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Paris Climate Talks: Europe to vote for a legally binding protocol tomoBy : 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:
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Segregate homewaste to have MCG collect itBy : 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... Read more.. Subject Tags: policy , waste management |
Stations to refill CNG on Pune-Mumbai eway, highwayBy : 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... Read more.. Subject Tags: policy , transportation |
BMC starts recycling of solid waste at Kanjurmarg facility to produce natural gasBy : 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... Read more.. Subject Tags: policy , waste management |
'AP's capital city project yet to get environmental clearanceBy : 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... Read more.. Subject Tags: environment , policy |
World Bank & IMF Boost International Climate FundingBy : 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... Read more.. 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... Read more.. |
1st Solid Waste Management Center opens at Zapami in PhekBy : 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... Read more.. 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... Read more.. |
Vulnerable nations launch ‘V20’ to fight climate changeBy : 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... Read more.. |