Green Options

EU demands that advanced developing countries take more responsibility by partially funding their carbon emission reduction programs and contribute to the international adaptation fund to help developing and poor countries.

India is refusing to use its ‘low per capita emissions’ argument to dodge demands of emission reduction goals even as its carbon emission output continues to rise.

Lack of foreign investments owing to the global financial crisis and its own negotiating stance at climate talks could throw back India’s schedule to implement plans of setting up large scale solar energy projects.

Brazil and China have been in talks with the United States about increasing cooperation in expanding clean energy technologies, and possibly reducing their carbon emissions. It seems that the developing countries are finding it difficult to maintain their stance of no emission reduction targets.

Indian government is eying international financial resources to fund its solar energy project even as it possesses adequate financial resources of its own.

India is possibly looking to dodge the issue of mandatory emission reductions by announcing a variety of green schemes.

A deal between the US and China would raise the chances of a successful negotiation of a new international climate treaty at Copenhagen.

While aspiring to become an economic super power India must ensure that its industrial sector manages its resources in the most efficient manner and reduce its carbon footprint.

India seems to be eying an international funding scheme, which assists developing & poor countries adopt clean energy systems, as it continues to resist mandatory emission reduction targets.

A combination of energy efficiency and targeted growth in renewable energy generation, Scotland would be able to to generate 143% of its annual electricity demand.