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Feature: India catching up in solar energy developmentBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 2, 2012
The rising cost of conventional power, largely driven by increasing raw material exports and the growing cost of putting up green-field facilities coupled with the steady decline in solar power costs could result in solar projects reaching grid parity by 2014, a new study by... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , Technology |
India HFC-23 emissions may rise if CDM boon ends - former officialBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 2, 2012
Moves to curb offsets issued to emission reduction projects that destroy HFC-23 could result in a steep rise in emissions of the highly potent greenhouse gas as governments are unlikely to force or pay companies to destroy it instead, former Indian climate negotiator... Read more.. Subject Tags: India |
India Glut of Renewable Energy Credits Surges to RecordBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 1, 2012
A glut of renewable-energy credits in India surged to a record in October as state electricity utilities failed to comply with clean-energy targets. The number of credits available for sale topped 1 million, exceeding the number of buy bids by more than four times,... Read more.. Subject Tags: India |
India thirsts for Canadian energyBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 31, 2012
Prime Minister Stephen Harper can expect a warm, even rapturous welcome when he arrives Sunday in India on what is to be an unusually long six-day trip to the subcontinent to drum up business for Canada. Coming with the prime minister are several cabinet ministers and a large... Read more.. Subject Tags: India |
NVGs are the litmus test for Indian businesses’ commitment to sustainability By : Sustainability ..., Oct 29, 2012
Sustainability Outlook spoke to Bhaskar Chatterjee, Director General & CEO, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs to understand the current status and next steps of the adoption of the National Voluntary Guidelines on Social, Environmental and Economical Responsibilities... Read more.. |
Look who’s reading your Sustainability Report By : Pawan Mehra, Oct 26, 2012
As India Inc. begins to adopt Sustainability reporting, investors are likely to be combing through it and select winners from the rest. The number of corporates coming out with Sustainability reports in India is on the rise. In these reports... Read more.. |
India's grid expansion erodes island solar schemeBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 25, 2012
Eight years ago, Sagar Island in the Bay of Bengal was a shining example of India’s efforts to power remote, impoverished areas with solar energy. But a government decision to hook up the island with the electric grid has left the solar scheme in tatters. Between 2000... Read more.. |
India faces many challenges in building 'green'By : Sustainability ..., Oct 24, 2012
In Germany, environmentally conscious consumers can build green, energy-efficient homes without burning huge holes in their pockets. But is that a practical option in India? Building energy-efficient 'green' homes sounds like a great idea in... Subject Tags: India |
Cairn India is the fastest growing energy company: PlattsBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 24, 2012
Seventy Asian oil and gas companies, including those from India and China, were ranked in the 2012 Platts Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings based on their financial performance in 2011. While ExxonMobile maintained its number one position in the list, Cairn India... Read more.. Subject Tags: Human Interest , India |
Sustainable Business Leadership Summit underscores India Inc.’s quest for Sustainability; several key initiatives launchedBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 16, 2012
Over 250 sustainability leaders driving Indian businesses converged in New Delhi on October 11th at the Annual Summit of the Sustainable Business Leadership Forum to define the new Sustainability agenda: moving away from Sustainability investments as a means of risk... Read more.. |