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Researchers at the University of Toronto, Canada have been able to predict rises in sea level attributed to global warming. Usually global warming models predict that the poles will warm up quickly,
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International Conference on Climate Change Innovation and Resilience for Sustainable Livelihood, 12-14 January 2015, Nepal
The International conference on Climate Change Innovation and Resilience for Sustainable Livelihood is going to be held on 12-14 January in Kathmandu, Nepal.The conference will focus on innovative approaches
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In Court
Stay order: A division bench of the Gujarat High Court (HC), comprising chief justice Bhawani Singh and justice H K Rathod, recently passed an order that prevents the state's forest and revenue
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15th National Conference and Global Forum on Science, Policy and the Environment: Energy and Climate Change, 27-29 January 2015, Washington, DC
For climate change, this is time of urgency, big ideas, and hope. 2015 will be a year of decisions – in Paris at the 21st Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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International Conference on Climate Change Resilience 05-06 October 2015, Puducherry
The Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences of Pondicherry University, in association with the Indian-European Multi-level Climate Governance Research Network (IECGN), will be organizing the International
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Sweat and shiver
A review of climate studies projects what s in store: colder winters, hotter summers, drought, storms and lots worse
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GHG emission reductions with industrial biotechnology: assessing the opportunities
The report underscores the need for strong public policies to help realize the potential of industrial biotech and recommends initiatives such as pollution costs charged to petrol-based materials, investment in advanced waste management technologies, and labeling systems for bio-based products.
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Airborne pollutants
Aerosols from Asia are poisoning the environs of the Pacific Ocean, say researchers
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Replicating virus
Researchers create a near replica of the Hepatitis C virus
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Airways and bloodways
At Brazil's main airports leaflets will be distributed warning passengers of the danger of contracting potentially fatal blood clots on long-haul flights. The threat of suffering deep-vein thrombosis
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Stink sting
Ireland is facing the wrath of the European Commission (ec), the eu executive, on many environmental issues. On April 11, 2005, the ec announced that following complaints of bad smells from
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Syngenta corn erred
Controversy and genetically modified (gm) foods are inseparable. Science journal Nature reported on March 23, 2005 that biotech firm Syngenta International ag had inadvertently distributed an
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Marburg outbreak
A ngola is in the grip of the worst recorded outbreak of the rare Marburg disease. By March 31, 2005, 130 people, three fourths of them children, had died and the country's four provinces affected.
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Springing a surprise
Global warming has led to the early rejuvenation of vegetation in spring, a phenomenon that is causing a change in the annual carbon dioxide cycle. The northern hemisphere in particular, welcomes spring earlier now
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India: be the party pooper
US President George Bush played host to a party of the top polluters of the world called to discuss climate change. He exhorted his guests that the world needed to act and called for a new approach
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Victim of changes
High carbon dioxide levels may bring about some unpleasant surprises
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The large contribution of projected HFC emissions to future climate forcing
<p>The consumption and emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are projected to increase substantially in the coming decades in response to regulation of ozone depleting gases under the Montreal Protocol.
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Launching an energy revolution in a time of economic crisis: the case for a low-carbon energy technology platform
Energy efficiency, many types of renewable energy, carbon capture and storage, nuclear power and new transport technologies all need to be deployed widely to curtail greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) while promoting energy security. Every major country and sector of the economy must be involved.
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Double standards
In a surprise move, the Australian government, which vociferously opposes whaling at all international fora, has decided to not support a lawsuit filed by an Australian animal rights group against a
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A text on other issues outlined in document FCCC/KP/AWG/2008/8
The United Nations took a step towards a new climate treaty on 15th May by publishing the first draft negotiating texts to help bridge a "great gulf" between options for rich nations to cut greenhouse gas emissions.