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IEA pledges low carbon economyParis - Ministers attending the International Energy Agency (IEA) meeting on Thursday agreed to work towards a low-carbon global economy at talks that included emerging giants China, India and Russia for the first time. "This is a historic moment," Dutch Economy Minister Maria van der Hoeven, who chaired the meeting in Paris, said in a statement. "Today, we chart a course to a low carbon economy, adequate energy investment and greater global engagement," she said. Ministers recognised the linkage between energy security, sustainable energy and climate change ahead of a key global warming... Read more.. Date : Oct 23 Source: Beeld
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The Changing Climate in IndiaMost of the attention in the lead up to the December United Nations climate change summit in Copenhagen has been focused on the United States and China—the two biggest annual emitters of greenhouse gases. But India may be the country that provides the necessary breakthrough in international negotiations to help developed and developing countries reach an agreement. Indian Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh is urging the Indian government to commit to action without the promise of financial and technological assistance, and subject its domestic efforts to... Read more.. Date : Oct 22 Source: American Progress
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Coming up, renewable energy revolution in IndiaNew Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Renewable energy is the way of the future and the government is planning a major thrust in the sphere of solar and wind to meet the energy needs of India and also reduce environmental hazards, union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah said. As a step forward to reduce dependency on conventional energy means and prevent the environmental costs, the government is launching a solar mission across the country from Nov 14. “On Nov 14, the central government will be launching a solar mission on the birth anniversary of former prime minister Jawaharlal... Read more.. Date : Oct 22 Source: Thaindian.com
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Intersolar India Opens With First-Class Conference ProgramIntersolar India Opens With First-Class Conference Program Posted on: Thursday, 22 October 2009, 02:00 CDT PFORZHEIM, Germany and FREIBURG, Germany , October 22 /PRNewswire/ -- In association with SOLARCON(R) India , Intersolar India will take place for the first time from November 9 - 11, 2009 in Hyderabad, India and is the country's premier photovoltaics conference. Approximately 50 renowned experts will speak about current trends and new markets in the international photovoltaics industry across 12 sessions. Additional panel discussions and workshops will offer plenty of... Read more.. Date : Oct 22 Source: Redorbit.com
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India: Climate Deal Can't Sacrifice Poor NationsIndian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Thursday that the world's poor nations will not sacrifice their development in negotiations for a new climate change deal. The issue of how to share the burden of fighting global warming has divided the developing and industrialized worlds as they prepare to negotiate a replacement to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol at a December summit in Copenhagen. "Developing countries cannot and will not compromise on development," Singh told an international conference on technology and climate change. However, even poorer countries need to "do... Read more.. Date : Oct 22 Source: ABC News
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Get Ready to Join 350Are you ready for Saturday’s International day of climate action? The campaign organisation 350.org is calling on people around the world to organize an action this Saturday on October 24. What started out eighteen months ago as a idea promoted by author/climate-change activist Bill McKibben and a few students, 350.org has gone global. The Web-based network says it has nearly 200,000 activists in dozens of grassroots groups spread across 170 countries. What makes 350 so amazing is that it has empowered people to demand... Read more.. Date : Oct 22 Source: Oil Change
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Cleantech Forum Delhi: Solve India's problems, and you can solve the world'sCleantech Forum XXIV happened in Delhi last week. Nick Parker, in his opening remarks, said “Solve India’s problems, and you can solve problems for another 2 billion people of the world.” That to me signifies the economic promise that cleantech holds for India.Below are key takeways I gleaned from the event’s keynote speeches, panel discussions, entrepreneurs’ pitches, and networking breaks. Time permitting I will post more detail later.Cleantech investment in India will overwhelmingly focus on bringing existing technologies to the Indian markets. Innovations involved, if any, can be... Read more.. Date : Oct 22 Source: indiarss.net
