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The politics of calling GHGs as pollutants
<p>Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator of the United States Environment Protection Agency (USEPA), on December 7, 2009 announced to the world that greenhouse gases (GHGs) threaten the public health and welfare of the American people, and therefore, can be considered an air pollutant under the US’s Clean Air Act. The US is now the first country in the world to call GHGs air pollutants. </p>
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Mitigation and adaptation measures for cities of developing countries
<p><span><span>This report by UN-Habitat identifies promising mitigation & adaptation measures that are supportive of more sustainable and resilient urban development paths.
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Global warming and household-level welfare in India
<p>Read this World Bank report to know how changes in the prices of land, labor, and food induced by modest temperature increases over the next three decades will affect household-level welfare in India.</p> <p><strong>Related</strong></p>
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The climate-related corruption risks
<p>This report by Transparency International explores major climate-related corruption risks, sets out practical guidelines and calls on strengthening of governance mechanisms to reduce corruption risk and make climate change policy effective and successful.<br /> <br /> <strong>Related</strong><br />
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Mapping hotspots of climate change and food insecurity in the global tropics
<p>This latest study has mapped the “global hotspots “ where climate induced food insecurity is most liekly to happen in the future. It covers highly vulnerable population mainly in Africa, Asia and includes India.
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Accounting loopholes, modest targets, spiraling emissions
<p>Cancun pledges from developed can be met even without any actual reduction thanks to crafty calculations, points out two studies. CSE presents the UN Climate Conference Highlights from Bonn.<br /> <br /> <strong>Related</strong><br />