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Carbon capture and storage: Insurance to climate change? By : Romita Pandita, May 17, 2010
CO2 capture and storage (CCS) is seen as potential tool for greenhouse gas mitigation. But due to concerns like the emissions due to increased energy consumption, cost and safety, India should critically examine all the associated issues before joining the bandwagon. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Environment , India , Politics , Resource Efficiency , Social Issues , Sustainable Energy , Technology |
India green energy to power jump in CER issuance-studyBy : sustainabilityo..., May 17, 2010
A surge in renewable energy investments could drive a tripling of U.N.-backed carbon offsets issued to emission reduction projects in India by end-2012, a report said on Thursday. And a jump in issuance of carbon credits to renewable energy projects alone could be... Read more.. |
India green energy to power jump in CER issuance-studyBy : sustainabilityo..., May 16, 2010
A surge in renewable energy investments could drive a tripling of U.N.-backed carbon offsets issued to emission reduction projects in India by end-2012, a report said on Thursday. And a jump in issuance of carbon credits to renewable energy projects alone could be... Read more.. |
Slow MidEast wind energy growth predictedBy : sustainabilityo..., May 16, 2010
India's Suzlon Energy expects the Middle Eastern wind energy market to remain small in size as governments have not yet moved to provide frameworks to boost the industry, its head said on Saturday. Tulsi Tanti told Reuters on the sidelines of a conference in the... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
India's Ajay Mathur named among energy-efficiency 'visionaries'By : sustainabilityo..., May 14, 2010
Mr. Ajay Mathur, director general of India's Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), has been named as one of the energy efficiency "visionaries". He has been honored for his excellence in the field of saving energy. He will receive the award from the Alliance of countries from... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
India's carbon credits to triple by 2012: CRISILBy : sustainabilityo..., May 14, 2010
India is expected to see a three-fold rise in the number of carbon credits issued for emission reduction projects over the next three years, according to a study by CRISIL Research. New capacity addition in renewable energy sector will drive the issuance of carbon... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
India’s Ajay Mathur among energy-efficiency ‘visionaries’By : sustainabilityo..., May 12, 2010
Ajay Mathur, director general of India’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), is one of the energy efficiency “visionaries” from Africa, Asia, Europe and South America to be honoured by the Alliance to Save Energy. Mathur received the award here Tuesday during a... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
The Green Building Paradigm in India By : Akhil Choudhary, May 12, 2010
The objective of green buildings is to reduce the overall impact of the built environment on human health and the natural environment. Though its concept is being rapidly popularized in India, there are still a few hurdles that prevent mass scale adoption by project... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , energy , India , Policy Tracker , Resource Efficiency , Social Issues , Technology |
India submits plan on energy subsidy cuts to G-20By : sustainabilityo..., May 11, 2010
India last month submitted to the Group of 20 (G-20) a detailed plan to phase out inefficient energy subsidies, said two people with direct knowledge of the matter. India’s commitments, as detailed in its final plan, will be reiterated when Prime Minister Manmohan... Read more.. |
Future of trading in carbon emission reductions uncertainBy : sustainabilityo..., May 11, 2010
Three companies had promised Rajeev Sadanand that they would invest in a scheme to replace old light bulbs with new energy-efficient bulbs across Kerala. But that was before December. All three firms backed out of the project—which was depending on the sale of carbon... Read more.. |