Posts Tagged ‘Renewable’

Top 5 greenest cities in the world

Posted in Earth on March 3rd, 2010 by iip – 18 Comments

Here a list of top 5 greenest cities on earth. The list is revealed after months of serious discussions to find where places are pledge to be green.  Let’s check at previous post which revelas a list of top cleanest countries according to green indicators: both environment policy and public health issues.  Most cleanest countries are in Europe and only one out of 5 greenest cities is managing tropical forests.

Here the greenest cities:

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Indonesia to make 26pct cut in carbon emission

Posted in Earth on November 9th, 2009 by iip – 8 Comments

At the G20′s last summit, Indonesia announced decision to lower carbon emission level voluntarily. The target of 26 percent decrease, as explained by the Deputy III for Improving Conservation of natural resources and Environmental Degradation Control Environment, Masnellyarti Hilman –was based on calculations of emission reduction from mixed energy and renewable energy including geothermal energy, transfer functions of forests (LULUCF / Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry) and peat lands use management.

Is this announcement really significant for industrial countries, annex-1 countries or it just political movement  from developing countries to heat up the next UN Climate meeting in Copenhagen?

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Help rural poor with small scale bioenergy

Posted in Energy on April 30th, 2009 by iip – 2 Comments

There are ways of helping rural poor with energy-based projects, such energy efficient cooking stove to small scale bioenergy.

A joint study of FAO and DFiD shows, when produced on a small-scale in local communities, bioenergy can play a significant role in rural development in poor countries. The study refers to 15 bioenergy projects in Latin America, Africa and Asia involving 12 countries.

Most poor areas in rural area are depending on biomass for cooking and heating. About 80 percent of them sources from wood.

The study highlights possible benefits for rural poor:

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