Emission predicting...
...in the next century may not be very simple, say climate scientists
...in the next century may not be very simple, say climate scientists
Market forces have achieved what international laws could not. Iceland, one of the prominent defaulters of the International Whaling Commission (iwc), has had to put a stop to whaling due to the
The global 2013 Energy Sustainability Index covering 129 countries in this report published by the World Energy Council provides public and private decision-makers with a key tool to assess the sustainability of a country’s energy system and ability for peer group comparisons.
While studies indicate that global temperatures may not increase over the next decade, there is no respite for the Arctic sea ice, this year at least. There are very high chances, about 60 per cent,
Human activity has increased the concentration of the earth's atmospheric carbon dioxide, which plays a direct role in contributing to global warming. Mid-tropospheric CO2 retrieved by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder shows a substantial spatiotemporal variability that is supported by in situ aircraft measurements.
General Motors Corp and partner Suzuki Motor Corp said yesterday they would expand their alliance to cover the development of fuel-cell vehicles. The collaboration will focus on developing small-car
New cases in Africa trigger alarm
Madras-based Hydrodrive Systems and Controls, a company that manufactures energy saving devices, claims it has developed an all-fuel catalytic converter. The device pre-treats fuel for clean
The Union Government has issued guidelines on sustainability of drinking water sources through water conservation, rain water harvesting and groundwater recharge. A sum of Rs 36 crore had been
The Australian government's advisory group on drugs has defended a graphic new television campaign about the drug crystal methamphetamine or ice. It shows an office worker unable to sleep after
The official New China News Agency said 12 other people were injured by the collapse on Wednesday morning of the Dalugou dam in Huili county of Sichuan Province, 1,250 miles southwest of
The average fuel economy of 2001 model vehicles on the US roads is only 20.4 miles per gallon (mpg), a 21 year low for fuel economy in the country, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has
<p>The 2010 World Disasters Report (WDR) focuses on urban risk in the context of a world which is urbanizing rapidly, where over half the world’s population now live in cities for the first time and more people than ever before live in slums.</p>
The transport department has launched an 'extensive' drive to nab all those offenders whose vehicle emission level is higher than the prescribed level. As per the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 115 (2)
<p>Factoring the planet's multi-trillion dollar ecosystem services into policy-making can help save cities and regional authorities money while boosting the local economy, enhancing quality of life, securing livelihoods and generating employment according to this study released by TEEB for Local and Regional Policy Makers at the biodiversity conference in Ghent, Belgium. </p>
A prolonged drought in China's Liaoning province has left 850,000 people short of drinking water and affected spring farming in many areas. According to the provincial drought relief
Regulating mining in Meghalaya is tricky. Since Meghalaya is a Sixth Schedule state, the state government and the mining department do not have a direct control over its mineral resources; it is
evolution Wolves from dogs Human beings can enrich biodiversity without doing much. Take raising dogs as pets, for example. A study says dogs have helped in the evolution of black colour in wolves. This bodes well for wolves inhabiting fast depleting snow-covered northern environments like the Arctic tundra. While hunting, the dark colour helps them merge with surroundings. Using
The Australian government is set to introduce an emission trading scheme (ETS) which it plans to commence in 2010. Although the government has released a Green Paper outlining the parameters for the design of an emission trading scheme, one of the key debating points is around the caps on emissions, particularly over the medium term.
<pre wrap=""> The global future lies before us as a highly uncertain and contested landscape with numerous perils along the way. This study explores possible pathways to sustainability by considering in quantitative detail four contrasting scenarios for the twenty-first century.