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‘If you are not sustainable both financially and ecologically, you don’t have a good business model’

November 10, 2009November 20, 2020 by Rajiv Tikoo

Jamshyd N Godrej is probably the most famous Indian businessman with wildlife interests. The chairman of Godrej &0 Boyce Manufacturing is also a trustee of WWF- India. Besides, he is also chairman of the CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre, Indias first green building. In an exclusive interview with FEs Rajiv Tikoo, he talks about his passion for wildlife, its implications and relation with climate change. Excerpts:

Business

Clean technology could create 10 m jobs by 2025

November 7, 2009November 23, 2020 by Rajiv Tikoo

Clean technologies have the potential to generate 10 million jobs in India by 2025 if a strong intellectual property system is preserved, says a new report.

Environment

Climate business needs an impetus

November 3, 2009November 20, 2020 by Rajiv Tikoo

In the run up to the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen, industrialist-politicians cutting across party lines believe that India should stick to its stand of not taking on emission reduction targets and at the same time take actions at the national level.

Environment

‘India needs to clarify what it is willing to do to limit the growth of its emissions’

October 27, 2009November 20, 2020 by Rajiv Tikoo

UNFCCC chief Yvo de Boer’s worst fear is if the climate change agreement in Copenhagen is not 100% clear and countries have to spend time arguing how to implement the agreement than implementing it.

Business

Building an unconditional business case for a low-carbon economy

October 20, 2009November 20, 2020 by Rajiv Tikoo

The deadlock on the issues of emission cuts, financing and technology transfer continues in the run up to climate change talks in Copenhagen.

Environment

India, China should share climate change adaption expenditure: EU

October 1, 2009November 20, 2020 by Rajiv Tikoo

The European Union has proposed that countries like India and China, which are more advanced than other developing nations, should partly share the climate change adaptation and mitigation expenditure in developing countries.

Business

Wanted chief energy officers

September 29, 2009November 20, 2020 by Rajiv Tikoo

India is proposing to impose a mandatory fuel efficiency cap, enforce an energy-efficient building code for all public buildings, and push the share of renewables to mitigate climate change.

Business

Investors, business leaders lend support to climate treaty

September 25, 2009November 20, 2020 by DEVNEWS

While urging governments to take collective action to address the challenge of climate change, global business leaders and investors extend support for arriving at a balanced and effective global agreement in Copenhagen.

Business

Global CDM market is all set to double in 2010, says new study

September 8, 2009November 20, 2020 by Rajiv Tikoo

The global Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is set to look up. The Certified Emission Reduction (CERs) credits issued under CDM would double by 2010, says new research by IDEAcarbon, a carbon rating agency. CERs are issued by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to projects in developing counties for reducing the emission of planet warming greenhouse gases (GHG). Reduction of one tonne of carbon dioxide per year earns one CER.