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Carbon management becomes key supply chain strategyBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 3, 2010
Major companies are increasingly requiring their suppliers to manage their greenhouse gas emissions as a condition for doing business with them. That is one of the conclusions of the latest report from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a 44-member not-for-profit... Read more.. |
Synthetic biology: high-tech appoach towards carbon sequestration By : Nora Nelson, Dec 28, 2009
Some companies in the discipline of synthetic biology are working in hopes to capture large amounts of carbon from the atmosphere and either sequester them or convert them into fuels. Here we introduce the basics around this emerging field. What is synthetic... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Environment , Health , Social Issues , Sustainable Energy , Synthetic Genomics Inc. , Technology |
India to be held to its climate goals, says USBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 22, 2009
A statement by senior White House advisor David Axelrod, that the US will be able to “challenge” India if it fails to meet the climate change goals it has agreed to under the Copenhagen Accord, will provide further ammunition to opposition parties, which are claiming India... Read more.. |
Compulsory licensing for clean energy technologies By : Anonymous, Dec 19, 2009
This second article in our IPR series, outlines the existing framework for compulsory licensing and how it may be in India's best interest to work within the existing TRIPS framework. The vast majority of clean energy technology patents are held by... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , energy , Environment , Health , India , IPR Company , Labor , Policy Tracker , Social Issues , Technology |
Little hope for last day of UN climate summitBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 18, 2009
Hopes for the last day of UN climate talks Friday were raised by a US pledge to a climate finance fund, but leaders still warned of failure amid debate on sharing the burden of carbon-emissions cuts. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton brightened a grim summit mood... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Disaster , Entertainment , Environment , Health , Politics , Social Issues , Technology , United Nations , United States |
India says Kyoto climate pact in "intensive care"By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 16, 2009
The Kyoto Protocol which binds nearly 40 rich nations to limit carbon emissions is in "intensive care" and global negotiations to extend the pact have stalled, India's environment minister said on Wednesday. More than 190 countries are meeting in Copenhagen to agree... Read more.. |
BASIC group for equitable accord on climate changeBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 16, 2009
Consensus eluded negotiators on Wednesday to stitch an equitable and just accord on climate change in the last lap before the summit on Friday with no headway being made to iron out sticking points on carbon emission cuts, mitigation targets and long-term financing. “... Read more.. |
Nations seek climate financing for poor countriesBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 11, 2009
European nations pressed former East bloc neighbors Thursday to help create a multibillion-dollar fund for poor countries suffering the most from global warming, while key U.S. senators signaled progress on legislation in line with what President Barack Obama will pledge at... Read more.. |
Citing steps by India and China, Obama hopes for climate change accordBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 5, 2009
Citing steps by India and China and an emerging plan to help developing countries mitigate impacts with $10 billion a year, President Barack Obama has delayed his appearance in Copenhagen in the hope of hammering out an accord on global climate change. Obama will now... Read more.. |
India CDM pipeline November report By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 2, 2009
Two N2O abatement projects from Rashtriya Chemicals Fertilizers accounted for 1.35 million CER generation potential: being amongst the larger projects getting registered. Unexpectedly, a leading indicator for future projects is strong in... Read more.. Subject Tags: Health , India , Labor , Resource Efficiency , Social Issues , Sustainable Energy , Technology |