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India and China signs Agreement on Cooperation on Addressing Climate ...A Memorandum of Agreement on Cooperation on Addressing Climate Change between the Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of India has been signedhere wednesday by the Minister of State for Environment and Forests Shri Jairam Ramesh and Mr. XIE Zhenhua, Vice Chairman, Minister, National Development and Reform Commission, China. This Agreement would strengthen the cooperative activities between China and India on mitigation, programmes, projects, technology development and demonstration relating to greenhouse gas emission reduction including energy conservation... Read more.. Date : Oct 22 Source: New Kerala
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ONGC registers Fifth CDM project with UNFCCCONGC’s pursuit towards sustainable management is well documented and has earned ONGC many laurels. The latest feather in the cap is the registration of the fifth Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on September 22, 2009. The project, Energy Efficiency of Amine Circulation Pumps at Hazira’ involves enhancing energy efficiency achieved in the amine circulation pumps of Hazira Plant. The project will fetch an estimated Certified Emission Reduction (CER) of 4043 per year for a period of 10 years. With this a total... Read more.. Date : Oct 22 Source: Carbon Offsets Daily
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UN: For 7th year, warming emissions grew againBONN, Germany – The industrialized world again in 2007 boosted, rather than reduced, its emissions of global-warming gases, the U.N. reported Wednesday, as international negotiators looked ahead to crucial climate talks in December. Emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases rose by 1 percent between 2006 and 2007 among 40 nations classified as industrialized under the 1992 U.N. climate treaty, the treaty secretariat reported, detailing data for the latest available... Read more.. Date : Oct 22 Source: Yahoo News
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Technology boost for powerIt’s welcome that there is improved focus — albeit belated — on new technology and cutting-edge equipment in a policy-deficit sector like Reports say that power producers NTPC and DVC would soon invite bids for a series of super-critical boilers and turbines, for revved up thermal efficiency. The idea, of course, is to boost power output, with little or no increase in the fuel input. It would improve our energy efficiency levels, reduce the relative price of power and very substantially... Read more.. Date : Oct 22 Source: Economic Times
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India chip dreams replaced by PV solarby James Montgomery, news editiorOctober 21, 2009 - Unlike the hyped goals a couple of years ago about establishing frontend semiconductor fabrication, India's PV plans are ramping up noticeably and seem likely to prosper.The latest move is KSK Surya's commitment to purchase two SunFab amorphous silicon... Read more.. Date : Oct 22 Source: PennEnergy
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India, China ink pact on climate changeAmidst tension over political issues, India and China on Wednesday signed an agreement to cooperate on ways to fight climate change. Moving closer, at least on an issue concerning the entire world, the two neighbours announced setting up of a Joint Working Group (JWG) to exchange views concerning international negotiations on global warming. The memorandum of agreement (MoA), signed by Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh and vice-chairman, Minister, National Development and Reform Commission, China, XIE Zhenhua,... Read more.. |
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Clenergen Corp. (CRGE.OB) Reaches Agreement to Terms to Acquire 1.5MW Biomass Power Plant in Tamil Nadu, IndiaContributed by: QualityStocks (http://QualityStocks.net) - Today it was announced that Clenergen Corporation India Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Clenergen Corporation, has agreed on the terms to acquire a 1.5MW/Hr biomass power plant in Namakkal, Tamilnadu, which will be operational by yearend 2009. Recognized as one of India’s National Demonstration Projects,... Read more.. Date : Oct 22 Source: StraightStocks
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Space agencies, Google seek ways to save forestsOSLO (Reuters) – Space agencies and Google Inc are helping an international project to monitor forests by satellite to fight global warming, the head of an international earth observation group said on Tuesday. Deforestation from Brazil to Indonesia is blamed for emitting about a fifth of all greenhouse gases from human activities — plants soak up carbon as they grow and release it when they burn or rot.
