Environment
Carbon efficiency failing to fight warming: studyBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 28, 2012
A surge in carbon emissions from power demand in the developing world is overwhelming progress by nations including China and the United States in improving efficiency, new research shows. Seeking to cut costs, numerous nations in recent years have scaled back or revamped the dirtiest plants that... |
Environment ministry writes to plan panel, asks it to rework climate change chapterBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 24, 2012
The environment ministry has asked the Planning Commission to revise the 12th five-year plan climate change chapter and realign it with government's existing domestic and international climate policy. The ministry shot off a letter to the plan panel miffed with the draft that had suggested new goals for... |
GVK wins environmental clearance for Aussie projectsBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 23, 2012
VK Power and Infrastructure won environmental approval for its A$10 billion Alpha coal and rail project in Australia's Queensland state on Thursday, with 19 conditions to protect the environment. The approval came as Australia declared the end of the resources boom that cushioned the country from... |
New toilet technology after 150 years of wasteBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 15, 2012
These aren't your typical loos. One uses microwave energy to transform human waste into electricity. Another captures urine and uses it for flushing. And still another turns excrement into charcoal. They are part of a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation competition to reinvent the toilet for the 2... |
Global pact signed to support low-carbon cement investmentsBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 7, 2012
Indian cement majors, including ACC Ltd, Shree Cement Ltd and Ultratech, have signed a co-operation pact to support low-carbon investments in India. The pact was signed in Geneva with member companies of the World Business Council (WBC) for Sustainable Development’s Cement Sustainability Initiative... |
Get discounts on branded goods by slashing carbon footprintBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 2, 2012
Cutting back on travelling, using renewable bio-fuels, thinking twice before firing up that laptop are among activities that can not just contribute to greening the planet but could get you also hefty discounts on trendy apparel and other major branded goods. Following international trends,... |
Enhancing Energy Efficiency “Crucial” for India’s MSME Sector: ExpertsBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 1, 2012
-- 582,000 tonnes of cumulative reduction of CO2 levels in the MSME sector has been achieved till date -- The goal is to reduce 1,000,000 tonnes of CO2 in energy-intensive MSMEs by the end of 2014 Experts from The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), the Embassy of Switzerland, Bureau of... |
After aviation, India to oppose EU’s maritime carbon leviesBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 24, 2012
India plans to oppose at an environment conference in Washington later this month the European Union’s (EU’s) proposal to levy carbon emissions taxes on aircraft and ships. The aviation ministry will present India’s opposition to the EU’s emission trading scheme (ETS), said... |
Global carbon dioxide emissions rise 3 per cent in 2011: ReportBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 20, 2012
Global carbon dioxide emissions rose 3 per cent to 34 billion tonnes in 2011, according to a new EU report, undermining a UN goal to limit the rise in global average temperatures to 2C above industrial levels by 2050. According to the report, published Wednesday by the European Commission's Joint... |
IGI gets recognition for efforts to reduce carbon emissionBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 17, 2012
Indira Gandhi International airport here has become the fifth airport in the Asia-Pacific region to receive accreditation for its efforts in managing and reducing carbon emissions. A global body of airports, Airport Council International (ACI), has accredited the IGI airport at Level 2 - '... |
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