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Sri Lanka has increased its carbon-dioxide emission levels by 230 percent which is the highest increase in the world in 2007. It is mainly due to the increase in the usage of reconditioned vehicles and coal power energy usage, Director, Sustainable Energy Authority, Asoka Abeygunawardana said.

Chandigarh: Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday urged new and renewable energy minister Farooq Abdullah to enhance the Central subsidy for solar water pumping systems for irrigation and allied purposes from Rs 30 per watt to Rs 100 per watt to make the system viable for small and marginal farmers.

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama will unveil a plan to support developing countries in technology and funding to fight climate change at a U.N. meeting this week, Japan's environment minister said on Sunday.

Canada's wind power companies are getting a lift from rising oil prices, a healthier economy and energy-friendly government policies, even as tight capital markets continue to curb the recovery of the fledgling sector.

According to the FKCCI, there is a disparity between the actual amount of monthly solar rebate being given by the Escoms to consumers and the potential for the Escoms to earn carbon credits, by showcasing these solar water heaters as sources of green energy that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

B.S. Satish Kumar

The Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) has appealed to the State power regulator to extend the rebate on solar energy to those who use other alternative sources of energy such as biofuels and agricultural waste, to heat water.

Kolkata, Sept. 20: The country

THERE is justifiable relief over the fact that the growth rate of the Indian economy has not plummeted as sharply as that of most other countries in this phase of global economic slowdown. With the worst on the global crisis now deemed to be over, India is setting its eyes on a grand revival, expecting the growth rate to bounce back to 9 per cent from the current estimate of around 6 per cent.

New Delhi: It pays to have a conscience. That seems to be the motto as Delhi gears up for its first-ever job fair for the green sector. The fair, part of an initiative to bring sustainable development into the mainstream, promises to offer career opportunities in a field that has till now been seen as the preserve of NGOs and bleeding-heart liberals.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending $780 million to Pakistan through a multi-tranche financing facility for priority energy efficiency projects that will secure the country's growing energy needs and reduce its reliance on costly, polluting fossil fuels, said Bayanjargal Byambasaikhan, energy specialist with ADB's Central and West Asia Department.