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| No ban on cement plants |
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| The Tribune , Friday, April 04, 2008 |
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Shimla, April 3
Chief Minister P. K. Dhumal today assured the House that the industries would not be allowed to come up in the state at the cost of environment but rejected the demand for imposing ba ...More
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| Climate pact: Europe for aviation emissions check |
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| Times of India , Friday, April 04, 2008 |
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BANGKOK: Some European nations are calling for tougher regulation of shipping and aviation emissions, saying they should be included in any new climate pact alongside pollutants from powe ...More
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| Nations inch towards new climate deal |
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| Times of India , Friday, April 04, 2008 |
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BANGKOK: More than 160 nations were trying on Friday to clear the first hurdle in drafting an ambitious new treaty on global warming despite a yawning gap in the stances of rich and poor countries. Th ...More
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| Tackling warming tougher than thought earlier |
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| Times of India , Friday, April 04, 2008 |
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WASHINGTON: A new research has suggested that reducing global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) over the coming century will be more challenging than society has been led to believe. The research was ...More
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| Good policies can contain climate change costs: IMF |
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| Times of India , Friday, April 04, 2008 |
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WASHINGTON: Economic costs of damages caused by climate change can be contained by implementing well designed policies that are adopted by a large group of countries, the International Monetary Fund s ...More
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| $1,00,000-green energy award instituted |
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| The Hindu , Friday, April 04, 2008 |
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Mumbai: The Sierra Club, with the support of non-resident Indians in the U.S., on Thursday announced a new $1,00,000- “Green Energy and Green Livelihoods Achievement Award” in India for outstanding en ...More
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| Chinese pollution quietly takes toll in Japan |
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| Times of India , Thursday, April 03, 2008 |
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YAMAGATA, Japan: With a smile on her tanned face, skiier Kazumi Furukawa can vividly recall the time three years ago she stood here on Mount Zao and looked down at fir trees turned into glittering cry ...More
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| World fights with aviation's climate change footprint |
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| Times of India , Thursday, April 03, 2008 |
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BANGKOK: Air travel is booming as the world's population grows and fares fall, but its impact on Earth's sensitive climate must be taken into account in any new global warming pact, green groups say. ...More
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| US warns deep emission cuts could hurt economies |
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| Times of India , Thursday, April 03, 2008 |
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BANGKOK: With the United States on the verge of a recession, American negotiators at a UN climate conference warned that calls for steep emission cuts could further rattle economies, especially in the ...More
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| GM plans 1,000 fuel cell cars in Calif. by 2014 |
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| Times of India , Thursday, April 03, 2008 |
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SACRAMENTO: General Motors Corp plans to have 1,000 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in California between 2012 to 2014 to comply with the state's goal to put thousands of cleaner cars on its roads. GM has ...More
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| Global warming may bring malaria to UK |
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| Times of India , Thursday, April 03, 2008 |
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LONDON: Climate change could bring malaria and other diseases to Britain and trigger more frequent heat waves that will have huge health impacts, British doctors said on Thursday. With the exception o ...More
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| Montek questions Pachauri panel report |
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| The Asian Age , Thursday, April 03, 2008 |
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New Delhi, April 2: Blaming alarmists, including the United Nations, for "propelling" global warming from a scientific curiosity to "the mother of all environmental scares in a little over 20 years", ...More
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| Fund sought to fight emissions |
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| The Hindu , Thursday, April 03, 2008 |
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Bangkok: Poor countries at the U.N. conference have said they will not sign a global warming pact unless industrialised nations guarantee them billions of dollars needed to adapt to the impact of clim ...More
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| 18 US states sue EPA over green gas pollution |
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| Times of India , Thursday, April 03, 2008 |
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WASHINGTON: Eighteen states sued the US Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday for failing to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new cars and trucks, one year after the Supreme Court ruled that ...More
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| Global economy woes cast shadow on climate talks |
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| Times of India , Wednesday, April 02, 2008 |
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BANGKOK: Painstakingly tough negotiations on how to fight climate change are getting even harder as concerns mount that the global economy is heading into recession. Even when the economic outlook loo ...More
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| Climate to hit coastal pregnancies |
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| Times of India , Wednesday, April 02, 2008 |
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NEW DELHI: A rise in sea levels due to global warming will force people in India's coastal areas to drink salty water, thus affecting pregnant women and their unborn children, says a scientist associa ...More
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| Poor nations demand money to cope with warming |
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| Times of India , Wednesday, April 02, 2008 |
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BANGKOK: Developing countries at a UN conference today said they won't sign a global warming pact unless industrialised nations guarantee them billions of dollars needed to adapt to the impact of clim ...More
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