The synthesis report on carbon pricing approaches summarizes the present situation and offers insights into the possible future of carbon pricing in West Africa. It buttresses the continued importance
Earns Rs.47 crore carbon credits for reducing greenhouse gas emissions The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has been certified by the United Nations as the first metro rail and rail-based system in the world to get “carbon credits for reducing greenhouse gas emissions” and helping in reducing pollution levels in the city by 6.3 lakh tonne every year. With this certification, the Delhi Metro has earned carbon credits worth about Rs.47 crore annually for the next seven years and with the increase in number of passengers, this figure will only increase.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has become the world's first Metro mode of transport to be certified by the United Nation (UN) for earning carbon credits by cutting down on pollution and emission
Lanco Infratech Limited (LITL), has announced that Lanco Tanjore Power Company Limited (Formerly known as Aban Power Company Limited) has won the Rajiv Gandhi Environment Award for Clean Technology for
China needs to set absolute restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions if it is to fulfill its aim to set up a carbon market over the next five years, a cabinet office think tank said in a paper published
Forests are the natural treasure chests of the world, providing a host of ecosystem services that – and this needs to be said very clearly and up front – are paramount to ensuring economic progress and
The UNDP has launched report that provides a step-by-step guide to developing countries in setting up national climate funds and in making informed decisions on climate financing options. This guidebook
The governance of forests in India has been a complex realm to unravel. Due to the multiple claims to ownership, jurisdiction and management of forests through India's modern history, forests have remained
This second annual State of the Forest Carbon Markets tracks, reports, and analyzes trends in global transactions of emissions reductions generated from forest carbon projects.
This recent Wikileaks cable from US Consulate in Mumbai has evidences to show that despite the risk and uncertainty of qualifying for carbon credits Indian businesses have pumped USD 25 billion into unilaterally
An Agreement of Collaboration has been signed between the UNEP Risoe Centre in Denmark and Ministry of Housing and Environment on capacity building for Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). The activities
