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90 EV Charging Spots Coming To Paris For COP21, Via Renault-Nissan, Schneider Electric, & Others

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 23, 2015

Supporting clean air, pure water, emissions-free travel, the Renault-Nissan Alliance is installing 90 new charging spots powered by low-carbon electricity. The Renault-Nissan charging spots will refuel 200 Renault-Nissan EVs during the COP21 climate change conference…

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Subject Tags: Climate Change , COP21

Global Investment in Climate Change Mitigation Reaches All-Time High in 2014

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 20, 2015

As COP21 draws nearer, there is more and more hope that the 2015 UN Climate Summit will be a turning point in tackling climate change globally. And the...

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October 2015 becomes first month to cross key global warming boundary

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 19, 2015

The planet has not been only record warm this year, it's been so unusually mild that the temperature records themselves have set records of their own. This is the case with October 2015, according to new preliminary NASA data released Tuesday.

The information shows...

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Climate change investment up 18 pct in 2014 as clean energy surges

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 18, 2015

Global investment in activities to reduce planet-warming emissions and vulnerability to climate change grew 18 percent to $391 billion in 2014, as private backing for renewable energy technologies surged, researchers said.

More money than...

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HSBC Pledges $1 Billion To Green Bond Portfolio

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 18, 2015

British banking giant HSBC has pledged to commit $1 billion to a green bond portfolio.

Announced last week, the British-based multinational banking giant pledged to commit $1 billion (USD) to a green bond portfolio that will be focused on investing in “high quality...

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India, UK strike 3.2 bn pound deal on energy, climate change

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 17, 2015

 Ahead of the Paris climate summit, India and Britain have agreed on a comprehensive package of collaboration on energy and climate change which includes commercial deals worth 3.2 billion pounds.

During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ongoing UK visit, the two...

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Subject Tags: Climate Change , India , policy , UK

Climate Hustle, Latest Global Warming Denial Documentary, Set For World Premiere In Paris During COP21

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 16, 2015

Starting on November 30 and lasting until December 11, the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21), i.e. the annual meeting of all countries that want to take action for the climate, will meet in Le Bourget, France. They are meeting to try and agree to a global legally binding...

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Subject Tags: Climate Change , COP21

Apps to warn against capital's deadly air

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 16, 2015

If you want to plan your day according to the city's air quality, there are now apps to give you this data instantly. Greenpeace India, an environmental NGO, recently launched an app that not just gives you real-time air pollution levels from a monitoring station near you,...

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Pre-COP21 Meeting Jumps Some Review and Finance Hurdles

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 16, 2015

High-level government officials and ministers from more than 70 countries attended a meeting Monday and Tuesday of this week. It served as a precursor to the upcoming 21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

The...

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Modi set to agree smart cities partnership with UK

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 13, 2015

The UK and India are set to agree a new partnership to develop three smart cities in India, as part of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-day visit to London, which begins today.

The announcement is expected to be just one of many lucrative trade deals likely...

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