State of the Climate in Asia 2024
<p>The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing
Climate Change
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New England, Eastern Canada pledge action on climate change
New England governors and Canadian premiers have adopted a Climate Change Action Plan aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions across the region shared by the two nations. The government officials
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Pollutants are the next hot commodities in Asia
The countries like Vietnam in Asia-Pacific region plans to have an additional 5 million hectares of forest. These could serve as carbon sinks to offset carbon emission in a developed country. To get
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German industry slams EU emissions trading plan
The German energy industry was firmly at loggerheads with government and European Commission officials Tuesday over plans to introduce an EU state-wide, company-based emissions trading system by
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Present tense, future uncertain
While the Supreme Court will sit to hear the appeals of various authorities on the CNG issue tomorrow, over 10000 buses and 15500 auto-rickshaws have yet to start operating on CNG -just two days
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Medha Patkar end fast
The noted environmentalist, Ms Medha Patkar, spearheading the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), today withdrew her 11-day-long indefinite hunger strike after specific assurances from Maharashtra
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Global warming treaty opens rifts within large companies
The trans-Atlantic standoff over the Kyoto Protocol, the international treaty to curb global warming, is producing tense family squabbles inside some of the world's multinational corporations. At
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Companies announce first ever greenhouse gas transaction under new emissions scheme
The science company, DuPont and energy trading company, MIECO Inc. have announced the first-ever transaction of greenhouse gas emissions allowances under the UK's newly developed trading scheme,
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Canadian provinces holding the country back from reducing emissions
A lack-lustre response by Canadian provinces to the needs of tackling climate change is causing the country to renege on its international obligations, with Alberta in particular criticised for its
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Arizona is likely to face significant consequences to climate change
Climate change could affect the health of the populace of Arizona by threatening the water supply, worsening air pollution, and increasing the number of heat-related deaths, with senior citizens,
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Greenhouse gas trading simulation needs companies to participate
A new round of on-line greenhouse gas emissions trading simulations, taking place between 1-8 November, requires companies to participate in order to give them an insight into how a future emissions