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Financial institutions: Time for Leadership

By : Akhil Choudhary, Jul 1, 2010

The economists, policy makers and business leaders are recognizing the financial rewards from controlling climate change. Onus is on the Indian and International financial institutions to provide the lead to enable the required economic transformation for a strong and...

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Wind and labor leaders unite to push for jobs and clean energy

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 29, 2010

Green Right Now Clean energy advocates and labor leaders are calling on the U.S. to step up its commitment to wind energy and wind-related manufacturing — or risk losing thousands of jobs to China, Europe and India.

Subject Tags: energy

Wind and labor leaders unite to push for jobs and clean energy

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 29, 2010

Clean energy advocates and labor leaders are calling on the U.S. to step up its commitment to wind energy and wind-related manufacturing — or risk losing thousands of jobs to China, Europe and India.

Subject Tags: energy

Wind and labor leaders unite to push for jobs and clean energy

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 29, 2010

Clean energy advocates and labor leaders are calling on the U.S. to step up its commitment to wind energy and wind-related manufacturing — or risk losing thousands of jobs to China, Europe and India.

Subject Tags: energy

Cabinet OKs energy efficiency plan

By : Roselin Dey, Jun 28, 2010

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the ambitious National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency — one of the eight missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change. 

The mission is expected to save 23 million tonne oil equivalent of fuel and avoid the...

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Cabinet OKs energy efficiency plan

By : Roselin Dey, Jun 28, 2010

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the ambitious National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency — one of the eight missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change. 

The mission is expected to save 23 million tonne oil equivalent of fuel and avoid the...

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G20 summit drops clean-energy pledge

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 28, 2010

The leaders of the world's 20 most powerful developed and developing states (G20) on Sunday dropped a pledge to invest in climate-friendly energy generation from their final summit statement.

Climate change topped the world agenda last year, but was eclipsed after the...

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Subject Tags: energy , G20

G20 summit drops clean-energy pledge

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 28, 2010

The leaders of the world's 20 most powerful developed and developing states (G20) on Sunday dropped a pledge to invest in climate-friendly energy generation from their final summit statement.

Climate change topped the world agenda last year, but was eclipsed after the...

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Subject Tags: energy , G20

Biomass a green fuel, but experts warn of 'limited potential'

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 26, 2010

In the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, environmentally-friendly fuel is literally strewn all over the roads in the form of pine needles. The state has a mild climate, ideally suited for pine trees. The trees shed their needles once a year, carpeting the ground with the...

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Biomass a green fuel, but experts warn of 'limited potential'

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 26, 2010

In the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, environmentally-friendly fuel is literally strewn all over the roads in the form of pine needles. The state has a mild climate, ideally suited for pine trees. The trees shed their needles once a year, carpeting the ground with the...

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