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2,500 government buildings to get environment-friendly ACsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 24, 2018
Super-efficient and environment- friendly air-conditioners, which consume 30 per cent less power will be installed in 2,500 government buildings, Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan has... Read more.. |
Punjab Energy Development Agency urges people to use renewable sourcesBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 11, 2018
Keeping in view increasing environmental concerns, the district administration has appealed everyone to adopt renewable sources of energy to meet their energy demands. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Sustainable Development |
Manipur gets waste management plant to preserve green coverBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 8, 2018
In an endeavour to protect and preserve the green cover of northeastern state of Manipur, a solid waste treatment plant has been set up at Lamdeng at Lamdeng in Imphal West. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Sustainable Development , waste management |
California Legislation Proposes Ban On Gas Cars By 2040By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 5, 2018
Assemblyman Phil Ting, who represents the city of San Francisco in the California legislature, has filed a bill that would allow only zero-emissions cars to be sold in the Golden State beginning... Read more.. |
Chandigarh to go 100 per cent green on power by end of 2018By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 2, 2018
If all goes according to the plans of the ministry of new and renewal energy (MNRE), City Beautiful will be on green energy by the end of 2018. After the selection of Chandigarh for development... Read more.. Subject Tags: Clean Energy , Sustainable Development |
Renewable energy sector adds 12 GW capacity in Jan-NovBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 2, 2018
The renewable energy sector in the country has added close to 12 GW of new capacity during the first 11-months of calendar year 2017. It is expected to end the year with the largest-ever annual... Read more.. |
No funds shortage but lack of willingness on part of states, says Supreme Court on solid waste managementBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 19, 2017
Terming solid waste management as a “huge problem” for the country, the Supreme Court has said that there was no shortage of funds under ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ but there was “lack” of... Read more.. |
Big firms call on EU to set 35 pct renewable power supplies targetBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 14, 2017
A group of big technology, industry and power companies have called on the European Union to set a target for renewables of at least 35 percent when EU energy ministers meet next week.... Read more.. Subject Tags: clean power , Sustainable Development |
World Bank, ING, & AXA Announce Fossil Fuel Divestment Worth BillionsBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 14, 2017
Three of the world’s biggest financial institutions — the World Bank, ING, and AXA — have all announced this week on the sidelines of the One Planet Summit in France plans to divest from fossil... Read more.. |
We’re losing the battle, says Macron as leaders seek to raise green fundsBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 13, 2017
Two years after the landmark COP21 agreement signed here, Paris hosted and spearheaded the One Planet Summit on December 12. 'Make our planet great again" had been French president Emmanuel... Read more.. Subject Tags: Paris Climate Agreement , Sustainable Development |