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India`s Mawana Sugars to sell 300,000 carbon credits to ADBBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 17, 2009
India's Mawana Sugars (BSE:523371) has entered into an agreement with multilateral lending agency Asian Development Bank to sell 300,000 carbon credits (CERs) worth US$6.24 million by 2012, a top company official said on Tuesday. ertified Emission Reductions (CERs)... Read more.. |
Electric bike companies eye carbon creditsBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 17, 2009
India's transport sector is eyeing a share of carbon offsets business under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Close on the heels of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) earning credits for using regenerative braking system, it's now the turn of Bangalore Metro... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
India's final stand at CopenhagenBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 17, 2009
At Copenhagen, attempts to arrive at a fair deal on climate change were deadlocked with countries refusing to budge from their positions on sticky issues like emission cuts. Environment minister Jairam Ramesh, who is leading the Indian delegation, said the BASIC group... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
India Backs Green Energy NetworksBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 16, 2009
A proposal by New Delhi on climate innovation centers was met with a warm reception by participants at a climate conference in Denmark, Indian officials said. Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said his proposal to establish a network to share and develop green... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
India’s Trash Pickers Keep Global Warming in CheckBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 16, 2009
A report by an Indian-based environmental organization estimates that informal recycling in Delhi reduced carbon dioxide levels, roughly equivalent to taking 175,000 vehicles off the road. This article, written by The Advocacy Project Executive Director Iain Guest,... Read more.. |
'Clean coal' no substitute for clean energyBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 16, 2009
PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has touched down in Copenhagen to the news that so-called "clean coal" would not be considered as a substitute for clean energy measures. The summit has decided that the technology will not qualify for climate finance under any new deal. ... Read more.. |
Green GDP and India’s Five-Year Plan By : Nora Nelson, Dec 15, 2009
Beginning in 2010, India, as part of its five year plan, aims to factor the use of natural resources into its GDP as a means of underscoring its actions in the fight against global warming. And by 2015 the aim is to report on "Green GDP" figures. ... Read more.. |
India's carbon intensity decline is enviableBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 15, 2009
Several articles — some of them misleading — have recently appeared in the media on a study by the World Bank, ‘Energy Intensive Sectors of the Indian Economy: Options for Low Carbon Development’. In an exclusive article for TOI, the report’s authors, Kwawu Mensan Gaba (Lead... Read more.. |
CII sees need for joint efforts to tackle climate changeBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 15, 2009
The Confederation of Indian Industry has said that with the help of consistent policies and actions, developing countries such as India can look to grow rapidly, while also reducing carbon intensity at the same time. Calling for concerted efforts by both developed and... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
USD 350 mn plan to provide clean energy to developing nationsBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 15, 2009
The United States on Monday unveiled a USD 350-million multinational effort to help provide clean energy technology to developing countries, including India, to curb greenhouse gas emissions and reduce global warming. The Climate Renewable and Efficiency Deployment... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |