14 Nov, 2003
Press Information Bureau (press release), India, November 10, 2003 - India today made it clear that no new commitments should be introduced for developing countries under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Inaugurating the International Technology Bazaar and Conferences on climate change here today, the Deputy Prime Minister, Shri L.K. Advani said that it's time for taking stock of the progress made in this regard. "Let's repose our faith in multilateralism and bear in mind that the present equilibrium of commitments and differentiation has to be maintained between developed and developing countries in various aspects, with no new commitments to be introduced...

09 Nov, 2003
Times of India, India, November 9, 2003 - NEW DELHI : Is climate technology becoming a money-spinner? Energy- efficiency which cuts costs and pollution, waste-to-energy - it�fs all tantalising stuff. But not yet quite real. Industry, however, doesn't appear to have a choice but to believe so, at least publicly. ...This Rs 2.5-crore Baalu swansong is expected to attract nearly 40 organisations. Participants, industry and government, are expected from the US , Canada , UK , Germany and Japan . Some others may stay away, unhappy with government lethargy in this sector. But officials from the UN climate change secretariat and UN Environment Programme will be here. So should some 20 Indian comp...

22 Oct, 2003
TOKYO/PARIS/NAIROBI, 20 October 2003 - Citing a deadly European heatwave and recent massive power failures in the U.S, Scandinavia and Italy, the Executive Director of UNEP, Klaus Toepfer, said two of world's most pressing issues - energy security and climate change ? will not be solved "by the mindset that created them". "Instead of climate change we need to create the climate for change," Mr. Toepfer told more than 600 bankers, financiers and members of the financial sector in Tokyo for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Finance Initiative Global Roundtable. In line with this year's theme "Sustaining ...

13 Oct, 2003
- China Office - Economic Daily reports today that the "2003 First China International Green Exposition & International Forum on Sustainable Production and Consumption" sponsored by Hunan Provincial Government, State Environmental Protection Administration of China, China Science and Technology Association and UNEP will be held on 6-8 December 2003 in Changsha city, Hunan Province. The theme of this expo is to "demonstrate the new mode of industrial development and create green consumption environment".

05 Aug, 2003
With mountains of discarded household appliances blighting Japan's landscape, one Japanese company has decided to take recycling into the space age. Matsushita Electric, best known for its Panasonic brand, has led the way through its advanced recycling plant in the Western Japanese town of Yashiro. The Matsushita Eco-Technology Center, (Metec), came into being after the Japanese Government passed tough recycling measures that came into effect in 2001. Estimates put the number of Japanese white goods dumped in rivers or at the side of roads at around 20 million a year. In a nation where most homes simply do not have room for redundant equipment, the need for legislation was clear...

04 Apr, 2003
The Secretariat of the Third World Water Forum in collaboration with the World Water Council and the Global Water Partnership is honored to announce the 10 finalist of the Water Action Contest. On its meeting held on 21 March 2003, from 19:00 to 22:00 p.m. at the Prince Hotel, the International Panel of Jury has selected the 10 finalist organizations based on the evaluation of the action material formerly received by the Secretariat of the Third World Water Forum and the evaluation of the poster presentations at the Forum. The International Panel of Jury has evaluated each action from the viewpoint of (1)Impact of the Action; (2) Originality and Innovative Idea; (3) Process and Stakeholder...

16 Mar, 2003
"Technology Alternatives for Developing Countries Session" will be held at 15:45 - 18:30 on 16 March 2003, at Gold Room, Takaragaike Prince Hotel, Kyoto, Japan. Presenters, Panelists and Participants in this session will be focusing their efforts and energies on addressing key questions related to ESTs.

06 Dec, 2002
In addition to its long list of technologies available for licensing, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has set up a list of four technologies about which the Lab is actively seeking inquiries.

The technologies include:
The Advanced Direct Contact Condenser (ADCC) - Developed to improve efficiency, reduce emission treatment costs, and remove noncondensable gases in geothermal power plants, the ADCC is also applicable to fossil-fueled steam/Rankine cycle baseload power plants with dry or wet cooling, commercial air conditioners, and other processes that incorporate a condenser. Small Airfoils - This is a low Reynolds number airfoil(s) for small fan applications, less t...

13 Nov, 2002
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, Nov. 13 - In a ceremony held today, U.S.-based Cargill Dow LLC and Taiwan-based Wei Mon Industry (WMI) announced an exclusive agreement to promote and distribute packaging articles made in Taiwan from NatureWorks(TM) PLA. This agreement marks the first wide-scale availability of a commercial-grade biopolymer in a country faced with environmental challenges resulting from petroleum-based single-use disposable plastics. Marketed in Taiwan by WMI as Nature Green(TM), Cargill Dow's PLA is a more sustainable bio-based plastic made from annually renewable resources like corn. It perform as well as, or better than traditional petroleum-based plastics and fits all current disposal...