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Africa Launches 300 GW Renewable Energy InitiativeBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 4, 2015
The heads of state of African nations have launched the African Renewable Energy Initiative in an attempt to provide 300 GW of renewable energy. Launched on Tuesday at the COP21 United Nations climate talks in Paris, the African Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI) was... Read more.. |
"Paris Pact on Water and Climate Change Adaptation” AnnouncedBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 3, 2015
A broad coalition of nations, river basin organizations, business and civil society today announced the creation of the international Paris Pact on Water and Climate Change Adaptation to make water systems – the very foundation of sustainable human development - more... Read more.. |
World Bank launches $500 mln carbon market schemeBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 2, 2015
The World Bank on Monday launched a $500 million market-based scheme designed to help developing countries pay for emission reductions and combat climate change. Germany, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland have jointly pledged an initial $250... |
Green Bonds Issuance Nears $40 Billion, Overtakes 2014 TotalBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 2, 2015
The global green bonds market had another blockbuster month in November, issuing more green bonds than any month so far this year. According to the... Read more.. |
Sunrise of new hope: Modi, Hollande launch International Solar AllianceBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 1, 2015
Forging an effective group of over 100 sunshine countries as a block to get a better deal in the growing renewable energy market, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with French President Francois Hollande on Monday launched an International Solar Alliance on the... Read more.. |
Energy Efficiency Is Least-Cost Means To Limit Global WarmingBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 1, 2015
An authoritative new study released earlier this week from a consortium of groups led by Fraunhaufer ISI, a German think tank, and funded by ClimateWorks shows how energy efficiency can be a low-cost pathway to keeping global warming to the critical 2 degrees centigrade mark... Read more.. Subject Tags: COP21 , energy efficiency |
An Early Start Sunday For COP21, World Leaders MondayBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 1, 2015
The 12th part of the second session of the COP21 Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP 2-12) convened a day early. Sunday evening, November 29, 2015, saw the first Paris session of the ADP, which is the body mainly responsible for forging a... Read more.. |
India will fulfil commitments on climate change, says ModiBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 1, 2015
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India would fulfil all its responsibilities with regard to climate change as he met U.S. President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the climate summit in Paris. Mr. Modi, in his meeting with Mr. Obama, also appreciated the... Read more.. Subject Tags: Climate Change , COP21 |
Too many emission curbs to hit India’s competitive power: GoyalBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 27, 2015
Ahead of Paris climate talks at the end of this month, Power Minister Piyush Goyal today said too many restrictions on carbon emission will curb India’s competitive strength. “Too many restrictions on carbon emissions will curb India’s competitive strength. The... Read more.. Subject Tags: Climate Change , Climate Finance , COP21 , Financing , policy , power , Technology Transfer |
Not Good Enough: Meta-Analysis Of Climate INDC StudiesBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 24, 2015
Last week, analysts Kelly Levin and Taryn Fransen of the World Resources Institute munched and crunched about a dozen very recent reports that examine how far the world’s climate action commitments (intended nationally determined contributions) will combat global warming. Not... Read more.. |