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Climate talks: Time to act is now, says UN chief |
Staff Reporter |
Times of India , Thursday, December 13, 2007 |
BALI: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday said the time to act on climate change was now and warned that the cost of inaction-- in ecological, human and financial terms -- far ex ...More
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UN chief demands breakthrough at climate talks |
Staff Reporter |
Times of India , Thursday, December 13, 2007 |
NUSA DUA (INDONESIA): Talks on halting the juggernaut of climate change swung into top gear in Indonesia on Wednesday with a blunt warning from UN chief Ban Ki-moon that the world was counting on a br ...More
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US rejects emission norms in Bali climate talks |
Staff Reporter |
Times of India , Thursday, December 13, 2007 |
BALI: Governments wrangled over the shape of future climate change negotiations on Thursday after the US rejected demands to consider ambitious gas emissions caps in any deal at UN talks aimed at stav ...More
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Fund to prevent deforestation may soon be a reality |
Staff Reporter |
Indian Express , Thursday, December 13, 2007 |
New Delhi, December 12: Will India get money to save its forests? The indications are that the new protocol that will succeed Kyoto will mobilise fund to help prevent deforestation in developing count ...More
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Green blunders in grey zone |
Subhro Niyogi & Saikat Ray |
Times of India , Thursday, December 13, 2007 |
It's an inconvenient truth that civic authorities in the city refuse to acknowledge. Kolkata is an urban planner’s nightmare. In his critically acclaimed movie on climate change titled An Inconvenient ...More
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Climate change: talks for post-2012 accord stalled |
Priscilla Jebaraj |
The Hindu , Thursday, December 13, 2007 |
United Nations Convention delegates disagree on basic reference points
NUSA DUA (BALI): Calling climate change “the moral challenge of our generation,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon t ...More
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Climate guidelines too ambitious, says Ban |
Anjali Sharma |
The Hindu , Thursday, December 13, 2007 |
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 11: UN Secretary-General Mr Ban Ki-moon has told delegates at the summit in Bali that the world is counting on a breakthrough at the conference, and he called the fight against gl ...More
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World to face disaster if carbon emissions not cut’ |
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Indian Express , Thursday, December 13, 2007 |
New Delhi, Dec. 12: Criticising the developed countries’ failure to take the lead in reducing carbon emissions, India on Wednesday said the world might face a disaster if industrial nations does not c ...More
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Time frame sought for GHG emission control |
Special Correspondent |
The Hindu , Wednesday, December 12, 2007 |
Developing countries need financial support, says India
NEW DELHI: India has asked the industrialised nations to set an effective time frame for a significant reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emiss ...More
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Consensus reached at climate change meet |
Aman Sethi Priscilla Jebaraj |
The Hindu , Wednesday, December 12, 2007 |
Adaptation Fund and REDD designed to help developing countries deal with reduction of emission
NUSA DUA (BALI): As negotiations at the U.N. Climate Change conference gathered critical momentum ahead ...More
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Climate change could increase tensions |
Priscilla Jebaraj |
The Hindu , Wednesday, December 12, 2007 |
Indian subcontinent listed as a potential hotspot: report
Glacial retreat in the Himalayas will jeopardise water supply for millions
Melting of Himalayan glaciers will put immense pressure on th ...More
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Global warming in Nobel focus |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu, , Tuesday, December 11, 2007 |
Gore and Pachauri accept Peace Prize in Oslo
OSLO: Al Gore and United Nations climate panel chief scientist Rajendra Pachauri accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on Monday for sounding the alarm over glo ...More
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Global warming fight a money issue: UN climate chief |
Staff Reporter |
Times of India , Tuesday, December 11, 2007 |
NUSA DUA, Indonesia: UN climate chief Yvo de Boer called on finance ministers meeting on Tuesday to provide the monetary muscle to tackle earth's global-warming crisis. Finance ministers or their repr ...More
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Farmers of State feel effect of climate change |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu, , Tuesday, December 11, 2007 |
Survey brings to light the disturbing trend
Comprehensive status paper by 2008 meet: WIO convener
Local studies will create awareness among people
BHUBANESWAR: At a time when climate change ...More
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India on climate conflict list |
Staff Reporter |
The Telegraph , Tuesday, December 11, 2007 |
- Weather events to trigger unrest in subcontinent, warns report G.S. MUDUR
A dancer performs at the main venue of the UN climate conference. (AP)
New Delhi, Dec. 10: India, Bangladesh and Paki ...More
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Earth’s fever rising: Gore |
Staff Reporter |
The Telegraph , Tuesday, December 11, 2007 |
Former US vice-president receives Nobel Prize with Pachauri
Al Gore and Rajendra Pachauri with their Nobel Peace Prize medals and diplomas in Oslo on Monday. (Reuters)
Oslo, Dec. 10 (Reuters): C ...More
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India on climate conflict list |
Staff Reporter |
The Telegraph , Tuesday, December 11, 2007 |
- Weather events to trigger unrest in subcontinent, warns report G.S. MUDUR
A dancer performs at the main venue of the UN climate conference. (AP)
New Delhi, Dec. 10: India, Bangladesh and Paki ...More
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Climate change impacting agriculture in Orissa: WIO |
Staff Reporter |
The Pioneer , Tuesday, December 11, 2007 |
Climate change has its impact on agriculture in Orissa, and people are well aware of it, said a survey conducted by the Water Initiatives of Orissa (WIO). The NGO's survey included over 2,000 people i ...More
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Al Gore, UN climate body to receive 2007 Nobel Peace Prize |
Staff Reporter |
Times of India , Monday, December 10, 2007 |
OSLO: Former US vice-president Al Gore and the UN's top climate panel will receive the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Monday for their work to help combat global warming. Later in the day in Stockh ...More
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Long-term threat to Amazon feared |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Monday, December 10, 2007 |
SAO PAULO: Brazil announced a sharp drop in the rate of Amazon deforestation but environmentalists warned it could be a short-term trend masking the broader threat against the rainforest.
The Enviro ...More
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