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Teething problems shadow India solar power dreams

...termined by the electricity tariff that they accept as viable. Such has been the interest, that the government has been flooded investment pledges for the first batch of projects. With about 250-300 c...

24 May 2011

Teething problems shadow India solar power dreams

News / Water

'Three River Master Plan' waste water treatment program to give boost to Pasig River clean-up

...t up STPs so that the STPs will receive the water for treatment before discharging water into the river,” he said. Along with the construction of intercepter systems that will collect the waste water,...

15 Dec 2010

'Three River Master Plan' waste water treatment program to give boost to Pasig River clean-up

Press Releases / Eco-Business

Low-carbon ICT leadership benchmark: which countries lead, which ones follow?

...tainability Initiative (GeSI) is an international strategic partnership of the ICT sector and international organisations committed to creating and promoting technologies and practices that foster eco...

23 May 2011

Low-carbon ICT leadership benchmark: which countries lead, which ones follow?

News / Energy

German states threaten legal action against nuclear extension

...t at Germany's constitutional court against the federal government if it recommends extending the life of the country's nuclear reactors. "We will exercise our right if necessary, at the constitutiona...

27 Aug 2010

German states threaten legal action against nuclear extension

News / Policy & Finance

Approval for toxic waste shipment lands Danish minister in hot water

...t. Australia's then environment minister, Peter Garrett, approved the shipment on August 18. The hexachlorobenzene, a byproduct of solvents manufactured at Botany until 1991, is to be incinerated at 1...

25 Nov 2010

Approval for toxic waste shipment lands Danish minister in hot water

News / Carbon & Climate

Thought Leadership Series: On slums, good governance and climate change: interview with UN-Habitat undersecretary-general Anna Tibaijuka

...t which looks at the state of the cities, which we hope to promote at this summit. Cities may look great on the surface if you look at their central business districts, but if you scratch beneath the ...

11 Jul 2010

Thought Leadership Series: On slums, good governance and climate change: interview with UN-Habitat undersecretary-general Anna Tibaijuka

News / Waste

Tackling nuke waste in Singapore backyard

...t generate waste that is highly radioactive. There are two types of radioactive waste. The first are items such as types of machinery, which emit radiation at levels above the limits set by the Radiat...

21 Apr 2011

Tackling nuke waste in Singapore backyard

News / Carbon & Climate

Forest deal in tatters

...tive forests, and who want wedge-tailed eagles and swift parrots protected," Mr Edwards said. "We say that protection comes at a cost to Tasmania in opportunities lost, so it therefore is a cost that ...

8 Dec 2010

Forest deal in tatters

News / Policy & Finance

Index set to draw socially responsible funds

...to be part of this index, we would certainly like to see our listed companies be able to meet the screening criteria for inclusion into the index. This essentially means that the companies that meet t...

25 Dec 2010

Index set to draw socially responsible funds

News / Policy & Finance

Prolonging nuclear power may stymie investment into renewables

...the old nuclear power plants just keep running, then progress won't be made and little will be invested […] it would actually lead to an investment bottleneck." Noto also pointed out that four of the ...

27 Aug 2010

Prolonging nuclear power may stymie investment into renewables

News / Energy

China owes top global energy spot to barnyard spoils: IEA

...ther sources of energy, meant it would soon claim the top energy consumer spot, if it had not already, said Tanaka. "Maybe if not 2009, then it is 2010, this year, or next year at the latest. But it d...

17 Nov 2010

China owes top global energy spot to barnyard spoils: IEA

News / Carbon & Climate

Totoya fights climate change for food security

...that families have been forced to create an outlet inside their homes to channel the water out floodwaters run right through their homes. "The worst thing with Ketei is that most families have generat...

18 Sep 2011

Totoya fights climate change for food security

News / Waste

Recycling in Singapore: 10 years on - Chute, we got it wrong

...tter? For one thing, the chute makes it far too convenient for people to dispose of just about anything that would fit in there. In a recent straw poll of 50 people conducted by The Sunday Times, the ...

12 Dec 2010

Recycling in Singapore: 10 years on - Chute, we got it wrong

News / Policy & Finance

Developing countries could sue for climate action: Study

...tt said. "I'm anticipating that in the next few years we're going to see some really groundbreaking litigation that is not from countries, but from citizens." The U.S. State Department did not return ...

4 Oct 2010

Developing countries could sue for climate action: Study

News / Transport

China's BYD showcases clean car tech for Buffett

...ted. "This is my first trip to Shenzhen but I promise you it won't be my last," Buffett told the audience at the ceremony. Reuters could not attend the event due to restricted access but obtained a re...

27 Sep 2010

China's BYD showcases clean car tech for Buffett

News / Energy

Electricity from fuel cells

...the initial results suggest that they could be, it will be because the cost of fuel cells has dropped significantly over the last few years. They last longer than they used to, and at the same time, l...

24 Jan 2011

Electricity from fuel cells

News / Carbon & Climate

Air pollution engulfs China's Shanghai after expo

...th a theme of "better city, better life," the city is setting records for air pollution that some warn could scare off investors. The city suspended work at factories and construction sites and kept v...

30 Nov 2010

Air pollution engulfs China's Shanghai after expo

News / Policy & Finance

Carbon tax bad for airlines: Qantas boss

...to move on - not just putting in a tax to try to encourage people to move in a direction, but helping people that have made a commitment to get there with the right investment." Australia has the land...

13 Oct 2010

Carbon tax bad for airlines: Qantas boss

Opinion / Policy & Finance

The time is ripe for green accounting

...to think about it is how much would it cost to replace the function that this environment provides?' Hypothetically, the argument for green accounting is robust. However, in reality, the implementatio...

24 Jul 2011

The time is ripe for green accounting

News / Food & Agriculture

Incredible sahara forest project moves from concept to reality with major development deal

...tries benefitting from these symbiotic technologies. Undoubtedly there will be trials, tribulations and all sorts of social and technical challenges along the way, but the good news is that the starte...

18 Jan 2011

Incredible sahara forest project moves from concept to reality with major development deal

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