Rs 600-cr project to tackle water crisis
The Chattisgarh Chief Minister, Ajit Jogi announced an ambitious Rs 600 crore drinking water project to tackle the severe water crisis in the
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Government to study eco impact of power projects
BHUBANESWAR: With global warming being a major concern and focus on reducing the emission of carbon dioxide, the Government today decided to make a comprehensive study on the likely impact of the proposed thermal power projects, after their commissioning, on the environment. At a highlevel meeting, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik reviewed the power position of the State, availability of power, th
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Mizos realizing importance of afforestation: Zoramthanga
The Mizos, who earlier used to practice the slash-and-burn cultivation since times immemorial, have now realized the importance of planting trees, Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga said here today. Speaking on the occasion of the Green Mizoram Day, Zoramthanga regretted that the traditional slash-and-burn cultivation had resulted in large-scale deforestation. "However, Mizos have realised the importance of planting trees. If we continue to plant more and more trees each year, we can preserve our God-gifted green forests and save us from the global warming,' he said.
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Britain wants G8 to discuss biofuel link to food prices
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has urged his Japanese counterpart to include the impact of biofuel production on food prices on the agenda of the G8 summit in July, Downing Street said Thursday. "There is growing consensus that we need urgently to examine the impact on food prices of different kinds and production methods of biofuels, and ensure that their use is responsible and sustainable," Brown wrote in a letter to Yasuo Fukuda.
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Domestic emission trading systems in Developing Countries: state of play and future prospects
In this paper, six developing countries with possible domestic ETS are analysed: Brazil, China, India, Kazakhstan, Mexico, and South Korea. Brazil has set up a stock exchange for voluntary carbon units
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Marriott in carbon offset deal with Brazil's Amazonas state
Marriott International has signed a landmark deal with the Brazilian state of Amazonas that will see the hotel group launch a carbon offset programme for its guests and invest in a fund aimed at securing 1.4m acres of rainforest. The company has invested $2m in the fund, which aims to prevent the deforestation of the threatened Brazilian rainforest. Marriott guests will be invited to invest in the fund, which the company said would offset the carbon emissions associated with their stays.
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Stop this foolish overreaction to climate change
Over the past five years I have become increasingly concerned at the scaremongering of the climate alarmists, which has led the governments of Europe to commit themselves to a drastic reduction in carbon emissions, regardless of the economic cost of doing so. The subject is such a complex one, involving science, economics and politics in almost equal measure, that to do it justice I have written a book, albeit a short one, thoroughly referenced and sourced. But the bare bones are clear.
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The business risks of carbon trading
Sir, The European Union carbon trading schemes introduced in 2005, outlined in the article "Carbon trading grunts into life' (April 2), saw limited emissions trading conducted among a handful of large companies, and was used primarily as a training exercise. The second period will fully integrate emissions trading with other commodities, and a whole new set of rules will apply.
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New health policy in 3 months: adviser
New health policy in 3 months: adviser World Health Day today Staff Correspondent The government will formulate a new health policy within three months to ensure proper healthcare services for all, health and family welfare adviser AMM Shawkat Ali said on Sunday. The new policy will make major changes to the national health guidelines so far framed or proposed to facilitate modernisation of healthcare facilities, he said at a press conference on the eve of World Health Day.
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U.S. Seen Losing Renewable Energy Race To Asia
Several Asian countries in addition to China could soon challenge the United States in the race to build a renewable energy industry if Washington doesn't provide more incentives for its domestic business, venture capitalists and others told a Congressional hearing on Wednesday. The United States, once the world's leader in energy innovation, is now also "challenged and threatened" by India, So
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Comment: Why I had to walk out of farming talks
Four years ago, the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) was born. This ground-breaking exercise brought together government, non-governmental organisations and industry representatives, including Syngenta, to assess world agriculture. Potential authors were nominated and selected - and I was among them. All the authors were expected to draw on their own experience and interpretations of the available evidence, including that taken from peer-reviewed literature, but to leave their affiliations behind.
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How cowboys choked the American West
Until recently, most assumed that the American West was a natural dust bowl where every cowboy breathed true grit. Now it seems that the dust was mostly man-made and came with the cows. Head 'em up, move 'em out - and choke on the dust. Before the cows and the cattle trails immortalised in TV series such as Rawhide, there was no dust. It could even explain some of the changes in the region now blamed on global warming.
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Stringency and distribution in the EU emissions trading scheme: first evidence
Based on the verified emissions for the 2005 and 2006 trading years, the actual emissions and allowances for each installation covered by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) were compared. Based on data available for 24 Member States as
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Saving Amazon rainforests
Following a recent announcement at the un climate meeting in Bali, the Brazilian government has approved a bill that aims to monitor and prevent deforestation in the Amazon rainforests. The
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Aviation emissions to be traded
Starting 2012, greenhouse gases from civil aviation will be included in the eu emissions trading scheme, according to a recent agreement by the European Environment Council. The agreement
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Pronounced climate change impact in India by 2071
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U.N. Panel Delays Ruling On Green Rewards For Coal
A United Nations panel has delayed key decisions on a scheme meant to reward projects that cut carbon emissions in developing countries, including whether to approve a modern coal plant for such incentives. The U.N.'s clean development mechanism (CDM) allows rich countries to meet caps on carbon emissions by paying for carbon cuts in the developing world, under the Kyoto Protocol. Countries
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Congo Among Nations Advancing On Forest Carbon
Nations including Democratic Republic of Congo are making surprise progress toward taking part in a $200 million project for slowing deforestation from late 2010, World Bank experts said. They also said Latin America, with forested nations around the Amazon, had strong incentives to take part since most of the continent's greenhouse gas emissions came from deforestation and shifts in land use,
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Public must be persuaded to embrace water efficiency
Water users will not be persuaded to cut their consumption until they can be convinced that there really is a shortage and it is in their best interests to do something about this. This was the underlying theme of a seminar arranged by the Economic and Social Research Council and UK Water Industry Research this week. The Behavioural Change and Water Efficiency debate looked at differences between consumption patterns in Britain and comparable European countries and considered ways to bridge the gap.
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Ancient Seeds In Mexico Help Fight Warming Effects
More than 500 years after Spanish priests brought wheat seeds to Mexico to make wafers for the Catholic Mass, those seeds may bring a new kind of salvation to farmers hit by global warming. Scientists working in the farming hills outside Mexico City found the ancient wheat varieties have particular drought- and heat-resistant traits, like longer roots that suck up water and a capacity to store