Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
When, years from now, the errors and follies of the economics profession are disdainfully listed, the object of greatest derision will not be the finance theorists for whom efficient and complete markets were as real as
How does the West know that people in the developing countries will mind the suffering caused by global warming more than they would the suffering caused by slower growth? Economic climate, political climate, social climate and, finally, the mother of them all, the real climate, meaning weather, environment, glaciers, oceans, …
The German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) has developed an innovative approach to solving the problem of climate change. A key component is an agreement between the community of states regarding a cap for the total amount of carbon dioxide that may be emitted up to the year 2050 …
This latest report which comes ahead of Copenhagen climate change summit says that India's per capita Green house gas emission in 2030 will be well below those in the developed countries in 2005 and this should put at rest any rest any apprehension that the country's emission is poised for …
This presentation shows the present scenario of climate change. It stresses on its political and economic challenge and the key issues for the upcoming climate agreement at Copenhagen. This presentation is delivered by Sunita Narain, CSE, Delhi at South Asian media briefing workshop on climate change, organised by Centre for …
Helping developing nations to adapt to climate change such as floods or heatwaves can give bigger economic benefits than a focus on deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, a study indicated on Friday. A total of $10 trillion spent on adaptation, ranging from research into drought-resistant crops to measures to …
Oslo: Helping developing nations to adapt to climate change such as floods or heatwaves can give bigger economic benefits than a focus on deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, a study said. A total of $10 trillion spent on adaptation, ranging from research into drought-resistant crops to measures to limit …
Helping developing nations to adapt to climate change such as floods or heatwaves can give bigger economic benefits than a focus on deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, a study indicated on Friday. A total of $10 trillion spent on adaptation, ranging from research into drought-resistant crops to measures to …
Climate change will affect urban workers the most, according to a study modelling the effects of climate change in 16 developing countries. The survey examined the potential economic influence of adverse climate events, such as heat waves, drought and heavy rains, on seven socioeconomic groups. Poverty will be increased across …
Ananth Krishnan BEIJING: Even as China continues to reject accepting a time-frame for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, a report released on Tuesday by a government panel called for the country to set a 2030 deadline for its emissions to peak. This is the first time a government body has hinted …
At l’aquila in Italy, during a meeting of the world’s major boys and girls, India agreed to cap its carbon emissions. The agreement proclaimed the signatory countries would work together to limit global temperature rise to 2ºC from pre-industrial time. It was as if they were writing off bad debt. …
Amanda Sutton looks over a wheat field in northern Colorado and sees a potential "carbon offset project" that could help curb greenhouse gas emissions linked to global warming. "This is a patch of highly-cultivated land that could provide potential carbon offsets," she said, standing by the field which is owned …
GANDHINAGAR: Political statements and announcements notwithstanding, the state government does not seem to be very serious about tackling the global warming issue. Though Gujarat government, earlier this year, decided to start a climate change department to combat global warming and climate changes, allocation in the recent budget is just Rs …
This paper analyzes the vulnerability of South African farmers to climate change and variability by developing a vulnerability index and comparing vulnerability indicators across the nine provinces of the country. Nineteen environmental and socio-economic indicators are identified to reflect the three components of vulnerability: exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity. The …
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) published a policy brief summarizing OECD analyses showing that the cost of action to mitigate climate change would be minimized if a cost-effective set of policy instruments, with a focus on carbon pricing, were applied as broadly as possible across all emission …
