German minister concerned at US CO2 stance
German Environment Minister Juergen Trittin has expressed concern to U.S. authorities over U.S. President George W. Bush's decision to exclude carbon dioxide from new pollution controls. In a letter
German Environment Minister Juergen Trittin has expressed concern to U.S. authorities over U.S. President George W. Bush's decision to exclude carbon dioxide from new pollution controls. In a letter
George W. Bush says he takes global warming seriously. He says he wants to promote a balanced energy policy that takes the environment into account. But his cavalier abandonment of a campaign pledge
President George W. Bush's chief economist said on Sunday the United States cannot afford to curb carbon dioxide emissions because it is in the midst of a "major" energy crisis. Speaking on NBC's
The country will emerge as a global player in the bio-tech sector and will be a preferred destination for MNCs to establish research centres because of a strong IT infrastructure, pool of huge
In an important step toward the actual realization of molecular machines, a research team at a University of Tokyo graduate school has built the world's first molecular gear that not only rotates but
The United Nations launched a website on Friday aimed at making it easier for business to recycle Halon, a gas hard to replace as a fire retardant that also contributes to global warming. The On-Line
The Working Group of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change has come up with new assessments and results based on research on climate change on the earth. The new observations were approved
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has been compelled to provide an alternative site for a Compressed Natural Gas station following resistance from the slum dwellers of Dakshinpuri against the
Global action on climate change is not possible without cooperation from the US, the UN's top environmental official said yesterday, two days after President George Bush backed off a campaign promise
Environmental groups and some lawmakers eager to get international global warming talks back on track say that President George W. Bush's abandonment of a campaign pledge to curtail carbon dioxide
In a single meeting March 5, Mr. Bush decided he simply had been wrong to identify carbon dioxide as a pollutant. Over the next few days, the White House staff and agency representatives abandoned
The insurance industry needs to develop in response to climate change, in order to assist the global society in controlling greenhouse gas emissions, and to take advantage of new opportunities, says
The Norwich and Peterborough Building Society (N&P) have planted the first trees intended to offset harmful emissions from its customers' homes. N&P announced its intention to make its Green Mortgage
The leading trade association of the computer chip manufacturing industry in the US, which represents 90% of the industry, has signed an agreement to cut emissions of one of the most powerful global
Secretary-General of the UN, Kofi Annan has called on industrialised nations to face up to their environmental responsibility as the first satellite evidence from space of a rise in greenhouse gases
President George W. Bush has backtracked on campaign pledge to limit carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, contradicting the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and drawing
Bowing to pressure from conservative Republicans and industry groups, President George W. Bush has disowned a campaign pledge and said his administration would not seek to regulate power plant's
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization's Forest Information System, based on its Forest Resources Assessments, could become a tool for assessing the changes in forest carbon stocks under the Kyoto
Did you know that for $5-less than the price of a movie ticket-you could formally retire a ton of carbon dioxide emissions, the main greenhouse gas tied to global warming? Or if you prefer, $60 buys
Germany plans to launch its latest climate protection joint venture this year with a biogas power plant in Morocco, a senior environment official told Reuters at a TerraTec Energy Conference in