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Based on the predictions by the ‘Air Transport Action Group’ (ATAG), the fleet fuel efficiency will improve by 1.5% per annum by 2020 and by 2050 the net CO2 emissions would be 50% of the 2005 levels.
On July 1, 2011 all commercial airlines were given a formal go-ahead by ASTM...
Smita Rakesh and Jigyasa Jyotika at TERI discuss the ‘Lighting a Billion Lives Campaign’ – the largest non-government program to promote fee-for service based solar lighting in rural areas through the unique solar lantern re-charging stations.
160 years after the invention of electricity...
In this next article under the 'Sustainable Consumption Series', the author writes about the problem of waste car tyres and a few ways in which tyre waste could be recycled to effective use.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, the famous American philosopher once said ‘The civilized man has...
Shreema Mehta, working on conservation biology and policy at the University of Maryland and TERI discusses the potential of rainwater harvesting from a sustainable agriculture perspective.
The numbers that measure the economic behemoth that is Indian agriculture cannot help but...
An expert from Recycle Energy Co., Ltd., a Japan based waste management company writes about an alternative to use waste plastics by converting them into oil.
Petrochemicals, such as plastics, are everywhere and indispensable in the modern society. Several methods have been...
A sustainability consultant writes about the meaning, need and status of integrated reporting i.e. representation of the financial and non-financial performance of a company in a single report.
What is integrated reporting?
Integrated reporting refers to...
Here's our Flavor of the Month article on Sustainable Agriculture! The author, Ajay Jakhar is an agriculturalist and Chairman of Bharat Krishak Samaj, shares his perspective on the implications of policy decisions especially in regard to shaping sustainable agriculture in India.
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India Carbon Outlook catches up with a Planning Commission consultant to discuss the Approach paper for the 12th Five Year plan; the stakeholder consultation process followed this year and the position of ‘water’ and ‘energy’ in the plan.
Before the Twelfth Five Year Plan commences in...
REDD works on the idea of financial compensation for reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries. Here’s a senior climate and biodiversity expert sharing the journey of REDD+ also talking about its future and unresolved issues.
REDD...
In this article, an ecological planner shares his perspective on the relevance of the concept of eco-cities in India, the eco-cities being planned and the challenges that need to be addressed.
Cities are both engines for growth and sources of concentrated environmental problems. With...
This article highlights the need and business case for Corporate Ecosystem Evaluation based on a recently released guidelines by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
The biodiversity loss and the continuing ecosystem degradation are putting businesses at risk....
In this article, the author talks about the potential of sustainability as a career in India, given the various policies and initiatives being taken up by the government and corporates to move towards a low carbon economy.
The concept of sustainable development, first introduced in 1987,...
A carbon expert shares his views on the future of carbon markets post Kyoto phase and what the carbon market requires to keep functioning smoothly.
Unlike global commodity markets that have been in existence for a long time, carbon markets are new and relatively speaking untested. They do...
Here's our Flavor of the Month! If you don’t know yet what you are doing on this Sunday, here’s a list of five places where you could be on World Environment Day 2011- an opportunity to reinforce your commitment for nature and take on a green pledge.
Since 1972, June 5 is celebrated as...
While citizens are reeling under the increasing oil prices, a sustainability practitioner shares his opinion on why this is a good move for the environment and economy.
While citizens are reeling under the increasing oil prices, a sustainability practitioner shares his opinion...