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| “Need for change in lifestyle to tackle climate change” |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Hindu , Friday, December 19, 2008 |
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NEW DELHI: Noble laureate Rajendra K. Pachauri on Wednesday stressed the need for a change in the mindset and lifestyle of the people and a major shift in every sector of economy to deal with the chal ...More
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| Thane to host intl conference on climate |
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| Times of India , Friday, December 19, 2008 |
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THANE: An international conference titled, 'Cities, Local Bodies and Climate Change' will be held here in January next year aimed at discussing how cities and local bodies can contribute to 'climate a ...More
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| New ban imposed on regulating global warming gases |
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| Times of India , Friday, December 19, 2008 |
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WASHINGTON: The Bush administration is trying to make sure in its final days that federal air pollution regulations will not be used to control the gases blamed for global warming.
In a memorandum ...More
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| US carbon output slower than thought by 2030: EIA |
| REUTERS |
| Times of India , Friday, December 19, 2008 |
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NEW YORK: US energy-related emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide by 2030 will be 9.4% less than forecast last year as renewable energy develops and prices cut fossil fuel demand, the top US ...More
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| US proposes protecting 7 penguin species |
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| Times of India , Friday, December 19, 2008 |
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WASHINGTON: The Bush administration is moving to protect seven penguin species. Three other types, including the stars of recent movies, are being ignored.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service is prop ...More
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| B'lore loses forest cover |
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| The Deccan Herald , Friday, December 19, 2008 |
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From Kalyan Ray, DH News Service, New Delhi: Bangalore rural and urban districts lost portions of their pretty forest cover between 2003 and 2005.
The loss is more in Bangalore rural where the amo ...More
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| 2008 is 10th warmest year |
| By OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT / London |
| The Asian Age , Friday, December 19, 2008 |
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Dec. 18: The global mean temperature for 2008 has been calculated to be 14.3º Celsius, making it the 10th warmest year since 1850, when records started being kept.
Global temperatures for 2000-2008 ...More
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| Corn pests to thrive as global climate warms |
| REUTERS |
| Times of India , Thursday, December 18, 2008 |
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CHICAGO: Populations of insects that feed on corn and other crops in the United States may flourish and expand to new territory as global climate change brings warmer summers and milder winters in the ...More
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| EU parliament approves climate change package |
| AFP |
| Times of India , Thursday, December 18, 2008 |
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STRASBOURG: The European Parliament on Wednesday approved the EU's ambitious climate change package, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020.
Six texts on the package, already ag ...More
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| Coal should be global warming concern |
| REUTERS |
| Times of India , Thursday, December 18, 2008 |
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SAN FRANCISCO: Researchers and officials concerned about global warming have focused on oil usage, but scientists on Wednesday said liquefied coal could have a greater affect on global climate change. ...More
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| Environment issues to the fore |
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| The Hindu , Thursday, December 18, 2008 |
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NEW DELHI: Toxics Link and India International Centre would be organising a two day a biannual film festival, “Quotes from the Earth”, from Friday. Held since 2004, the festival will showcase 20 exemp ...More
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| 2 trillion tonnes of ice have melted since 2003: NASA |
| AP |
| The Hindu , Wednesday, December 17, 2008 |
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WASHINGTON: More than two trillion tonnes of land ice in Greenland, Antarctica and Alaska have melted since 2003, according to new NASA satellite data that show the latest signs of what scientists s ...More
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| ICMR to set up separate cell for climate change study |
| Shastry V. Mallady |
| The Hindu , Tuesday, December 16, 2008 |
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MADURAI: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will form a separate cell to study climate change and its impact on public health.
The link between climate change and health would be analyse ...More
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| Rich nations refuse to share carbon profit with the poor |
| Nitin Sethi, TNN |
| Times of India , Tuesday, December 16, 2008 |
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NEW DELHI: The developed countries have refused to share a portion of the profits they make from the international carbon trade to replenish a fund meant to help poor and developing countries adapt to ...More
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| Seminar on climate change stresses on using bio-fuel |
| Staff Reporter | Bhopal |
| The Pioneer , Tuesday, December 16, 2008 |
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Use of Bio-fuel, plantation of saplings, CFL instead of bulbs, Rainwater harvesting, Public transport were among the solutions, which were derived on the concluding day of Ambiance 2008: The climate c ...More
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| ‘Joint effort is needed on climate change’ |
| By OUR CORRESPONDENT/New Delhi |
| Times of India , Tuesday, December 16, 2008 |
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Dec. 15: Raising deep concern over the rising emission levels in developed countries, which go against UN’s convention on climate change, India has asked for a mechanism to procure required technologi ...More
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| Australia to cut polluttion 5% to 15% |
| AP |
| Times of India , Monday, December 15, 2008 |
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CANBERRA, Australia: Australia has announced a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as little as 5% by the year 2020, far less than the 25% cut sought be environmentalists.
Prime Minister Ke ...More
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| Rich-poor rift adds hurdles to climate deal |
| REUTERS |
| Times of India , Monday, December 15, 2008 |
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POZNAN, Poland: World leaders led by President-elect Barack Obama may be needed to help agree even a modest U.N. climate treaty in 2009 after a rift deepened between rich and poor nations over funds a ...More
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| Climate plan wants drastic curbs on private cars |
| Nitin Sethi & Mahendra Kumar Singh, TNN |
| Times of India , Monday, December 15, 2008 |
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NEW DELHI: Owning and using private vehicles could become a lot tougher if proposals made by the National Action Plan on Climate Change are implemented.
Alarmed by the burgeoning growth of private ...More
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| ‘Biomass energy can rescue slump in industrial growth’ |
| Ignatius Pereira |
| The Hindu , Sunday, December 14, 2008 |
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KOLLAM: As the nation observes National Energy Conservation Day on Sunday (December 14), it is high time some serious energy-saving measures are adopted to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and to pro ...More
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