The report highlights the collaborative action already happening between cities, states, regions, business, and national government, using data reported by over 1000 cities, states and regions through the CDP-ICLEI Unified Reporting System. Immediate action is needed to stop global greenhouse gas emissions, avoid new emissions, design resilient infrastructure and switch …
A sharply divided European Union failed Tuesday to protect the threatened bluefin tuna, as Mediterranean nations refused to back even a temporary ban on catching the fish prized by sushi aficionados. The bloc
Italian authorities have discovered a ship that was sunk by the mafia off the coast of southern Italy with 120 barrels of radioactive waste on board, a local prosecutor said. The 110-metre long ship was found on Saturday 500 metres under water and around 28 kilometres from the coast of …
Blood flow, respiration and heartbeat mimic the rhythm of the music THE Indian film industry spends crores of rupees to make a musical. It has always believed that music can make the heart dance to its beats. These days doctors are taking this approach seriously. Take Rajesh Parthsarthy, for example. …
The Swiss authorities on Friday defended granting permission for the hunting of three wolves that have killed dozens of sheep after fierce criticism from environmentalists. Reinhard Schnidrig, head of hunting, wild animals and forest biodiversity at the Federal Environment Authority, said the Swiss rule was that a wolf could be …
Talks expected to boost Ankara's energy hub ambitions began on Thursday as Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan. Putin's visit is also expected to focus on Turkish support for a Russian natural gas pipeline project that Moscow wants to build ahead of a rival …
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday admitted that India had for the first time agreed to join the effort to cap the rise in global temperatures to 2 degrees from the pre-industrial level. But he strongly denied that it was a climbdown from its position not to accept …
The G8 or the world's most wealthy and developed countries have remained non-committal on setting targets for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, a demand being stressed by the emerging economies (G5) and other developing countries. Though the G8 and G5 came out with a joint declaration on various issues at …
PRESIDENT Barack Obama and his G-8 summit partners held tense discussions on Thursday about how both rich and emerging nations can live up to new clean climate goals adopted by leading industrialised nations. Nearing six months on the job, Obama has seen a flicker of progress: the chance for a …
If we focus on clear, practical and achievable goals, major reductions in carbon emissions can be made so as to ensure that the world will fashion a radical new approach to climate change within a manageable time frame, says Tony Blair TODAY, JULY 9, THE leaders of the world
Major nations failed to agree on Wednesday to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, in a setback to efforts to secure a new UN climate pact. Talks involving officials from the 17-nation Major Economies Forum (MEF), whose members account for about 80 per cent of global gas emissions, broke down …
The G8 agreed on Wednesday to try to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius and cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent, but it failed to persuade China and India to join a bid to halve world emissions. With only five months until a new U.N. climate pact …
The Milan trade fair said on Tuesday it is commissioning the world's biggest rooftop photovoltaic power installation covering some 270,000 square meters. "We have had seven offers from general contractors to build the plant and we'll very soon trim that down to five. The winning bid will be the one …
Ahead Of G-8 Summit, Manmohan Says Protectionism Will Only Make Matters Worse Diwakar | TNN Rome: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Rome on Tuesday evening ahead of the G-8 summit in L
KORAPUT: When tribal girl Sunjukta Pangi will deliberate on the impact of climate change at the Junior 8/G8 Summit in Italy, her parents in back of beyond Karanjaguda village under Thuria panchayat in Pottangi block will be on cloud nine. Putting the predominantly tribal Koraput district on international map, Sunjukta, …
To Debate Issues Like Impact Of Climate Change And Financial Meltdown On The Youth New Delhi: He lives beside a lake, in a remote village, in Tamil Nadu. His mother works as a domestic help in Bangalore. But 17-year-old Samuel Venkatesan from Shoolagiri is cut out for bigger things. He, …
