The Global Gender Gap Index annually benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions (Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment). It is the longest-standing index tracking the progress of numerous countries’ efforts towards closing these gaps over time since …
A Rs 320-crore Germany assisted project to study the eco-system, climate change and its impact in Kangra, Palampur and Chamba has been sanctioned by the German government. Under the project, experts from Germany will guide in studying the eco-system, climate change — its impact and mitigation — and reclaiming the …
Germany dismissed on Sunday a report suggesting it planned to exit coal-fired power generation in order to protect the climate, saying this would impose too great a burden on industry as the country is also phasing out nuclear energy. Der Spiegel weekly said Economy and Energy Minister Sigmar Gabriel was …
Climate change could alter the ecological impacts of the seasons, which could mean some big changes when it comes to our environment and agriculture. Now, scientists have taken a closer look at temperature variability across the globe in order to find out a bit more about potential impacts. "We describe, …
The majority of the world's rich donor nations failed to meet their development aid pledges in 2013 and only one third of the money went to the poorest countries, a report said on Monday. Aid by members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) rose 5.3 percent year-on-year to a …
Researchers have discovered a strange new type of brain cell that sends signals by bypassing the cell body altogether. Neurons come in different shapes and sizes but the basic blueprint consists of a cell body, from which protrudes spindly appendages called dendrites and axons. Dendrites are branchlike structures that receive …
The European Commission on Thursday ordered Germany to stop using a banned car refrigerant within two months or face court action and possible fines. The EU executive's decision follows months of investigation by the Commission after German luxury carmaker Daimler refused to stop using a highly polluting coolant and won …
Global emissions of greenhouse gases jumped 2.3 percent in 2013 to record levels, scientists reported Sunday, in the latest indication that the world remains far off track in its efforts to control global warming. The emissions growth last year was a bit slower than the average growth rate of 2.5 …
New data on carbon shows that China's emissions per head of population have surpassed the EU for the first time. The researchers say that India is also forecast to beat Europe's CO2 output in 2019. Scientists say that global totals are increasing fast and will likely exceed the limit for …
On SEPTEMBER 23rd 120-odd presidents and prime ministers will gather in New York for a UN meeting on climate change. It is the first time the subject has brought so many leaders together since the ill-fated Copenhagen summit of 2009. Now, as then, they will assert that reining in global …
Germany has become the first large European Union member state to start ratifying the extension of the emissions-limiting Kyoto Protocol treaty. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Cabinet of ministers supported legislation that will ratify Kyoto’s second commitment period early next year, the German Environment Ministry said today in an e-mailed statement. The …
Rising sea levels are a “sleeping giant” issue that will put at risk coastal infrastructure worth up to $226bn, a new report has found. Analysis by the Climate Council found Australia was likely to experience a sea level rise of 0.4m to 1m by the end of the century, with …
Government and industry leaders need not choose between fighting climate change or growing the world’s economy. They can do both, according to a new study. Countries can expand their economies through emissions reductions in cities, land use and energy, according to a report released today by the Global Commission on …
A planned World Bank fund will employ options to spur climate-protection investment using rules created by carbon markets. The Pilot Auction Facility for Methane and Climate Change Mitigation will use auctions “to maximize the use of limited public resources,” the Washington-based bank said today in an e-mailed statement. Investors will …
Germany, which faced heavy rains and intermittent periods of hot and cold this summer, should brace for extreme weather in future probably because of climate change. Low-pressure areas over central Europe brought monsoon-like rainfall and storms to parts of Germany, Paul Becker, vice president of state-run Deutscher Wetterdienst said today. …
Of all the developed nations, few have pushed harder than Germany to find a solution to global warming. And towering symbols of that drive are appearing in the middle of the North Sea. They are wind turbines, standing as far as 60 miles from the mainland, stretching as high as …
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government expects to cut greenhouse-gas emissions from transportation by a quarter by 2030 as it boosts the number of electric cars on the road. The administration expects emissions to drop 26 percent by 2030 from 1990 levels, it said in a reply to questions from the …
Bangladesh is one of the most climate vulnerable countries in the world. Consulates of UK, France and Germany have visited three climate adaptation projects in Dhamrai of Dhaka to emphasise on joint climate diplomacy in Bangladesh. British High Commissioner Robert W Gibson, French Chargé Babou Kamichetty and German Chargé Dr …
U.K. lawmaker Ian Swales has already watched one steel plant close in his district, and he never wants to see it again. It felt like a funeral, he said, when plunging demand led the Redcar blast furnace in northern England to shut its doors in 2010. The memory has Swales …
Temperatures in Europe are forecast to be warmer than average this month after the coolest August in eight years, when Hurricane Bertha brought cold air. Five of seven meteorologists surveyed by Bloomberg predict above-normal temperatures for most of Europe. High pressure is forecast to build in the region’s west from …
New coal power stations designed to burn Europe’s massive deposits of lignite pose a serious threat to the continent’s decarbonisation efforts, according to figures released on Wednesday. Analysts from Greenpeace’s Energydesk compiled data from the German government that shows burning Europe’s reserves of lignite would wipe out the EU’s entire …
