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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Rage over global warming
The Kyoto agreement was flawed-but the Bush Administration must heed the case for action on greenhouse gases. America had two good reasons to reject the Kyoto accord as it stands.
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'India not under pressure from US'
External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh has said India is not under pressure from the US to "contribute" to the implementation of the Kyoto protocol by cutting green house gas emissions that are
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Oh no, Kyoto
George Bush has thrown the decade-long effort to finalise the UN treaty on climate change into chaos. In truth the protocol was already in deep trouble even before Mr Bush took office. The most
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University of Rhode Island fined $800,000 by EPA
The University of Rhode Island said yesterday it agreed to pay $800,000 in penalties and improvements after U.S. authorities found a raft of environmental violations on its campus. The U.S.
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A safety hazard, says report
An internal report prepard by the Delhi Government, based on functioning of environment - friendly CNG buses in the Capital, has said that it poses a safety hazard not only to the passengers but also
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Naik favours both diesel and CNG vehicles for Delhi
The Petroleum ministry has strongly favoured to allow plying of diesel and CNG vehicles together to ease the traffic burden in
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Warming tropical oceans drive climate changes
Major climate changes seen in the Northern Hemisphere over the past half century have been driven by a progressive warming of tropical oceans probably caused by the man-made buildup of greenhouse
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Greenpeace gives US firms deadline on climate pact
Greenpeace said yesterday it had given top U.S. firms one week to oppose Washington's rejection of a key treaty to fight global warming, or risk being publicly named to face a possible consumer
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Russia eyes windfall from greenhouse gas quotas
Russia, whose carbon dioxide emissions fell by a third over the last decade, could make big money from selling unused pollution quotas if such a market is established, a government official said
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Sweden picks 10 towns for greenhouse gas cuts
Sweden's state energy agency said yesterday it had selected 10 municipalities for a state-subsidised project to cut emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and reduce energy consumption.