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Unilever scales up energy and climate commitments

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 30, 2015

Consumer food multinational Unilever, a partner of The Climate Group's campaign RE100, has announced today it is to become ‘...

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India announces $2.5-mn aid to help poor nations combat climate change

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 30, 2015

Joining a select group of countries, India today said it will provide $2.5 million for the vulnerable nations in the Commonwealth to help them introduce clean energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The announcement was made on the second day of the biennial summit...

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$1 bn private equity fund planned renewable energy

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 30, 2015

Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said the government plans to set up a $1 billion private equity fund for the renewable energy sector that would be initially seeded by state-run companies.

"We are planning a $1 bn private equity fund...

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Subject Tags: Financing

Renewables a clear business opportunity in India: new briefing

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 27, 2015

Business has an opportunity to drive the development of a reliable and affordable supply of renewable energy in India – so concludes a ...

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IDBI Bank raises Rs2,310 crore via green bonds

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 27, 2015

IDBI Bank Ltd on Thursday said it has raised $350 million (about Rs.2,310 crore) from green bonds to fund clean energy projects. The issue was made under the $5 billion medium term note (MTN) programme listed on Singapore...

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Too many emission curbs to hit India’s competitive power: Goyal

By : 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...

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India scaling up energy efficient LED lights

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 26, 2015

Today nearly 30 million energy efficient LED light bulbs were distributed to Indian households and 461,954 light fixtures upgraded to LEDs under a...

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Developing countries will need $270bn more to adapt to climate change – study

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 26, 2015

Developing countries will have to pay $270bn extra each year to adapt to the impacts of climate change if global pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions do not increase, according to a new report by...

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SunEdison May Call Off Acquisition of Indian Wind Energy IPP

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 26, 2015

More Indian news outlets are now reporting the possibility that SunEdison will back out of its acquisition of Indian wind energy independent power producer Continuum Wind Energy.

Leading business daily Economic Times has...

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Subject Tags: Financing , Wind Energy

Green Building Demand Doubles Every Three Years

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 26, 2015

According to a recent report, soon to be released by Dodge Data & Analytics, green building continues to double every three years, with...

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