You are here
Sandor Exits CO2 Trade, Sells Climate Exchange to ICEBy : sustainabilityo..., May 1, 2010
Richard Sandor agreed to sell Climate Exchange Plc to Intercontinental Exchange Inc., exiting the biggest carbon market before he could establish a global mechanism for curbing greenhouse gas. Sandor, 68, helped invent interest-rate futures in Chicago before founding... Read more.. |
SBI goes green, installs windmill for captive useBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 25, 2010
It was with a sense of pride and a touch of symbolic triumph that the State Bank of India Chairman, Mr O.P. Bhatt, spoke at the inauguration of a windmill at Panapatti village, Pollachi Taluk, Tamil Nadu. Speaking at what he called the “signal event”, Mr Bhatt said the... Read more.. |
World Bank says East Asia can stabilize CO2 by 2025By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 19, 2010
China, the world's top greenhouse gas emitter, and five other East Asian nations, need a net additional investment of $80 billion per year to get on to a sustainable energy path, the World Bank said on Monday. Such investment was crucial to curb an otherwise inevitable... Read more.. |
China takes lead in clean-power investmentBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 3, 2010
China overtook the United States for the first time last year in the race to invest in wind, solar and other sources of clean energy, according to a comprehensive new report that raises questions about American competitiveness in a booming global market. U.S. clean... Read more.. |
U.N. official expects no climate deal until 2011By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 31, 2010
A new legal agreement committing nations around the world to curb greenhouse gas emissions is unlikely to be completed until the end of 2011, two years later than originally envisioned, the top U.N. climate official said Wednesday. Yvo de Boer, executive secretary of... Read more.. |
China takes lead in clean-power investmentBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 25, 2010
China overtook the United States for the first time last year in the race to invest in wind, solar and other sources of clean energy, according to a comprehensive new report that raises questions about American competitiveness in a booming global market. U.S. clean... Read more.. |
China and India called on by scientists to collaborateBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 19, 2010
China and India could together decide the future of the global environment, a team of senior scientists warn today in a call for closer collaboration on conservation by the world's two most populous nations. Writing in the journal Science, the eight coauthors —... Read more.. |
Now, drive an energy-efficient hybrid carBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 14, 2010
How about installing a solar panel in the house to tap solar energy or driving an energy-efficient hybrid car? While a number of papers on technological innovations in electrical and electronics engineering have gained attention in Prastuti-2010, a number of engineering... Read more.. |
Cow-belch politicsBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 4, 2010
While finance minister Pranab Mukherjee may make light of his daughter’s plea — via a recent open letter to him in a newspaper — to give tax concessions to those who adopt stray dogs, he would do well to take note of a suggestion by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation... Read more.. Subject Tags: Disaster , Technology |
IMF Chief Proposes $100 Billion Annual Fund to Tackle Climate ChangeBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 31, 2010
The head of the International Monetary Fund today proposed to create a multi-billion dollar Green Fund that would provide the financing that countries need to cope with climate change and move to a low-carbon growth model. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, IMF... Read more.. Subject Tags: Disaster , International Monetary Fund |