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20% efficieny to save Rs 120,000 cr investment: ShindeBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 6, 2009
NEW DELHI: An 20% improvement in energy efficiency will be equal to adding around 30,000 mw and in turn will save investments worth Rs 120,000 crore, power minister Sushilkumar Shinde said on Wednesday while announcing a firm for promoting energy efficiency mechanisms.... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Financial Solutions: UN emission reduction scheme gets investorsBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 5, 2009
A UN scheme aimed at distributing simple technologies to cut carbon emissions in developing countries is showing signs of success after investors who originally shied away from it, calling it too risky, are now throwing their weight behind it. Using technologies such as... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Research and Markets: Analyzing the Biofuel Industry in IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 5, 2009
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/596781/analyzing_the_biof) has announced the addition of the "Analyzing the Biofuel Industry in India" report to their offering.... Read more.. |
Clean development mechanism in forestry sector catching onBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 4, 2009
At a time when concerns over climate change are at a feverish pitch and efforts to rein in its causative factors have topped global agenda, the concept of clean development mechanism (CDM) being increasingly adopted in the forestry sector marks a positive trend. CDM... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
US company wants to set up solar power plant in BiharBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 4, 2009
A prominent American company has showed interest in setting up a solar power plant in Bihar, officials said today. Officials said the Ameican company which has a very strong presence in the power sector has proposed to set up a 300 MW solar power plant in Bihar but has not... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Money is the key to the success of CopenhagenBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 2, 2009
You think it's about greenhouse gases. You think it's about carbon emissions. And it is. But the Copenhagen agreement on climate change that the world community will attempt to sign in December is just as much about money – enormous, mind-boggling amounts of money. In... Read more.. |
Solar power plant in Ladakh villagesBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 1, 2009
Markha Valley (J-K), (ANI): A solar power plant starts supplying electricity to the villagers of Markha valley in Jammu and Kashmir. A small solar power plant of 1KW capacity empowered the villagers of Markha valley, one of the remotest villages of Leh district. Funded by... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Bridging the $500 billion carbon financing gap By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 31, 2009
EU leaders on Friday comitted funding to developing nations to the tune of €50 billion (USD 74 billion) per year. To bridge the balance need for USD 425 billion per year, public finance mechanisms that involve private capital are critical. The EU announcement is key to... Read more.. |
China, India could shame rich nations: top UN climate scientistBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 31, 2009
China and India could use their growing clout to shame developed countries into committing to a climate change deal in Copenhagen in December, the UN's top climate scientist said Friday. Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the Nobel-winning Intergovernmental Panel on... Read more.. |
Mass-market U.N. carbon scheme finds favor in IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 31, 2009
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A new type of U.N. scheme is spreading clean energy technology to millions of people in India, promising to cut carbon emissions and help investors earn valuable carbon credits. Two leading carbon offset project developers in India say the scheme... Read more.. |