The media outlet TV2 Lorry reports that the citizen representation of the municipality of Copenhagen has approved phasing out all diesel buses in the city before the end of 2025, starting with the budget of 2019. Two routes in the city have been tested for two years in cooperation with …
JAMMU: In order to discuss and finalize the draft Action Plan on climate change, a meeting of Expert Committee was held under the chairmanship of Director Environment, Ecology and Remote Sensing, Jammu, Suresh Chugh here today. Climate Change Expert, Jagdish Kishwan and Ex ADG, Ministry of Environment of Forests, Government …
Never let it be said that climate-change negotiators lack a sense of the absurd. Thousands of politicians, tree-huggers and journalists descended on Doha this week, adding their mite of hot air to the country that already has the world’s highest level of carbon emissions per head. The feeling of unreality …
AHMEDABAD: A professor from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) is drafting a report for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to keep average global temperature rise below 2 degree Celsius. PR Shukla is among the lead authors from around the world, who are preparing a report on the …
The Danish city of Copenhagen has won the European Green Capital Award for 2014. Copenhagen was chosen for its achievements in "eco-innovation and sustainable mobility," for being a role model for the green economy in Europe and for engaging its citizens to feel they are part of the green solution. …
Ahmedabad: Here’s one more reason for Amdavadis to feel proud of their city. After the TOIIMRB survey ranked Ahmedabad as the most liveable city in the country recently, it has now got special mention at the recently concluded Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize (WCP). Instituted by the Singapore Redevelopment …
Poor nations have been sparring over emission cuts without realising that the fight is a deliberate creation of rich countries Many years ago, in a desperately poor village in Rajasthan, people decided to plant trees on the land adjoining their pond so that its catchment would be protected. But this …
Ahead of the Durban climate change talks beginning Nov 28, experts are worried that Eurozone crisis may curtail the billions of dollars of funding from industrialised countries to their poorer counterparts to adapt to climate change. Money is expected to be a bone of contention between developing and developed countries …
Grangemouth oil refinery emits vapours near the Firth of Forth on November 17, 2009 in Longannet ,Scotland. As world leaders prepare to gather for the Copenhagen Climate Summit in December, the resolve of the industrial nations seems to be weakening with President Obama stating that it would be impossible to …
Marks Radical Shift In Climate Talks New Delhi: India took a long step back into the developing world camp and towards its original international stance with environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan demanding much greater commitment from developed countries before India even begins to discuss a legally binding agreement on climate change. …
Though the city has over 5.5 lakh cars, there are only about 3,100 legal on-street parking slots Prevailing parking rates in the city are among the lowest anywhere in the world. Car users are pampered so much that even hawkers pay double the amount to use street space. While hawkers …
Analyses the differing perspectives of the developed and developing countries on climate mitigation and adaptation The World Commission on Environment and Development (1987) defines sustainable development “as meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the needs of future generations.” This definition stresses inter-generational equity. Now, sustainable development is …
Turmoil across the Middle East and North Africa has refocused attention on the impact that political tensions or interference can have on the price and availability of energy imports. Against consumer fears of gasprice hikes, energy security ranks high on many western governments
Noting that climate change and energy security are the two greatest challenges of the present time, US and China have vowed to work together to address the two issues affecting the mankind. "The two sides view climate change and energy security as two of the greatest challenges of our time," …
The Kyoto Protocol, with its crucial distinction between developed and developing countries, was critically wounded in Copenhagen and has virtually been buried at Cancun. It may be predicted with some confidence that the Kyoto Protocol will be replaced at the next climate change conference in Durban by a single framework …
The Climate Change Performance Index aims to enhance transparency on national and international efforts to avoid dangerous climate change. On the one hand, this tool shows who is doing what regarding climate change. On the other hand, it provides more information about the strengths and weaknesses of the different countries …
Poor and wealthy nations must take concrete steps to curb carbon emissions at world climate talks in Mexico next week, rather than fall out over specific CO2 targets, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday. IEA executive director Nobuo Tanaka, in an interview, said he was
Global Climate Dashboard of United States Department of Commerce's interactive Web site on climate change (www.climate.gov) depicts the rise in globally averaged surface temperature by approximately 0.7 degrees Celsius from 1900 through 2009. It is also observed that for the last 50 years, global temperature rose at an average rate …
