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New Delhi: Use of green-technology will become mandatory in Special Economic Zones (SEZs)

DURING the recent visit of Hillary Clinton the United States, voicing the concern shared by many countries of the developed world, urged India to reduce its dependence on coal. Coal is indeed a

greenhouse gas emissions UK plans to go low-carbon The UK government unveiled a plan to make the country a low carbon emitter. The plan, announced by energy and climate change secretary Ed Miliband, details how the country will meet its domestic climate targets, set out under the climate change act, to cut emissions by at least 34 per cent by 2020 on 1990 levels. The goals include

Australia's opposition rolled out what it said was a cheaper and greener plan to cut carbon emissions on Monday, just days before it was expected to vote down the government's stalled carbon trade legislation.

Global carbon dioxide emissions in 2008 rose 1.94 percent year-on-year to 31.5 billion metric tons, German renewable energy industry institute IWR said on Monday, based on official information and its own research.

The ethanol industry called for requirements that all vehicles sold in the United States accept high blends of the alternative motor fuel as part of a push to lower greenhouse gas emissions and provide jobs at home.

Australia's carbon trading laws are set to be defeated in the Senate this week, with conservatives, Greens and two independent lawmakers in rare agreement to oppose it.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's government needs seven more votes to pass the 11 bills through the Senate. If the laws are rejected twice, Rudd could call a snap election.

Here are some possible outcomes for the government.

New Delhi, Aug. 10 The Government is likely to roll out a plan to add 20 giggawatt (20,000 MW) solar-based power generation capacity. This was shared by the Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Mr Deepak Gupta, here on Monday.

China started construction of the country's first 10-gigawa wind power base in Jiuquan of northwest Gansu province on Saturday as Beijing seeks more clean power to fuel its fast economic growth.

The Scottish government has given the go-ahead to two wind power projects, including one held up in the planning system for five years, that could supply enough clean energy for about 43,000 homes, it said on Friday.