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Climate summit hijacked by biggest polluters |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Tuesday, May 26, 2009 |
Terry Macalister
A vital meeting in Copenhagen this weekend that will help shape the agenda for the most important climate change talks since the Kyoto protocol has been hijacked by some of the big ...More
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Project on afforestation of pvt land |
Tribune News Service |
The Tribune , Monday, May 25, 2009 |
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Bonn, Germany, has registered a clean development management (CDM) project titled “The small scale cooperative afforestation CDM pil ...More
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Japan pledges $528m aid to Pacific islands |
AFP |
The Economic Times , Sunday, May 24, 2009 |
SHIMUKAPPU: Japan on Saturday pledged 50 billion yen ($528 million) in aid to smallPacific islands over the next three years to help them with clean energy projects and to cope with climate change.
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Japan pledges $528m aid to Pacific islands |
AFP |
Times of India , Sunday, May 24, 2009 |
SHIMUKAPPU: Japan on Saturday pledged 50 billion yen ($528 million) in aid to small Pacific islands over the next three years to help them with clean energy projects and to cope with climate change.
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Climate changes happening faster than forecasts |
Special Correspondent |
The Hindu , Sunday, May 24, 2009 |
NEW DELHI: Climate changes are happening much faster and outstripping all efforts to predict them, suggests a new report on weather patterns.
Published in ‘Down to Earth’, a fortnightly brought out ...More
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Agriculture poses rough road for climate bill |
REUTERS |
The Economic Times , Saturday, May 23, 2009 |
ST LOUIS: US President Barack Obama is carrying through on campaign promises to fight global warming, challenging the car companies and energy industry to get on the carbon-cutting bandwagon.
But ...More
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Now, you can hear global warming |
ANI |
Times of India , Saturday, May 23, 2009 |
WASHINGTON: A new study has determined that it's now possible to hear the rise of global warming, in the form of more larger and more intense storms, which are signs of climate change.
For decades ...More
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US aims to mend rich-poor climate split in Paris |
REUTERS |
Times of India , Saturday, May 23, 2009 |
OSLO/LONDON: The United States will try to persuade rich and poor countries to share the burden of fighting climate change next week, with a big US pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions likely to hel ...More
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Ban Ki-moon calls for 'green deal', says time short |
REUTERS |
Times of India , Saturday, May 23, 2009 |
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for a "green new deal" on climate change on Thursday and urged for a final push in negotiations ahead of a key summit to be held in Copenhagen i ...More
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Agriculture poses rough road for climate bill |
REUTERS |
Times of India , Saturday, May 23, 2009 |
ST LOUIS: US President Barack Obama is carrying through on campaign promises to fight global warming, challenging the car companies and energy industry to get on the carbon-cutting bandwagon.
But ...More
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Delhi govt takes lead in global warming awareness |
PTI |
Times of India , Saturday, May 23, 2009 |
NEW DELHI: With climate change becoming a major issue of concern, Delhi government has taken a lead in identifying an institute which will be completely dedicated to research and creating awareness ab ...More
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Market-driven emission plan |
REUTERS |
The Asian Age , Saturday, May 23, 2009 |
US President Barack Obama’s fight against global warming got a huge boost on Thursday when a key congressional panel embraced his plan to create a new, market-driven system for reducing greenhouse gas ...More
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Ban Ki-moon calls for 'green deal', says time short |
REUTERS |
The Economic Times , Saturday, May 23, 2009 |
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for a "green new deal" on climate change on Thursday and urged for a final push in negotiations ahead of a key summit to be held in Copenhagen i ...More
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Delhi govt takes lead in global warming awareness |
PTI |
The Economic Times , Saturday, May 23, 2009 |
NEW DELHI: With climate change becoming a major issue of concern, Delhi government has taken a lead in identifying an institute which will be completely dedicated to research and creating awareness ab ...More
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Now, you can hear global warming |
ANI |
The Economic Times , Saturday, May 23, 2009 |
WASHINGTON: A new study has determined that it's now possible to hear the rise of global warming, in the form of more larger and more intense storms, which are signs of climate change.
For decades ...More
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1/6 th of Russia ecologically unsafe |
PTI |
Times of India , Saturday, May 23, 2009 |
MOSCOW: Almost one-sixth of Russia's territory with a population of over 60 million is ecologically unsafe, the collegium of Russia's Audit Chamber has pointed.
Most ecological parameters indicate ...More
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US aims to mend rich-poor climate split in Paris |
REUTERS |
The Economic Times , Saturday, May 23, 2009 |
OSLO/LONDON: The United States will try to persuade rich and poor countries to share the burden of fighting climate change next week, with a big US pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions likely to hel ...More
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City's natural charm fades as species disappear |
Bhama Devi Ravi, TNN |
Times of India , Friday, May 22, 2009 |
CHENNAI: Twenty five years ago, jackals, palm civets, mongoose, turtles, reptiles, monitor lizards, sparrows and many species of pond fishes co-existed with the people of Chennai. Forget about co- ...More
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China urges rich nations to cut emissions by 40% |
REUTERS |
Times of India , Thursday, May 21, 2009 |
BEIJING: Rich nations should cut their greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by 2020 from 1990 levels as part of a new global climate change pact, China said on Thursday, spelling out an ambitiou ...More
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Fewer rainy days in future: Study |
Prasad Kulkarni, TNN |
Times of India , Thursday, May 21, 2009 |
PUNE: Climate change will alter the pattern of the monsoon in the country in the next 50 years, reducing the number of rainy days in a year and increasing the intensity of rainfall. This observation w ...More
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