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Greenpeace report: India’s energy programme is anti-poor and carbon-intensiveBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 18, 2009
Greenpeace today released a report – “Still Waiting” – which reveals that despite growth in electricity generation – and increasing carbon emissions – the rural poor continue to be deprived of electricity. The report challenges the government’s energy model and recommends a... Read more.. |
40 percent Indian households still powerless: GreenpeaceBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 17, 2009
Despite India's growing electricity generation and increasing carbon emissions around 40 percent of households -- a majority of which are in villages -- do not have electricity, says a Greenpeace report released here Tuesday. "The total installed generating capacity in... Read more.. |
Methane - A Greenhouse Gas Becomes Star of the MarketBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 13, 2009
Capturing methane, one of the gases that contributes to global warming, is fast becoming an attractive environmental deal for industrialised countries - and for Latin America. But the trend is causing tensions between social and environmental activists. Brazil has... Read more.. |
India Carbon Outlook announces “Sustain Ability: Leadership through Ideas” ContestBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 11, 2009
India Carbon Outlook presents the “Sustain Ability: Leadership through Ideas" Contest in association with Aahvaan ‘10 − to select two individuals who can mobilize communities with their ideas for sustainability.This... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Entertainment , Human Interest , India , Resource Efficiency , Social Issues , Sustainable Energy , Sustainable Products , Technology |
Financial Solutions: Singapore’s new carbon credit exchange set to ...By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 28, 2009
A carbon credit exchange is to be up and running in Singapore before next year. A senior Singapore government official has announced a new commodities exchange to trade carbon credits before the end of the year, Financial Soultions has learned. The Senior... Read more.. |
Black Carbon: $1billion opportunity to do good By : Anonymous, Oct 16, 2009
While carbon dioxide gets all the attention, 'black carbon', colloquially referred to as 'soot', is among the top 3 factors to which climate change is attributed. While black carbon is 'particulate matter' and not a greenhouse gas per se, it's inclusion... Read more.. |
No deal on crucial issues as UN climate talks endBy : Editor, Oct 9, 2009
<BANGKOK (AP) - The United States was heavily criticized Friday at the U.N. climate talks in Bangkok for failing to offer emission cuts or financing for developing countries — both considered crucial to reaching a global warming pact this year.The Bangkok talks ended just... Read more.. |
The Injustice of Carbon OffsetsBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 18, 2009
The science of climate change is now clear, but the politics is very Subject Tags: Environment , Human Interest |