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Dubai power, water facility to use electric cars

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 7, 2015

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has become the first government organisation to use electric cars after it added eight of such vehicles to its fleet, the media reported on Tuesday.

DEWA aims to implement the Dubai Green Transport initiative and encourage...

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Paris goes car-free for a day

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 30, 2015

Central Paris went car-free on Sunday as part of its fight against air pollution, at a time when the Volkswagen emissions scandal again turns the spotlight on diesel and the air pollutants it produces.

The French capital’s central arrondissements, an administrative...

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Modi calls for climate change agenda that helps developing countries

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 30, 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US President Barack Obama and France and Britain's leaders on Monday, and called for a climate change agenda from upcoming global talks in Paris that helps developing countries with access to finance and technology.

Modi said after...

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Brazil Doubles Its Solar PV Target To 7 GW By 2024

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 30, 2015

In December 2014, the Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy announced a goal to deploy 3.5 GW of solar PV by 2023.  Now, the Ministry has moved forward to almost double the previous “relatively conservative” target and will now be chasing a capacity of 7 GW by 2024 (Plano...

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New Zealand firms eye clean tech opportunities in India

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 28, 2015

New Zealand-based companies are eyeing opportunities in clean technology in India and are keen to share their expertise in niche areas.

Mike Allen, Special Envoy for Renewable Energy and Executive Director Geothermal, New Zealand, told BusinessLine: “We are here as...

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