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Taiwan Firms Sign First-Ever Carbon Deal of the Country 18 Feb 2011 | 06:06 am
Two local companies completed the first carbon trade transaction in the nation’s history on February 14, helping align business practices in Taiwan more closely with international environmental protec...
Singapore is Greenest Metropolis in Asia, Finds Asian Green City Index 18 Feb 2011 | 06:01 am
Singapore is Asia’s greenest metropolis. This is the conclusion of the Asian Green City Index – a study commissioned by Siemens and performed by the independent Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Mun...
WWF Showcases Sustainable Rattan Use Amid Design Revival 18 Feb 2011 | 05:54 am
WWF is showcasing an innovative collection of rattan home accessories this week at the international design fair Ambiente in Frankfurt/Main, to promote sustainable production and processing of rattan....
Plants can Adapt Genetically to Survive Harsh Environments 18 Feb 2011 | 05:43 am
Scientists have found genetic evidence of how some plants adapt to live in unfavorable conditions, a finding they believe could one day be used to help food crops survive in new or changing environmen...
Worsening Air Quality and Traffic Congestion in South Asian Cities 18 Feb 2011 | 05:39 am
New Delhi-based CSE and Bangladesh-based FEJB organized a media briefing on the ‘Challenge of Urban Air Quality & Mobility Management’ in Dhaka on January 22 which sounded alarm over worsening air qua...
ADB Supports First Privately Owned Wind Farm in Pakistan 18 Feb 2011 | 05:34 am
Zorlu Enerji Electrik Uretim will use the $ 36.8 million loan from ADB to install wind turbines to increase the output of its wind farm – located in the southern Sindh province in Pakistan – from the ...
Greenest Consumer Electronics Showcased by Greenpeace Product Survey 15 Jan 2011 | 06:13 pm
The survey ranks greenest products and assesses the progress made over the past year by consumer electronic companies on their public commitments to green their products and reduce their impact on the...
Report Shows Agricultural Innovation as Key to Reducing Poverty, Stabilizing Climate 15 Jan 2011 | 06:10 pm
This report by Worldwatch Institute provides a roadmap for food security and agricultural investment, revealing 15 high- and low-tech solutions that are helping to reduce hunger and poverty in Africa....
Carbon Taxes are the Answer to the Stalled Climate Negotiations 15 Jan 2011 | 06:06 pm
Leading climate economist William Nordhaus argues that the cap-and-trade approach used in the 1997 Kyoto Protocol will not accomplish the goals of slowing climate change. Carbon taxes, though, are the...
Transformation to Truly Sustainable Energy System Requires Stronger Action: WEO-2010 15 Jan 2011 | 06:01 pm
Recent policy moves are a good start, but much stronger action is needed to accelerate the transformation of the global energy system, says the IEA's latest ‘World Energy Outlook 2010’. London - “...
