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Environment worries to lift electric car sales: reportBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 21, 2010
Global sales of electric cars are expected to reach 940,000 units this year compared with 732,000 units last year, with the number jumping to 3 million in 2015, J.D. Power analysts said in a report. The uptake of battery powered cars is seen as key to fighting climate change... Read more.. Subject Tags: Disaster |
Environment worries to lift electric car sales: reportBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 19, 2010
Global sales of electric cars are expected to reach 940,000 units this year compared with 732,000 units last year, with the number jumping to 3 million in 2015, J.D. Power analysts said in a report. The uptake of battery powered cars is seen as key to fighting climate... Read more.. Subject Tags: Disaster |
Maldives becomes home to world’s first carbon neutral stock exchangeBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 18, 2010
Over the years, our planet has witnessed many catastrophic effects due to global warming and climate change. People across the world have left no stone unturned to improve the deteriorating condition of the environment. The Maldives too has contributed in its own little way... Read more.. Subject Tags: Disaster |
Opinion: If wishes were horses, Climate Bills would ride By : Ashish Rana, Jun 7, 2010
While the APA bill of the US, whose draft was unveiled recently, is widely believed to have no chance of sailing through in 2010, it is pertinent to note its key provisions as future versions might carry several of its tenets. While the APA bill of the US,... Read more.. |
Iran still welcoming New Delhi to IPIBy : sustainabilityo..., May 24, 2010
India has the opportunity to join Pakistan in a pipeline project from the South Pars gas field in Iran, Iranian officials said in India. Mehdi Nabizadeh, the Iranian envoy to India, expressed concern that the Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline was in danger because India had... Read more.. Subject Tags: Disaster |
Wake up, South Asia, and Smell the CarbonBy : sustainabilityo..., May 20, 2010
Climate change was the purported theme of the just-concluded summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in Thimpu, Bhutan. Instead an Indo-Pakistan rapprochement hijacked the agenda. Countries most at risk in the region, Maldives and Bangladesh,... Read more.. |
Rare-earth metal recycling needed to power green techBy : sustainabilityo..., May 18, 2010
Specialty metals, such as lithium and indium, and rare-earth elements, such as neodymium, are required for production of many green-technology products, including batteries for hybrid cars, LED lights, fuel cells and solar panels. But to ensure future supply of these... Read more.. Subject Tags: Disaster , Technology |
Save the planet on the low-carbon dietBy : sustainabilityo..., May 9, 2010
It was only a matter of time. We've had organic vegan restaurants; eateries that only have raw uncooked food and Fairtrade bistros. Now comes a restaurant offering a menu aimed at saving the planet from climate change. Otarian claims to be the first restaurant where... Read more.. |
India Ranked 7th Among Worst Climate Polluters, US And China Ranked 2nd And 3rdBy : sustainabilityo..., May 6, 2010
India has been ranked among the top ten worst climate polluters of the world. While India holds the 7th position, US and China hold the 2nd and 3rd positons respectively. The study has been conducted by Professor Corey Bradshaw of the University of Adelaide's environment... Read more.. |
China eyes a role in India's South Asian clubBy : sustainabilityo..., May 4, 2010
Regional summits in Asia tend to be tightly scripted affairs where consensus trumps progress and the culture of courtesy smothers frustrations. So it was something of a jolt to the system at the end of last week when at the opening of the summit of the eight-member... Read more.. Subject Tags: Disaster |