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| Kyoto sees threat to gardens |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Tuesday, July 29, 2008 |
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KYOTO: Kyoto, the city whose name is synonymous with the fight against global warming, is feeling the effects of climate change first-hand as the moss dries out in its celebrated gardens.
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| Policy on climate change soon |
| Dharmendra Joshi |
| The Tribune , Monday, July 28, 2008 |
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Shimla, July 27
The government will soon come out with its own policy on climate change in tune with the national action plan to take advantage of the carbon credit facility under the Kyoto protocol. ...More
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| Himachal to draft own Climate Change Policy |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Pioneer , Monday, July 28, 2008 |
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The Himachal Government is contemplating to draft own 'Clean Climate Policy' in line with National Action Plan on Climate Change after holding meaningful discussions with stakeholders, Chief Minister ...More
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| Cut carbon emissions before its too late: Pachauri |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Hindu , Monday, July 28, 2008 |
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NEW DELHI: R.K. Pachauri, chairman of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, has asked the developed nations to get serious about reducing carbon emissions before it is “too lat ...More
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| Climate change a challenge to farm sector |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Hindu , Sunday, July 27, 2008 |
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COIMBATORE: One of the challenges that the agriculture sector faces currently is climate change, according to Abhijit Sen, Member of the Union Planning Commission.
He was delivering the Dr. N. Mahal ...More
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| UK regulator seeks clearer green energy tariffs |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Thursday, July 17, 2008 |
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LONDON: Britain's energy suppliers must stop labeling any electricity tariffs "green" unless they commit to spending more of their own money on environmental projects, according to new guidelines from ...More
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| As planet swelters, are algae unlikely saviour? |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Thursday, July 17, 2008 |
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OSLO: As the world mulls the question of how to satisfy a seemingly endless appetite for energy and still slash greenhouse gas emissions, researchers have stumbled upon an unexpected hero: Algae.
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| US buries climate change deaths report |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Thursday, July 17, 2008 |
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WASHINGTON: The White House has reportedly buried a report prepared by scientists which detailed a rising death toll from heat waves, fires, disease and smog.
Environmental advocates have accused ...More
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| Plan for climate-warming carbon |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Thursday, July 17, 2008 |
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WASHINGTON: The United States unveiled plans to bury climate-warming carbon dioxide emissions deep underground to keep the greenhouse gas from further heating up the atmosphere.
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| UK schools go green, join carbon trading scheme |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Thursday, July 17, 2008 |
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LONDON: British state schools are to be included under the government’s new domestic carbon emissions trading scheme from April 2010, the environment minister said on Wednesday.
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| Australia govt releases carbon trade paper |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Thursday, July 17, 2008 |
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CANBERRA: Australia, the world's biggest per head polluter, unveiled plans on Wednesday to rein-in greenhouse gas emissions, but said it would shield some companies and motorists from a carbon emissio ...More
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| Corporations can profit from being green |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Thursday, July 17, 2008 |
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WASHINGTON: A new study has shown that companies that develop green production processes can not only offset the costs of regulations, but can also reap further benefits.
George Mason University r ...More
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| Global warming may raise kidney stone cases |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Wednesday, July 16, 2008 |
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WASHINGTON: One more unwanted consequence of global warming may be an increase in cases of kidney stones in areas with rising temperatures, US researchers said on Monday. Kidney stones -- excruciati ...More
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| Lewis Gordon Pugh on 'melting' North Pole trail |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Wednesday, July 16, 2008 |
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LONDON: A British explorer unveiled plans on Tuesday to kayak all the way to the North Pole to expose just how quickly the ice cap is melting. But renowned extreme swimmer Lewis Gordon Pugh, dubbed ...More
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| Indian firms make killing out of clean technologies |
| Nitin Sethi |
| Times of India , Tuesday, July 15, 2008 |
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NEW DELHI: Investments in clean technologies are riding a green wave into India. In 2007, Green India Inc raised $1.4 billion through convertible bonds from the international market even as it picked ...More
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| Clinton: India, China can burn up planet |
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| The Hindu , Tuesday, July 15, 2008 |
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Washington: Talking tough on climate change, the former U.S. President, Bill Clinton, has said countries like India and China can “burn up” the planet, if they do not limit greenhouse emissions.
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| Time short for climate pact: UN |
| Rajeev Khanna |
| Times of India , Monday, July 14, 2008 |
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OSLO: Time is short to work out a new treaty to fight global warming as planned by the end of 2009 because drafts of a deal must be ready in less than a year, the UN's top climate change official said ...More
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| Bush climate action now? 'Bogus', says Arnold |
| Neha Shukla |
| Times of India , Monday, July 14, 2008 |
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WASHINGTON: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Sunday the Bush administration did not believe it should do anything about global warming and that any last-minute action before leaving o ...More
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| 37 arrested at Australian climate protest |
| Neha Shukla |
| Times of India , Monday, July 14, 2008 |
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SYDNEY: Thirty-seven people were arrested at a climate change protest in Australia on Sunday when they blocked a railway line delivering coal, police said.
Organisers said as many as 1,000 people ...More
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| Sea level rise poses threat to agricultural land: NEAC |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Pioneer , Monday, July 14, 2008 |
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Focussing on climate change a pre-proposal workshop of National Environmental Awareness Campaign (NEAC) was organised by the State Environment Department and Centre for Environmental Studies in suppor ...More
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