Climate Change A Reality: Durban Takes On Equity And Glaciers In Himalaya

This UN conference on climate change (COP) remained a place where the people from around the world discuss, debate and come to a conclusion on various confronting issues our communities face around the world on climate change. In this note I am trying to discuss three important aspects of this conference on climate change research, [...]

Watch the shades of `Green Economy’

With Gangotri and Haridwar as its spiritual and religious abodes, a small state of Uttaranchal is at a strategic advantage ever since it was culled out of the most populous state of Uttar Pradesh in the year 2000. That 64 per cent of its total landmass of 51,125 sq. km is forested adds to its [...]

Does green matter?

Why is the developed world, that is obsessed with the idea of `greed economy’, thrusting its new capitalist variant – green economy – on the growing economies? Is it a calculated move to pin down the growing differences between the north and the south with a green business model? Henk Manschot, a Professor of Ethics [...]

The economic and employment benefits of forests

Forests are crucial to life, this includes providing refuge for many species, and clean air for all but they are also important to the global economy. As a resource, forests provide many important natural resources, such as timber, fuel, rubber, paper and medicinal plants. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Tip on Hyves [...]

China Powers Ahead in Green Technologies

Companies operating in China are seeing a wealth of opportunities in the green sector as are investors. However, Chinese government investments are driving even greater opportunities on the horizon. In 2010, China surpassed Japan as the world’s second-largest economy. In three-decades China has emerged from Communist isolation to global superpower. China is also leading the [...]

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