
Washington, March 6 (IANS) With national interests converging, the US hopes to find more common ground with India, a growing world power that has a significant role to play on virtually all major challenges of the century, says a senior US official. “We think that... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology , War |
Climate Change Scientists hit back at sceptics with new global warmingBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 6, 2010
CLIMATE CHANGE experts lashed out at sceptics today with new research they say has revealed the “fingerprint” of man-made global warming.Climate change scientists used a forensic technique called “optimal detection” that gives natural and human factors an equal chance to... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |