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Airlines fear failure of global climate talks |
AFP |
Times of India , Thursday, April 02, 2009 |
GENEVA: Major airlines warned on Wednesday that failure to agree a global approach to emissions trading in climate change talks could hurt their industry by leading to increased taxes and regulation. ...More
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Climate change to bring more whale beachings |
AFP |
Times of India , Thursday, April 02, 2009 |
SYDNEY: Experts studying the mass beaching of whales along Australia's coast have warned that such tragedies could become more frequent as global warming brings the mammals' food stocks closer to shor ...More
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California may lose billions |
REUTERS |
The Economic Times , Thursday, April 02, 2009 |
SAN FRANCISCO: Climate change may cost California tens of billions of dollars annually in coming years as sea levels rise and hot days cause people to turn up the air conditioning, a draft report from ...More
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Climate change to bring more whale beachings |
AFP |
The Economic Times , Thursday, April 02, 2009 |
SYDNEY: Experts studying the mass beaching of whales along Australia's coast have warned that such tragedies could become more frequent as global warming brings the mammals' food stocks closer to shor ...More
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Airlines fear failure of global climate talks |
AFP |
The Economic Times , Thursday, April 02, 2009 |
GENEVA: Major airlines warned on Wednesday that failure to agree a global approach to emissions trading in climate change talks could hurt their industry by leading to increased taxes and regulation. ...More
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Rich urged to make deeper CO2 cuts |
REUTERS |
The Economic Times , Thursday, April 02, 2009 |
BONN, Germany: China, India and other developing nations joined forces on Wednesday to urge rich countries to make far deeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions than planned by 2020 to slow global warmi ...More
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Climate treaty or deal? Words count at UN talks |
REUTERS |
The Economic Times , Thursday, April 02, 2009 |
BONN: The world is striving for a new UN climate "treaty" in December to succeed Kyoto. Or perhaps it will be a vaguer "agreement," "deal" or "decision."
Delegates at 175-nation U.N. talks in Bonn ...More
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Climate treaty or deal? Words count at UN talks |
REUTERS |
Times of India , Thursday, April 02, 2009 |
BONN: The world is striving for a new UN climate "treaty" in December to succeed Kyoto. Or perhaps it will be a vaguer "agreement," "deal" or "decision."
Delegates at 175-nation U.N. talks in Bonn ...More
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Bangladesh hosts 6,000 rare dolphins: Study |
AP |
Times of India , Thursday, April 02, 2009 |
DHAKA, Bangladesh: Thousands of rare dolphins have been found in Bangladeshi waters, a wildlife advocacy group said Wednesday, with a warning that the mammals are threatened by climate change and fish ...More
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Bangladesh hosts 6,000 rare dolphins: Study |
AP |
The Economic Times , Thursday, April 02, 2009 |
DHAKA, Bangladesh: Thousands of rare dolphins have been found in Bangladeshi waters, a wildlife advocacy group said Wednesday, with a warning that the mammals are threatened by climate change and fish ...More
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New plan to cut planes' C02 emissions |
AP |
The Economic Times , Wednesday, April 01, 2009 |
GENEVA: Aviation groups in Europe announced a plan to change the way commercial planes land in order to reduce their global-warming emissions of carbon dioxide.
By 2013 some 100 European airports ...More
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New plan to cut planes' C02 emissions |
AP |
Times of India , Wednesday, April 01, 2009 |
GENEVA: Aviation groups in Europe announced a plan to change the way commercial planes land in order to reduce their global-warming emissions of carbon dioxide.
By 2013 some 100 European airports ...More
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Sikkim observes Earth Hour |
CORRESPONDENT |
The Assam Tribune , Tuesday, March 31, 2009 |
GANGTOK, March 30 – ‘Sikkim Batti Bandh’ campaign was observed here yesterday to integrate the State with the global response against the greatest threat the Earth is facing – global warming and clima ...More
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Earth Hour, a big success: ecologists |
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The Hindu , Monday, March 30, 2009 |
BONN: For environmental activists, the message was clear: Earth Hour was a huge success.
Now they say nations have a mandate to tackle climate change.
“The world said yes to climate action, now ...More
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Obama invites India for forum on climate |
Arun Kumar/Washington |
The Asian Age , Monday, March 30, 2009 |
March 29: US President Barack Obama has invited the leaders of 16 major economies including India to Washington for a forum on energy and climate next month to prepare ground for a new global climate ...More
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Earth Day observed |
Special Correspondent |
The Hindu , Monday, March 30, 2009 |
KURNOOL: Earth Day was observed at Montessori School and Umar Arabic Urdu Medium School here on Saturday. V.N. Prabhakar, Joint Zonal Officer, AP Pollution Control Board and others were present. The p ...More
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Earth Hour observed in Nagaland |
NEWMAI NEWS |
The Assam Tribune , Monday, March 30, 2009 |
KOHIMA, March 29 – As a symbolic gesture to show solidarity with global campaign for Vote Earth, Nagaland Government officially took part in observing Earth Hour by switching off all electricity light ...More
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Save the planet: City to join Earth Hour switch-off |
Staff Reporter |
The Indian Express , Sunday, March 29, 2009 |
Mumbai: Today between 8.30 pm and 9.30 pm, Mumbai will plunge into darkness. But the dark shroud will have the undertones of celebration and hope to save the planet. For the first time in India’s hist ...More
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World goes dark for a bright earth |
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The Deccan Herald , Sunday, March 29, 2009 |
Sydney, Reuters: Lights went out at Sydney's famous Opera House and Harbour Bridge on Saturday for Earth Hour 2009, a global event in which landmarks and homes go dark for an hour to highlight the thr ...More
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Earth Hour: Blore switches off for bright future |
DH News Service |
The Deccan Herald , Sunday, March 29, 2009 |
It was lights off on an otherwise bright and bustling Brigade Road and the Citys commercial nerve centre on Saturday evening, as a good number of shops switched off their lights for Earth Hour.
Ba ...More
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