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WWF India to offset air travel emissions with Swedish TricoronaBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 16, 2009
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) India has chosen to curb the climate impact of its air travel via Gold Standard Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) offsets from the biomass project of Swedish emission trading company Tricorona AB STO: TRIC), the parties said today. ... Read more.. |
Black carbon can't be linked to global warming: PachauriBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 16, 2009
Black carbon in the atmosphere is an issue of concern but it can't be linked to melting of glaciers or global warming, leading climate expert R K Pachauri today said, dismissing fears that soot produced from biomass or fuel burning is as harmful as greenhouse gases. "... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Solar mission target pushed back, financing strategy droppedBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 16, 2009
India has put off until 2022, from the targeted 2020, its plan to produce 20,000 MW from solar power, even as it postponed Saturday the launch of the country's ambitious solar energy mission. A key financing strategy in the plan has also been dropped, according to a... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
How to overcome barriers to clean technology transferBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 16, 2009
When President Pratibha Patil visited the UK recently, one of the outcomes was the decision to undertake a joint study with the British government on how to overcome barriers to clean technology transfer from industrialised countries to developing countries. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
India, US to collaborate in solar energy spaceBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 16, 2009
India and the US have agreed to collaborate in encouraging investments and research and development in the solar energy space. Both countries will tap into the large potential of solar energy in India, which is starting the ambitious solar development plan. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
Unspoken side of Indian energy infrastructure: inefficient biomass and social unrest By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 15, 2009
The paucity of energy throughout India has been a big restraint in the development of its industries. The government understands the seriousness of this gap and the need to address it so that the country can maintain its 6-8% GDP growth rate. What is often talked about... Read more.. |
Climate change to influence farm production in India: MayeeBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 15, 2009
Bhubaneswar, Nov 14 : The Impact of Climate Change will be more visible in India and influence the agriculture production of the country in future, Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board Chairman Charudatta Digambarrao Mayee said today. Addressing the 29th... Read more.. Subject Tags: Labor , Technology |
World Bank to help Himachal become carbon-neutral stateBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 14, 2009
The World Bank has given an in principle go-ahead to help Himachal Pradesh become a carbon-neutral state, according to a state government release today. The WB authorities conveyed their decision at a high level mid-term meeting of the Himachal Pradesh-Mid-Himalayas... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology , World Bank |
France proposes 'justice-climate' plan for poor countriesBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 13, 2009
In order to break the deadlock between rich and poor during the upcoming climate talks in Copenhagen, France is proposing a plan to help the world's poorest countries finance renewable energy projects, the country's Ecology Minister Jean-Louis Borloo said in New Delhi on... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology |
Black Carbon: An Overlooked Factor in WarmingBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 13, 2009
You can see it as you're flying into New Delhi — or rather, you can't see a thing. As the plane descends to the Indian capital on an ordinary November day, it is immersed in air so polluted as to be opaque, a brownish sludge that scatters any sunlight. The air clears a bit... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |