Chinese legislators said on Thursday that their country will "strive to control greenhouse gas emissions" and consider new laws to fight climate change, while warning against using the issue to raise trade barriers.
Climate change has made history an inaccurate guide for farmers as well as energy investors who must rely on probabilities and scenarios to make decisions, the head of a United Nations agency said on Wednesday.
Athletes and officials staying at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Village may get to travel on vehicles that will run on a newage green fuel. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has asked the government for land at the Village site to set up a hydrogen-CNG (HCNG) filling station.
This is one powerful idea that would do away with massive solar panels. Solar cells could soon be spray painted onto the sides of buildings or rooftops with nanoparticles.
Over the past decade, the solar energy industry has been revolutionised. Unprecedented technological innovation, investment, and development catapulted solar energy to a fast-growing, increasingly affordable energy source. The nations and businesses leading this revolution have recognised solar energy as a critical asset to energy portfolios.
NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday spoke of an eight-point programme of her government that would help preserve natural resources and also serve as a code of conduct for the citizens of Delhi.
A 400 billion euro ($774 billion) plan to power Europe with Sahara sunlight is gaining momentum, even as critics see high risks in a large corporate project using young technology in north African countries with weak rule of law.
Shimla : The Union Ministry of Renewable Energy has agreed in principle to develop Shimla and Hamirpur towns as solar cities and Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, and National Institute of Technology (NIT), Hamirpur, as energy parks.
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After the pink auto rickshaws called 'Tuk-Tuk', the city administration is now looking for a new avatar of cycle rickshaws. It has asked a university here to modernise the good old pollution-free vehicle and present it as an attractive option for tourists in the coming months.
- 10km fence, powered by the sun
Green Award winners cast light on the renewable energy sector
Chinese solar wafer manufacturer ReneSola won exclusive rights to develop a $706 million, 150-megawatt solar power plant in northern China, sending its share price sharply higher.
The Himachal Government would make serious efforts to get some more towns declared as
JAIPUR: Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah on Thursday held out an assurance that every village in Rajasthan would be supplied with power within the next five years, while pointing out that efforts were being made to establish a solar power project of 3,000 MW to 5,000 MW capacity in the State.
Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) has prepared a plan to install 17 Floating Solar Powered High Flow Circulators/Solar Bees and 10 Portable Wastewater Treatment Plants worth of Rs 400 million at Rawal Lake to clean contaminations from its water, sources told Daily Times on Wednesday.
The Maldives on Wednesday said a budget crisis will keep its president from attending landmark U.N. climate talks, the results of which could have a huge effect on the future of the low-lying archipelago.
Australia's government struck agreement with opponents on Wednesday for 20 percent of the country's energy to come from renewable sources by 2020, unlocking a $22 billion investment rush and reviving hopes of a later emissions trade deal.
