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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Obama: U.S. determined to act on climate change
UNITED NATIONS: United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared that his country is a serious partner in combating global warming, telling world peers
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Murkowski Mulls Stopping EPA Climate Moves
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would be prohibited for one year from clamping down on some new carbon dioxide pollution under legislation being crafted on Tuesday by Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski. The "time out" would stop EPA from issuing regulations aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from utilities and factories, the Republican senator said.
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Sustainable Investment Seen Gaining Momentum
Investing in socially and environmentally responsible companies or sectors which tackle climate change or resource scarcity is gaining momentum as it offers a unique diversifying opportunity, fund manager RCM says. Sustainability investment is an approach designed to pick companies which manage environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks.
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HUL soaps away the Co2 footprint
Sapna Agarwal / Mumbai September 23, 2009, 0:48 IST India
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City girl's green message at UN
WASHINGTON/LUCKNOW: A young girl from Indian gangetic plain, where climate change issues affect everyday life and quotidian tasks such as burning the chulah affect the climate, made a plea for the ages at the United Nations on Tuesday, asking world leaders to show vision and leadership in stopping those who make mother earth cry.
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City girl's green message at UN
WASHINGTON/LUCKNOW: A young girl from Indian gangetic plain, where climate change issues affect everyday life and quotidian tasks such as burning the chulah affect the climate, made a plea for the ages at the United Nations on Tuesday, asking world leaders to show vision and leadership in stopping those who make mother earth cry.
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Ecuador Would Protect Oil-Rich Rainforest For Cash
Ecuador, a member of OPEC, is willing to preserve a tropical forest with reserves of 900 million barrels of oil if rich countries pay it about $360 million a year to keep the petroleum in the ground.
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Study: World's deltas subsiding
Two-thirds of the world's major deltas, home to nearly half a billion people, are caught in the scissors of sinking land and rising seas, according to a study published on Sunday. The new findings, based on satellite images, show that 85 per cent of the 33 largest delta regions experienced severe flooding over the past decade, affecting 260,000 square km.
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Towards a green future!
AXGreen jobs are opening up opportunities in the current economic downturn. Majority green jobs will come from managing natural resources and not just from deploying renewable energy like wind and solar power Gaurav Gupta
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India wont be a deal-breaker: Ramesh
Blamed for the deadlock in climate change talks along with China, India says it will be a