This white paper examines the current challenges for clean energy infrastructure and identifies solutions that industrial clusters, transport and logistics industries, and the wider clean energy value chain can jointly explore in order to accelerate its deployment. Thirteen new industrial clusters from Australia, Brazil, Colombia, India, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, …
The Aland archipelago, part-way between Finland and Sweden, is the wind-swept setting for a legal spat over green energy subsidies with implications for the European Union as a whole. Europe's highest court, the European Court of Justice, has just begun examining arguments which feed into the politically-charged debate about the …
The Arctic needs to be better protected from a rush for natural resources as melting ice makes mineral and energy exploration easier, the United Nations' Environment Programme (UNEP) said. The UNEP Year Book 2013 was released on Monday to accompany the opening of talks in Nairobi attended by environment ministers …
The Arctic needs to be better protected from a rush for natural resources as melting ice makes mineral and energy exploration easier, the United Nations' Environment Programme (UNEP) said. The UNEP Year Book 2013 was released on Monday to accompany the opening of talks in Nairobi attended by environment ministers …
Coal-dependent power generation sees India bottom of a ranking for emissions from electric cars, with Paraguay top Paraguay is the greenest place on earth to make and drive an electric car, according to analysis by independent research group, Shrink That Footprint, which has assessed the impact of grid-powered electric vehicles …
A draft document by the Arctic Council fails to define liability for accidents in an icy region opening up due to global warming Arctic nations' plans to start co-operating over oil spills are vague and fail to define companies' liability for any accidents in an icy region opening up due …
Telugu superstar and tourism minister K. Chiranjeevi here on Saturday said that his ministry has set a target of attracting one per cent of world tourists to India in next five years. Pointing out that India was emerging a leading tourist destination with present arrival of 0.6 per cent of …
India has been ranked a lowly 40th among 50 economies in the world in terms of “dynamism”. Singapore topped the list, which was compiled by assurance, tax and advisory firm Grant Thornton. According to Grant Thornton’s Global Dynamism Index (GDI), the economies were analysed on 22 indicators of dynamism. These …
In the Grant Thornton Global Dynamism Index (GDI), they define dynamism as the changes to the economy which have enabled recovery from the 2008-09 economic recession and are likely to lead to a fast rate of future growth. The model was developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), who analysed …
India’s vaccine manufacturing sector is set for massive export boost with the country’s national regulatory authority, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), passing the WHO’s toughest efficacy and safety tests. An 18-member team of drug inspectors from the WHO, US-FDA, Sweden, China, Switzerland and Thailand reviewed the Central Drug …
With a strong tradition of recycling and incinerating, it now has too many waste-to-energy incinerators and not enough rubbish to meet demand. It has become Europe's biggest importer of trash from other countries, currently mainly from Norway. But as the European Union seeks to reduce the dumping of 150 million …
The rich, roasted aroma of coffee or the golden-brown colour of crispy French fries are enough to set most mouths watering. But the high-temperature cooking that gives these foods their alluring taste, scent and texture also adds a sting: acrylamide, a probable human carcinogen.
Environmentalists warn judges that damaging precedent will be set if large-scale limestone mining is permitted in Ojnare forest A landmark case that could affect the fate of forests across Sweden reaches its final stage today in the supreme court. Environmentalists have warned that a damaging precedent will be set if …
In recent decades temperature elevation has been the focus of many studies on climate change, including effects on planktonic communities, but few studies have examined the effects of increased water color ("brownification"). Since these changes are likely to occur simultaneously, it is important to investigate their potential interactive effects. Accordingly, …
High-speed affordable broadband connectivity to the Internet is essential to modern society, offering widely recognized economic and social benefits. The Broadband Commission for Digital Development promotes the adoption of broadband-friendly practices and policies for all, so everyone can take advantage of the benefits offered by broadband. With this Report, the …
The World Bank (WB) will provide US$ 12.5 million to Bangladesh as grant to support communities in increasing resilience to the impacts of climate change. To this effect, the government today signed an agreement with the WB. Economic Relations Division (ERD) Additional Secretary Arastoo Khan and Christine Kimes, acting head …
For the first time, social media giant Facebook has disclosed its annual carbon emissions and energy consumption. Following the news in June this year that carbon reporting is to become mandatory for all FTSE-listed companies social media giant Facebook has revealed its carbon emissions nine months ahead of the imposed …
A major steel plant on the east coast of Sweden has recently installed a new rolling mill. In conjunction with this, they've introduced the principle of 100% recycling of both the process water and slag resulting from the cooling process. As part of their effort to implement this, they've installed …
To the world’s military leaders, the debate over climate change is long over. They are preparing for a new kind of Cold War in the Arctic, anticipating that rising temperatures there will open up a treasure trove of resources, long-dreamed-of sea lanes and a slew of potential conflicts. By Arctic …
The US government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), on Monday committed $ 40 million grant over the next five years to support the US$ 7.6 billion health sector development programme of Bangladesh. US ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena made the announcement at the Economic Relations …
