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The paucity of energy throughout India has been a big restraint in the development of its industries. The government understands the seriousness of this gap and the need to address it so that the country can maintain its 6-8% GDP growth rate.
What is often talked about is the gap on the...
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 contest will give...
First a Carbon Neutral Commonwealth games. Then the energy efficiency overhaul for Delhi government office buildings and commercial complexes. And now the state...
Small projects in India continue to be the main CER recipients. Total CERs issued for October aggregate to just $5.4 million. This month has also seen a decline in the overall number of projects submitted for prior consideration to the CDM.
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The growth of...
EU leaders on Friday comitted funding to developing nations to the tune of €50 billion (USD 74 billion) per year. To bridge the balance need for USD 425 billion per year, public finance mechanisms that involve private capital are critical.
The EU announcement is key to extending the...
To move from the present ‘golden era of the 1950s’ to the ‘sustainable development era for the 21st century’, policy makers across the globe need to realize that they have an opportunity to catalyze activity in the private sector.
At New Delhi’s...
How to provide access to light for 1.6 billion people that experience darkness each night? And how to improve the centuries old inefficient biomass energy being used by 3 billion people?
This concise report from...
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 into any future climate...
The law by the State Govt of Delhi to ban the use, sale and storage of all kinds of plastic bags has meant that customers, shopkeepers, hoteliers and hospital staff face a fine and a possible jail sentence for using non-biodegradable bags.
For last several years, Delhi has been quietly...
The IEA report introduced in the midst of last week’s Bangkok discussions was overly optimistic in its forecast atleast as far as India is concerned. Fashion holds the key in making the projections real!...
Minister Jairam Ramesh made a statement today on providing a Green GDP alternative, opening a new front in the Copenhagen discussions. If taken seriously Green GDP can bring significant changes in our behavior as a society.
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As the largest global firms embrace sustainable practices and measure the carbon footprint along the supply chain, Indian suppliers need to get prepared.
The sectors that are likely to be affected the most are agricultural products, textiles, plantations and leather...
At the recently concluded Clinton Global Initiative, one of the more exceptional side events was the action workshop focused on presenting and enhancing dialog on the improvements in the technology and fuels for household energy use.
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Buildings directly and indirectly accounts for nearly 50% of the GHG emissions. In India where construction is set to continue growing in the foreseeable future, there is an opportunity gap for entrepreneurs.
If one adds direct GHG emissions from building construction and...
A discussion paper was released by the MOEF recently. The government plans to create a new agency: National Environmental Protection Authority (NEPA).
In the coming winter session, the government plans to introduce a Bill or amendment to...