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Beijing to double bicycles for rent

...1 yuan (16 cents) for each additional hour. The maximum expense for a full day is no more than 10 yuan but people can only rent a bike for a maximum of three days each time. People with an ID card or ...

18 Jul 2013

Beijing to double bicycles for rent

News / Energy

India builds cheapest nuclear reactors in the world

...1,000 and APR-1,400 cost $1,876/kwe and $1,556/kwe. The government said Indian reactors have an overnight cost of $1,150/kwe. Meanwhile, a joint venture company between NPCIL and Uranium Corporation o...

24 Aug 2012

India builds cheapest nuclear reactors in the world

News / Carbon & Climate

Norway helps Vietnam cope with climate change

...1.8 million for five years (2010-2014). More than US$1 million has been disbursed so far for 21 communes in these provinces. The project aims to improve the capacity of local authorities, Red Cross ch...

25 Sep 2012

Norway helps Vietnam cope with climate change

Press Releases / Sindicatum Sustainable Resources

Campaign body commits to offsetting Doha footprint, highlighting need for action on CERs

...1518 Rio Doha Return 2065 4130 Singapore Doha Return 836 1672 Beijing Doha Return 860 1720 Washington DC Doha Return 1509 3018 Johannesburg Doha Return 872 1744 Average emission...

21 Nov 2012

Campaign body commits to offsetting Doha footprint, highlighting need for action on CERs

News / Waste

New foundation to map global waste sites

...1, 2013 after retiring from a career at Procter & Gamble, where she most recently led a corporate-wide effort known as 'Waste to Worth,' which is dedicated to delivering on the company's long-term...

25 Sep 2012

New foundation to map global waste sites

News / Energy

Korea to proceed with two new reactors

...1 unit is expected to be completed around April 2017, while the second unit will be built by late February 2018. South Korea currently has 21 commercial reactors and has plans to build 12 new reactors...

4 May 2012

Korea to proceed with two new reactors

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

How Are China’s Overseas Investments Affecting The Environment?

...11, China’s outward foreign direct investments (OFDI) spread across 132 countries and regions and topped USD 60 billion annually,ranking ninth globally according to U.N. Conference on Trade and Develo...

21 May 2013

How Are China’s Overseas Investments Affecting The Environment?

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News / Water

Canal bounces back from pollution

...10 and opened to traffic in December 2011. The second phase (from Le Van Sy Street to the end of the canal on Nguyen Huu Canh Street in District 1) began on December 2011 and opened to traffic last Sa...

20 Aug 2012

Canal bounces back from pollution

News / Energy

Work starts on 60 million USD wind power station

...1. The plant, covering 143ha, will be located on Phuong Mai Peninsula where the IP is situated. Operating in an average wind speed of 12 metres per second, the 12-turbine plant will be able to generat...

4 Apr 2012

Work starts on 60 million USD wind power station

News / Policy & Finance

3/4-tank rule to apply to CNG, petrol-CNG vehicles from Jan 1

...1, 2012 as announced in Budget 2009. The Minister for Finance had then said that an excise duty of S$0.20 per kg will be imposed on CNG from January 1, 2012. This also means that from January 1, manuf...

27 Dec 2011

3/4-tank rule to apply to CNG, petrol-CNG vehicles from Jan 1

News / Policy & Finance

Most tips won't pay carbon tax: Swan

...13 - 12 months after the carbon price regime starts on July 1. The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has written to 104 local councils it thinks could be operating landfills that will be above the threshol...

22 May 2012

Most tips won't pay carbon tax: Swan

News / Water

Adelaide desalination plant's standby savings challenged

...100 million (US$ 103 million) per year that has been claimed, says a report by the Essential Services Commission of South Australia (ESCOSA) released on 16 October 2012. Presenting the commission's Is...

22 Oct 2012

Adelaide desalination plant's standby savings challenged

Press Releases / Carbon Masters

Are Top Indian Companies Ready for SEBI’s Business Responsibility Reporting?

...1] SEBI (13 August 2012) Business Responsibility Reports Circular (CIR/CFD/DIL/8/2012). - SEBI released a first issue of Business Responsibility Reporting in November 2011. It was re-issued i...

26 Dec 2012

Are Top Indian Companies Ready for SEBI’s Business Responsibility Reporting?

News / Carbon & Climate

Flood risk rampant across Asia's factory zones

...100-year flood event in the past 5 to 10 years." The Pearl River Delta is one of China's biggest industrial zones. The western side of the delta, constructed on sediment-filled fish ponds and rice pad...

23 Jul 2012

Flood risk rampant across Asia's factory zones

News / Policy & Finance

2 Philippine schools win ASEAN Eco-Friendly Schools Award

...12 on July 17 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A press statement from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Iliranan Elementary School in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental and the Camarines Sur Nati...

24 Jul 2012

2 Philippine schools win ASEAN Eco-Friendly Schools Award

News / Policy & Finance

Oslo urges Brazil, Indonesia to keep forest protection

...100 million to projects in Brazil from a total of $425 million set aside for the nation in the years 2008-11, he said. The rest of that total is still to be assigned to projects. Of the up to $1 billi...

24 Aug 2012

Oslo urges Brazil, Indonesia to keep forest protection

Press Releases / Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.

NKSJ Holdings named one of the top 30 CSR performers in East Asia for third year straight

...12, “SAM Silver Class” in 2011, and “Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World” in 2009 and 2010. CSR Office Corporate Communications Department Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. Tel : +81-3-3349...

17 Oct 2012

NKSJ Holdings named one of the top 30 CSR performers in East Asia for third year straight

News / Cities

Decision to build Gardens by the Bay not an easy one: PM Lee

...101 hectares, the S$1 billion superpark houses over a quarter of a million rare plants. It is now an icon of the redeveloped Marina Bay. But the decision to build it was not easy. Mr Lee said: "(We) c...

28 Jun 2012

Decision to build Gardens by the Bay not an easy one: PM Lee

Opinion / Energy

To frack or not to frack?

...1,000 wells. The effect of fracking on seismic activity In April/May 2011 hydraulic fracturing was carried out three times at Preese Hall, Lancashire and Cuadrilla suspended operations to investigate ...

26 Aug 2013

To frack or not to frack?

News / Energy

TEPCO's nuclear reform monitoring committee launched

The Nuclear Reform Monitoring Committee launched by Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), which caused the accident at the Fukushima I nuclear power station, held its first meeting on October 12. The commi...

16 Oct 2012

TEPCO's nuclear reform monitoring committee launched

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