Beat that heat
Municipalities and citizens in the US could significantly contribute to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Fixing cheap carbon
Genetically improved plants in Vietnam to help Australia meet its Kyoto target as cheaply as possible
Conditions to aid and trade
World Resources Institute objects to criticism that Northern groups are arm-twisting developing countries into reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Boiling point
Greenhouse gas emissions could raise global temperatures much more than previously forecast leading to drought and flooding as weather patterns …
"We have to produce more rice using less water"
Robert Zeigler, director general of the Manila, Phillipines-based, International Rice Research Institution (IRRI) talks to Sourav Mishra about …
Escape clause inserted
Although claiming otherwise, Bush's new plan leaves enough room for the US to raise its emission of greenhouse gases
Why abattoirs in Nigeria pose a threat to health and environment
It’s not uncommon for abattoirs to dispose waste directly into streams and rivers. There’s no disposal management or treatment system,…
Descent of man
The troubling aspect is that religious fundamentalism encourages the rejection of modern scientific thinking
Melting into oblivion
With rising atmospheric temperatures, glaciers worldwide are rapidly melting. This is a disaster in the making that is yet to be acknowledged
Fruitful venture
Now, the natural process by which plants absorb carbon dioxide is translating into profits for the farmers of Karnataka
Climatic loophole
Sinks can now be potentially identified as the most dangerous loophole for the environmental integrity of the Kyoto Protocol
Nasa’s satellite maps global carbon dioxide levels
The satellite was launched in July this year to help scientists understand the impact of human activities on climate; the map contains data of …
Battling climate change
Technologies exist to arrest global warming. But the political will to implement them is missing
Reduced greenhouse gas emissions to impact profits
a new report will help people take informed decisions about investing in the automobile sector. It includes details of how efforts to restrict …
Russia reneging on Kyoto?
The earth is hotter than it has been in the past 2000 years and the largest ice shelf in the Artic has broken into two after having existed for …
Critical conversation on climate change
BOOK>> Carbon Trading A Critical Conversation on Climate Change, Privatisation and Power The Corner House The uk 2006
Focus on pledges
Accountability issue set to take centrestage at the upcoming CoP-8 (Read full article)
Chief culprit
Study warns that in the future climate change could be primarily responsible for ozone depletion
Rising green heat
Scientists have discovered a new greenhouse gas, which is thousands of times more effective in trapping heat as compared to carbon dioxide
Making houses energy efficient
Our houses gobble up energy and spew out carbon dioxide. Shocking, but true. Buildings, primarily residential and commercial facilities, are …
Green future
The present phase of climate change talks ends with consensus on ways to implement the Kyoto Protocol
Bush discards green
US President George Bush calls for a steep hike in the production of oil, gas, coal and nuclear energy and drilling for oil and gas in Alaska
What next?
More and more people are waking up to the need for an international climate regime based on the principle of per capita entitlements to the …
Compromising on climate
Jan Pronk, chairperson of climate change talks held in New York, offers a compromise plan that gives away too much on sinks
The sinking debate
The climate change negotiations have come to a halt over the issue of sinks. Neelam Singh discusses the associated complications