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Efforts to boost renewable energy to be stepped upBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 19, 2010
Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde launched the Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) mechanism here on Thursday. "Renewable Energy Certificate is a market based instrument which enables the obligated entities to meet their Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO).... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Technology |
Which is more sustainable: Paper or Plastic? By : Pranay Kumar, Nov 18, 2010
This next article in the ‘Sustainable Consumption Series” analyses the plastic vs. paper war and positions plastic as more sustainable than paper and other packaging materials such as aluminum and glass (wherever, replaceable)*. Almost 7 million tonnes of plastic... Read more.. |
Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference 2010By : Roselin Dey, Nov 12, 2010
Concludes Successfully With A Pledge To Upscale And Mainstream The Use Of Renewable Energy |
World should eradicate fossil fuel subsidies-IEABy : Preeti Aggarwal, Nov 10, 2010
Abolishing fossil fuel subsidies would boost the world's economy, environment and energy security, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday, referring to a pledge made by G20 countries. World leaders committed in Pittsburgh in 2009 to phase out, over the medium-... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Environment |
Microsoft, Accenture and WSP Environment & Energy Study Shows Significant Energy and Carbon Emissions Reduction Potential From Cloud ComputingBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 10, 2010
Businesses that choose to run business applications in the cloud can help reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions by a net 30 percent or more versus running those same applications on their own infrastructure. These findings, from a study commissioned by Microsoft Corp... Read more.. |
India, U.S. to cooperate on clean energy, shale gasBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 9, 2010
India and the United States have agreed to cooperate on energy projects, including shale gas and clean energy, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and U.S. President Barack Obama told a press conference on Monday. The two countries will set up a research and... Read more.. |
Energy security essential for India's double digit growth: PranabBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 6, 2010
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee gave a call to make structural reforms in the energy sector to attract investments, adding for this purpose the government has taken a series of initiatives to move towards an energy rich world. He said energy security is... Read more.. |
Obama to launch clean energy initiative in IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 5, 2010
US President Barack Obama and India are expected to launch a joint initiative on clean energy, eyeing economic opportunities in an area that has long divided the two countries. Obama arrives Saturday on his first presidential visit to India, where many analysts say... Read more.. |
SMEs can power India’s growth with right incentivesBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 4, 2010
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Brazil Olympics spurring green constructionBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 4, 2010
Brazil's "green building" industry will expand in the coming years, spurred by construction of low-impact venues to be used in the 2016 Olympics venues, an expert on environmental construction said in an interview. Global concerns about the impact of arenas and... Read more.. |