State of the climate in Asia 2023
Asia remained the world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2023. Floods and storms caused the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses, whilst
Climate Change
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Antarctic Coastal Ice Thinning Surprises Experts
Scientists are surprised at how extensively coastal ice in Antarctica and Greenland is thinning, according to a study Wednesday that could help predict rising sea levels linked to climate change.
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Shippers Back Cap And Trade Scheme To Cut CO2
A global trading scheme is the most effective means of cutting carbon emissions in the shipping sector, five shipping industry associations said in a study on Wednesday. Shipping and aviation are the only industry sectors not regulated under the Kyoto Protocol, which sets targets for greenhouse gas emissions by rich countries from 2008-12.
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Developed nations should take responsibility
Lamenting the fact that developed countries were shying away from their responsibilities in tackling climate change, Minister of External Affairs S M Krishna has said the
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China, BlueNext Form Standard To Build CO2 Market
A French emissions exchange and a Chinese group are forming a carbon market standard for China, marking a step toward a voluntary system to limit greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and forestry in the world's top emitter.
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Can learn from China, says Jairam
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh commended the commitments made by Chinese President Hu Jintao during the high-level Climate Change Summit here and said India can learn lessons from China to help save the planet.
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U.N. Climate Summit Dims Hopes For Copenhagen Pact
A summit of world leaders has dimmed hopes for a strong new U.N. climate pact to replace the Kyoto Protocol in Copenhagen in December, with details looking ever more likely to be left for 2010. But climate change experts and observers also refused to focus on the negative, noting that many countries struggling with recession were likely to make concessions only at the last moment.
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China And U.S. Try To Jumpstart U.N. Climate Talks
China laid out a plan to curb carbon emissions by 2020 and U.S. President Barack Obama called on all nations to act now to tackle global warming, as world leaders tried to inject momentum into climate change talks.
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Possible Outcomes Of Copenhagen Climate Talks
The most anticipated climate meeting in years will be held in the Danish capital in December. Out of those talks a broader climate pact to replace the Kyoto Protocol is expected to emerge.
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Q+A: How Do We Get From Kyoto To Copenhagen?
Environment Ministers from about 190 nations gather in the Danish capital at the end of the year to try and agree to a broader global pact to fight climate change. The aim is to build on the existing Kyoto Protocol by ensuring rich nations sign up to deeper emissions cuts while offering greater assistance to developing countries to help them curb greenhouse gas pollution as well.
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The Science Spurring Talks On A U.N. Climate Pact
Environment Ministers from about 190 nations gather in Copenhagen at the end of the year to try and agree to a broader global pact to fight climate change partly spurred by scientists' bleak findings in 2007 about likely heatwaves, floods, desertification and rising sea levels.