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Carbon Disclosure Project Report for India By : Shila Kumar, Jan 16, 2010
The CDP India Report highlights actions of top Indian companies in reducing emissions as well as adapting to the direct impacts of climate change. It also identifies the... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Human Interest , India , Resource Efficiency , Sustainable Energy , Technology , The CDP India |
Outsourcing the Carbon Accounting ChoreBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 5, 2010
Accounting for the amount of carbon a business emits is already a fact of life for some firms, and it could soon become business as usual for many more. Doing the carbon accounting work in-house could be a major obstacle for companies worldwide as they scramble to deal with... Read more.. |
Electrification through biogasBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 3, 2010
BANGLADESH still remains an agrarian country. Because of increasing population growth, the amount of per capita cultivable land is dwindling very fast. In order to survive as a nation, and to prosper in the 21st century, Bangladesh will have to shift from an agrarian economy... Read more.. |
Report: Global smart grid investment to top $200bn by 2015By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 30, 2009
According to a new report by Pike Research, spending on smart grid technologies is expected to reach $200bn between 2008 and 2015 as governments and industry leaders drive an overhaul of grid infrastructure across the globe. In the report, the key market motivators... Read more.. |
Self-serving calculations behind carbon tariff proposalBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 29, 2009
As the international community strives to fight climate change, some developed countries have proposed carbon tariffs as a way to tackle global warming. This move has raised eyebrows globally and left developing countries deeply concerned that it may be a disguised... Read more.. Subject Tags: Human Interest |
Pollution at critical level in 5 Maharashtra townsBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 25, 2009
Amid rising concern about public health in industrial towns, the Centre has put on hold the expansion of 43 industrial clusters, including five in Maharashtra, that have reached alarming and critical levels of pollution One industrial area in the state -- Chandrapur... Read more.. Subject Tags: Human Interest |
Lightspeed’s 2010 Cleantech PredictionsBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 18, 2009
Lightspeed has invested across several cleantech areas, including solar, biofuels, clean coal, LED lighting and energy storage. Here are some of its predictions for 2010: Lightspeed has invested across several cleantech areas, including solar (Stion), biofuels (LS9,... Read more.. |
African protest hits U.N. climate talks in last weekBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 15, 2009
A protest by African nations accusing the rich of doing too little to cut greenhouse gas emissions slowed U.N. climate talks on Monday just four days before world leaders are due to forge a deal in Copenhagen. African nations agreed to allow talks to restart in a... Read more.. |
Rising CO2 levels could be making trees grow like crazyBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 12, 2009
A new study has suggested that the rising level of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) may be fueling more than climate change, as it could also be making some trees grow like crazy. The study, by scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of... Read more.. |
Nations seek climate financing for poor countriesBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 11, 2009
European nations pressed former East bloc neighbors Thursday to help create a multibillion-dollar fund for poor countries suffering the most from global warming, while key U.S. senators signaled progress on legislation in line with what President Barack Obama will pledge at... Read more.. |