A real gold mine of information

Young volunteers for the environment from the Climate and Development Network (Réseau Climat & Développement) have come up with a document listing more than 200 information sites on economic, social and environmental issues. While the names of the various sites are in French the web address frequently uses the English name so it’s easy to … Continue reading A real gold mine of information →

Renewables in India

While discussing India, it is interesting to know that a total installed capacity of over 10,400 MW has been added from various renewable power generation projects during the last three years: 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12. This consists of 7,112 MW wind power, 965 MW small hydropower, 1,414 MW bio-power and 940 MW solar power, photovoltaic … Continue reading Renewables in India →

Air conditioning in India

An interesting article published by the Times of India says that India has become more active in establishing minimum energy performance standards and appliance labelling. This article states that 12% of products labelled for energy efficiency fail the tests. How that compares to Europe or the US, I cannot say. Interestingly, the article notes that … Continue reading Air conditioning in India →

Planning to bike around Paris on your holiday?

Amazing what you learn. Velib’, is the world’s biggest bike sharing programme in the world (according to their website) with over 25,000 bicycles available. Velib’ is great for tourists to manoeuvre around the City of Light. Interestingly, EiD has just learned that there is now an iPhone app that allows you to find where the … Continue reading Planning to bike around Paris on your holiday? →

Carbon footprints of hotels

If you want to shrink your carbon footprint when you check into a hotel, you may be better off staying at a mid-range or budget chain hotel. That's the conclusion from a report released by Brighter Planet, the eco-minded tech firm in Vermont that creates digital apps and other technology to measure environmental effects. The … Continue reading Carbon footprints of hotels →