WASHINGTON: In a new research, scientists have revealed how mercury pollution is affecting Arctic animals like the polar bear. The research, led by biogeochemists Travis Horton of the Universi ...More

China today slammed the developed nations, including the US and the EU, for announcing inadequate carbon mitigation targets while coaxing developing countries to put more on the table at the crucial c ...More

Dec. 9: The United States on Wednesday made it clear that India, and other developing nations, must put their offer of action on climate change on the table as legally binding instruments. Todd Ste ...More

Dec. 9: The negotiations at climate change conference in Copenhagen appear headed for a roadblock as the so-called Danish text was leaked to the Guardian website and G-77+China group said it would rej ...More

The tiny Pacific Island of Tuvalu led a group of vulnerable nations in walking out of the climate change negotiations here today after its proposal for tough legally binding measures to control global ...More

Making a strong pitch for domestic emission cut proposals to be included in an international agreement, thh top US negotiator here today said giving major developing economies ''a pass'' on carbon wil ...More

Amid concerns that many countries may be compelled to sign an incomplete political document to get a deal at the UN climate meet, top Indian official Shyam Saran said no 'uncooked' paper should be pre ...More

NEW DELHI: Environment minister Jairam Ramesh said the recession of Himalayan glaciers was part of the natural cyclical process which could be attributed to various reasons, including global warming ...More

COPENHAGEN: The impacts of climate change have worsened almost every year since 1980, according to a study on Wednesday inspired by the Dow Jones stock index that distils global warming into a single ...More

COPENHAGEN: Island nation Tuvalu led a group of developing countries in a walkout from the Dec 7-18 climate summit here Wednesday, forcing an unprecedented closure of the conference for a ...More

WASHINGTON: In a new research, scientists have revealed how mercury pollution is affecting Arctic animals like the polar bear. The research, led by biogeochemists Travis Horton of the University o ...More

NEW YORK: Over a dozen of animal species like flamingos, musk ox and hawksbill turtle are facing "strange" threats because of climate change, the Wildlife Conservation Society has said. Re ...More

The Obama administration has taken a major step toward imposing the first federal limits on climate-changing pollution from cars, power plants and factories, declaring there was compelling scientific ...More

As world leaders engage in negotiations to save the planet from impending effects of climate change, artists too are doing their bit to highlight the issue and create awareness. Sri Lankan painter ...More

While environmental degradation and global warming make unprecedented noise at the UN Climate Change Conference at Copenhagen and the world devises convoluted tactics to protect the eco-system, for ne ...More

NEW DELHI: “An India That Can Say Yes” written by columnist Praful Bidwai was released here. The book subjects India’s policy and negotiating position to a critique, analyses the National Action Pla ...More

India on Tuesday favoured a legally binding climate change agreement from the developed countries saying a political pact will not be "enforceable", even as it asserted that its voluntary reduction of ...More

A rare political unanimity has enabled Howrah to come up with a long-term plan to combat climate change, apparently a first in the country. The plan drawn up by the Howrah Municipal Corporation, appr ...More

Encouraged by India and China's decision to cut their greenhouse gas emissions, US President Barack Obama is hopeful that an agreement could be reached at the ongoing climate conference in Copenhagen. ...More

With nations engaged in tough negotiations for a new climate treaty, India has said its decision on voluntary reduction of carbon emission intensity was not announced under pressure but was made to '' ...More