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UN cap-and-trade system: Good for China and India, but who else?

By : Sustainability ..., May 15, 2012

The United Nations-administered cap and trade system to reduce planetary greenhouse gases through investment in “green” projects in developing countries has directed most of its billions of dollars in investments to China and India, two of the world’s most notorious polluters...

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Climate treaty may demand more carbon cuts from India, China

By : Sustainability ..., May 10, 2012

Old divisions between developed and developing countries in who should lead the fight against climate change should be laid aside, according to ministers from some of the world's poorest countries and European representatives meeting on May 8.

The vexed issue of which...

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Subject Tags: China , India , Social Issues

Unilever Reports on First Year’s Progress Against Ground-Breaking Sustainable Living Plan Targets

By : Anonymous, Apr 25, 2012

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Unilever has published a report on the progress it is making towards meeting its Unilever Sustainable Living Plan targets. The plan, published in November 2010, broke new ground by committing to take responsibility for the company’s impacts...

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Subject Tags: China , India

IISc aims to cut carbon footprint

By : Anonymous, Apr 10, 2012

In a bid to reduce carbon emission in Bangalore, researchers from Indian Institute of Science (IISc), will be collaborating with scientists from China in a workshop on April 13 and 14 at IISc.

The ‘Low Carbon Cities: 2012 Bangalore Workshop’ will focus on devising...

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GVFL to float 1K-cr Indo-China fund

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 21, 2011

  State-controlled Gujarat Venture Finance Limited (GVFL) will launch a Rs 1,000-crore green energy fund to attract Chinese companies, a move aimed at strengthening the trade ties between the two regions.

H C Pattnaik, executive director, GVFL, said, "The fund is...

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US ranks 17 as clean tech producer, China is No. 2

By : sustainabilityo..., May 9, 2011

Denmark earns the biggest share of its national revenue from producing windmills and other clean technologies, the United States is rapidly expanding its clean-tech sector, but no country can match China's pace of growth, according to a new report obtained by The Associated...

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Subject Tags: China , Technology

"Smart Water Grid innovations can tackle water problems in India," says IBM

By : sustainabilityo..., May 5, 2011

In this first article under the ‘Sustainable Technology Series’, Dr. Cameron Brooks, Director-Smart Water Management, IBM talks about the existing water crisis, smart water grids and the smart water management solutions being offered by IBM.

Dr. Cameron Brooks is...

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India, China looking to cooperate in energy sector

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 15, 2011

Ahead of the BRICS summit in China's resort town of Sanya, where Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will be meeting Chinese President Hu Jintao, a senior Indian diplomat has said that new and renewable energy sources are expected to be one area where the two...

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Subject Tags: China , India

India, China looking to cooperate in energy sector

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 15, 2011

Ahead of the BRICS summit in China's resort town of Sanya, where Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will be meeting Chinese President Hu Jintao, a senior Indian diplomat has said that new and renewable energy sources are expected to be one area where the two...

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Subject Tags: China , India

Both India & China Enacting Carbon Trading Programs

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 12, 2011

 

While US Representatives vote to handcuff the EPA when it comes to regulating carbon emissions and even formally deny the existence of climate change altogether, India and China both more forward with plans to price carbon.

By January, three Indian states will...

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Subject Tags: China