This paper contributes to a review examining the responsibilities of developed and developing countries alongside the relative roles of the public and private sector in developing climate friendly technologies. The paper focuses on the private sector

Since 2003-04, when the CDM Executive Board (EB) assumed a more functional role, more than 1,700 CDM projects have been registered, promising a total of over 1.5 billion metric tonnes of CO2 reductions by the end of the first Kyoto commitment period.

Environmentally-friendly investments form part of many recently launched recovery programmes. With the right policies, they could achieve growth and a cleaner planet as well.

KOLAKTA, 31 MAY: In a bid to reduce the price of photovoltaic solar cells, the Green Energy Corporation, in collaboration with the West Bengal Science and Technology Council, will set up a Nano solar cell laboratory. The laboratory will come up on the Calcutta University campus in Salt Lake.

Industry refuses to invest in carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects without strong state support because of a lack of clarity on future emissions rules, Norway's StatoilHydro said on Friday.

The UNEP Finance Initiative is a unique global partnership between the United Nations Environment Programme and over 170 financial institutions from the banking, investment and insurance sectors across the globe. The Initiative aims to promote linkages between the environment, sustainability and financial performance through a comprehensive work programme, including research and training.

The publication seeks to advance the integration of climate change into development work, arguing that the full engagement of sub-national authorities is important to move the climate change and development agendas forward.

This report makes clear that there are many different approaches to renewable energy policy. Many factors influence the approaches that local governments choose. Some of these include
geographic resource availability, financing availability, relationship to state and national governments, local regulatory authority and legal jurisdiction, social and cultural conditions,

In the view of NAPCC mandate, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) engaged ABPS Infrastructure Advisory Private Limited (ABPS Infra) to develop suitable conceptual framework for REC mechanism that can facilitate inter-State transactions

This brief demonstrates that Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) sold in either voluntary or mandatory environmental markets are not equivalent to GHG emission offsets. The first

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