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Poland urges EU to scrap energy subsidies to battle climate change
20 May 2013 | Carbon management, Europe, Energy
EU should scrap fossil fuel and renewable energy subsidies and set a target to cut oil imports according to Poland’s environment minister
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Fortum openes combined heat and power plant in Klaipeda, Lithuania
17 May 2013 | Energy, Europe, Waste Management
Fortum, the Finnish engineering company, has opened the first waste-to-energy combined heat and power plan in the Baltic region.
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US$17.8 million climate adaptation grant for Angola, Benin and Madagascar
14 May 2013 | Finance & The Green Economy, Agriculture, Africa
African Development Bank boosts support for climate change resilience in Angola, Benin and Madagascar by accessing nearly US$18 million of adaptation finance.
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ICT’s to play crucial role in future of sustainable cities according to ITU
13 May 2013 | Cities & the Built Environment, Telecommunications and IT, Worldwide
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have a crucial role to play in tackling the developmental challenges facing cities, concluded participants attending the 8th ITU Symposium on ICT and Environment Change, held in Turin this month.
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General Motors signs Climate Declaration in support of clean energy and emissions reduction
09 May 2013 | Cities & the Built Environment, Energy, Business & Industry, North America
General Motors is the first car manufacturer among the major US companies to sign a 'Climate Declaration', and has asserted that acting on climate change is good business.
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UNEP report focuses on greening global trade
09 May 2013 | Finance & The Green Economy, Biodiversity, Worldwide
A new report released this week by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has highlighted how greening global trade is vital to achieving sustainable development.
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Green Investment Bank in U.K to invest £635 million in renewable energy and carbon reduction
09 May 2013 | Energy, Finance & The Green Economy, Europe, Carbon management
The U.K. Green Investment Bank is looking to commit a total of £635 million to carbon-reduction initiatives and value of the projects including private-sector funding is estimated at over £2 billion.
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ITDP promoting sustainable transportation in Nashik, India
02 May 2013 | Transportation
The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy is working in Nashik, western India for the past few months to promote sustainable and equitable transportation in the region.
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PSI to showcase sustainable transport solutions at UITP 2013 World Congress
02 May 2013 | Cities & the Built Environment, Energy, Transportation, Europe
PSI Transcom to present groundbreaking control technology solutions at UITP's World Congress and Exhibition in Geneva from 27 to 29 May 2013.
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Infosys named ET carbon ranking leader for reducing carbon footprint
02 May 2013 | Energy, Finance & The Green Economy, Asia, Europe
Indian IT company Infosys became Environmental Tracking (ET) carbon ranking leader in 2013 for its emissions reduction and disclosure practices.
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