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India to coordinate climate research (Lead)

By : Editor, Oct 13, 2009

New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The National Council on Climate Change met here Tuesday to discuss the setting up of a network of institutions for mutual exchange of knowledge on climate change. The Prime Minister chaired the meeting meant to give shape to the National Mission on...

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Subject Tags: Politics , Technology

India’s solar industry eyes huge rural opportunity

By : Editor, Oct 13, 2009

I was at ICORE 2009, a renewable energy conference organized by Solar Energy Society of India (SESI). This year’s focus: Renewable Energy for Rural Development.   I heard industry leaders talk...

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Report: Is CCS an option for India?

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 13, 2009

A new report from researchers at the Universities...

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Bill McKibben tells why 350 is a crucial number

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 12, 2009

He has profiled low-emissions lifestyles in Brazil and India. He has challenged the conventional goal of relentless economic growth. He has championed the cause of local food and detailed his experiences as a Vermont localvore.A scholar in residence at Middlebury College,...

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Subject Tags: Environment , Technology

Rate Of Climate Change Over The Next Century Could Be Higher Than ...

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 12, 2009

Scientists have done a new experiment and found that the rate of climate change over the next century could be higher than previously anticipated.

The results of the experiment at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and at the National...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Environmental Changes That may Take Place Over the Next Century

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 12, 2009

The way in which increasing CO2 (carbon dioxide) concentrations may affect trees and water and carbon cycles over the next 100 years has been explored in a new study.

Scientists nowadays face the problem of predicting how each component of our complex ecosystem will...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Soros to Invest $1 Billion in Clean Energy, Form Advisory Group

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 11, 2009

< Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Billionaire...

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$10 trillion cleantech plan fails to generate excitement

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 10, 2009

A $10 trillion investment is being called for in everything from energy efficiency and biofuels...

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State of the World 2009 Launches in India

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 10, 2009

Worldwatch has just launched its State of the World 2009 Report in India. Into a Warming World is the 26th edition of the State of the World series, which since its...

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New technique could lead to more efficient, cheaper solar cells

By : Editor, Oct 9, 2009

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Washington, October 9 (ANI): University of Florida (UF) chemists have pioneered a method to tease out promising molecular structures for capturing energy, a step that could speed the development of more efficient, cheaper solar cells. "This gives us...

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