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After hint of change, India sings old climate tuneBy Krittivas Mukherjee NEW DELHI, Oct 20 (Reuters) - India reiterated on Tuesday its refusal to reduce carbon emissions under any new global deal to fight climate change, a day after the environment minister was reported to have pushed for New Delhi to accept emission curbs. An Indian newspaper had said Jairam Ramesh wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urging him to accept curbs on its rising carbon emissions without insisting they should hinge on new finance and technology from rich nations. While such a possibility was seen by Western negotiators as potentially helping in getting... Read more.. Date : Oct 21 Source: Forex Pros
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Surge in natural gas vehicles predicted: India expected to be fastest growing marketThe eyes of the world may be on developments in electric and hybrid car engineering, but according to Cleantech research firm Pike Research, it is a surge in the number of natural gas vehicles on the road that we should be looking out for. It has forecast a growth in natural gas vehicles on the road worldwide to 17million units by 2015 – that’s an increase from the 9.7million reported in 2008. It has also forecast that the market will grow globally at a rate of 5.5 per cent to reach just over three million vehicles by 2015. Currently, the top five markets for natural gas vehicles are... Read more.. Date : Oct 21 Source: Green cars
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Congress distances from Centre’s proposed shift on climate changeNEW DELHI: Sensing a huge political loss from the government’s proposed radical shift on climate change, Congress on Monday distanced itself In his letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Mr Ramesh has suggested that India abandon its two-decade long position on climate change, move away from the G-77 (a grouping of 131 developing countries) and... Read more.. Date : Oct 20 Source: Economic Times
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No change in Indian stand on climate change, says Jairam RameshNEW DELHI: Under criticism for a new proposal that suggests a shift in India’s climate change policy, Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State (independent charge), Environment and Forests said his recent communication to the Prime Minister was totally distorted. “India’s interests alone should drive the negotiations, and legally binding emission cuts and international verification [of India] are non-negotiable. [But] there is no harm in having discussions on other issues,” he told The Hindu on Monday in response to a news report that quoted Mr. Ramesh’s letter to the Prime Minister as... Read more.. Date : Oct 20 Source: Hindu
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World leaders told to seal climate deal in personOct 19 (Reuters) - Prospects for a new U.N. climate pact in December remained in the balance after talks among big emitters on Monday but with signs of action by Brazil, India and Australia. "It's more do-able today than yesterday," British energy and climate secretary Ed Miliband said at the close of a two-day meeting of 17 emitters that account for about 80 percent of world greenhouse gases. "It remains in the balance in my view". Todd Stern, Washington's climate envoy who co-hosted the meeting, echoed hopes of a deal despite sluggish progress in 190-nation talks meant to end with a new... Read more.. Date : Oct 20 Source: Reuters AlertNet
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Logica's Indian subsidiary helps reduce carbon emissionThe Indian subsidiary of the London-based Logica plc helped the leading IT services firm reduce carbon emission by 11. 3 percent in 18 months, the company said Monday. 'We have achieved 11.3 percent reduction in our carbon footprint in the last 18 months and set a target of reducing it by another 10 percent next year,' Logica India chief executive Abhya Gupte said in a statement here. The reduction enabled the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) to rank the British firm top of the FTSE 350 for IT services in its global 500 report. The report provides a... Read more.. Date : Oct 20 Source: Smash Hits.com
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India to set up centre to study climate, environmentBangalore, Oct 18 (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the union forest and environment ministry will jointly set up a national institute here to study climate and environment soon, central Minister of State for Forests and Environment Jairam Ramesh announced Sunday. “The institute will have an initial investment of Rs.40 crore (Rs.400 million) and 100 experts to study the impact of climate change and the fallout of greenhouse emissions on the environment,” Ramesh told reporters here. The National Institute for Climate and Environmental Sciences (NICES), a first-of-its... Read more.. Date : Oct 18 Source: Thaindian.com
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Centre to launch solar mission on November 14: FarooqUnion minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr Farooq Abdullah today said that India was planning a major thrust in sphere of renewable energy sources, especially solar and wind energy. On November 14, Centre would be launching a solar mission on the birth anniversary former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Abdullah said, while addressing a gathering at the Aligarh Muslim University. Calling upon the centres of higher education to intensify their efforts in renewable energy, which is a "science of the future", Abdullah said that the Centre was ready "to help AMU in... Read more.. Date : Oct 18 Source: Press Trust of India
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India Inc going green in a very big wayGaurav Sharma quite likes the electronic bike that he bought three months ago. Not only does it save him a Rs 1,000 a month on commuting, he
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