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Paris Climate Talks: Europe to vote for a legally binding protocol tomo

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 16, 2015

Ahead of the Paris Climate Talks to be held in December, the European Parliament will vote on its roadmap for emission and renewable energy usage.

The MEPs have demanded the 2015 Protocol be legally binding with the concrete targets of:

  • A 40 percent cut in...
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Subject Tags: Climate Change , EU , policy

Segregate homewaste to have MCG collect it

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 13, 2015

Residents have been told to segregate wet and dry waste at their homes if they want their garbage picked up from their doorstep by the MCG. The MCG is set to start door-to-door waste collection for the whole city in another six months, and people will have to follow certain...

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Subject Tags: policy , waste management

Stations to refill CNG on Pune-Mumbai eway, highway

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 13, 2015

Minister of state for petroleum and natural gas Dharmendra Pradhan said CNG refilling stations would be opened on the Pune-Mumbai expressway and the Pune-Mumbai old highway to encourage use of CNG vehicles.

The minister was in the city for launching various initiatives...

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Subject Tags: policy , transportation

BMC starts recycling of solid waste at Kanjurmarg facility to produce natural gas

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 13, 2015

BMC’s solid waste management department’s various units deal with 9,500 metric tonnes of solid waste daily in the city. Out of this, 3,000 metric tonnes is processed at the Kanjurmarg facility. October 6 onwards, bio-reactors will employ anaerobic decomposition of this waste...

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Subject Tags: policy , waste management

'AP's capital city project yet to get environmental clearance

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 13, 2015

Former Union finance secretary EAS Sarma has alleged that Andhra Pradesh's capital city project is yet to be subjected to a statutory environment impact appraisal, and said it would be imprudent on the part of the Prime Minister to attend the October 22 foundation stone...

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Subject Tags: environment , policy

World Bank & IMF Boost International Climate Funding

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 13, 2015

Over the weekend, thousands of the world’s finance ministers and central bankers from 188 countries of the world gathered in Lima, Peru, for the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. The two United Nations groups focus on long-term economic...

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Subject Tags: Climate Change , policy

India’s INDC & Its Expectations From Paris (In Depth)

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 13, 2015

About a week back, India submitted its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The date of the announcement was chosen to coincide with the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi — an ardent environmentalist...

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Subject Tags: Climate Change , India , policy

1st Solid Waste Management Center opens at Zapami in Phek

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 13, 2015

The state's first Solid Waste Management Center has been opened at Zapami village under Phek district on the lines of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Mission.

The center was inaugurated yesterday by the Director of the Water and Sanitation Support...

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Subject Tags: policy , waste management

'US to cooperate with India in dealing with climate change'

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 12, 2015

The US has said it welcomes any contributions by India in dealing with the problems of climate change and looks forward to cooperate with the country in this regard.

"Any contributions by India towards helping us deal with the problems of climate change and clean...

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Vulnerable nations launch ‘V20’ to fight climate change

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 12, 2015

 Finance ministers from 20 of the countries most vulnerable to climate change have launched the “V20” group to pool resources for their fight against the impact of global warming.

The group, which includes some of the world’s smallest and poorest countries, is a...

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