Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Ujjwal Sharma Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/01/2025. An application was registered on the basis of a news item titled "1 Kodo poisoning behind elephant deaths in MPs Bandhavgarh All you need to know" …
Aviation leaders called on Monday for a global carbon emissions scheme for their industry, arguing that an emerging patchwork of regional and national systems could bring more, not less, environmental damage. The call, from airlines, plane and engine manufacturers, air traffic control organizations and airports, was twinned with a pledge …
The world is striving for a new U.N. climate "treaty" in December to succeed Kyoto. Or perhaps it will be a vaguer "agreement," "deal" or "decision." Delegates at 175-nation U.N. talks in Bonn on ways to step up the fight against global warming are locked in a semantic dispute -- …
This climate adaptation booklet highlights the sector and geo-climatic impacts of climate change, and the development challenges facing the Asia-Pacific region. The countries of Asia and the Pacific are home to half of the world
This paper focuses on the cross-cutting objective of advancing development goals throughout the Bali Action Plan in a sustainable way, making the case that there are strategic interests for developing countries in simultaneously addressing climate change and nationally-defined development priorities. The paper first frames the terms of discussion, arguing for …
The background document explaining the methodology (GDR type approach) behind the South African proposal with respect to A1 targets for the next 2 commitment periods. This paper draws on research in the public domain, in order to provide an analytical basis for a proposal on possible quantified emission reduction commitments …
Stage set for credit sale THE UN appointed last month German consultancy firm tuv sud to verify the authenticity of clean energy projects in developed countries. The firm will certify if the project did indeed reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Once a project is certified by an accredited agency, every tonne …
As the world tries to forge a new treaty to slow global warming, care must be taken not to spark trade conflicts between rich and developing countries, a key U.S. lawmaker said on Thursday. "We clearly we do not want to trigger a trade war," Ed Markey, a Democrat who …
The Japanese government has almost completed planned purchases of emissions offsets from abroad in a scheme under the Kyoto Protocol to supplement domestic efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions. A government source said on Wednesday that Japan is set to seal a deal with the Czech Republic next week to …
Close your eyes. Picture white sands and turquoise waters, rows of palm trees cocooning you under the balmy sun. Then, imagine this pristine picture wiped away not simply from your mind, but from reality. The Maldives face an actual and potent risk of extinction. The island state, nowhere higher than …
Barack Obama is keen to curb greenhouse-gas emissions with a cap-and-trade scheme. Can Congress come round to his way of thinking? AS HE clinched the Democratic nomination for president last year, Barack Obama declared:
Until recently, the idea that the world's most powerful nations might come together to tackle global warming seemed an environmentalist's pipe dream. The Kyoto Protocol, signed in 1997, was widely viewed as badly flawed. Many countries that had signed the accord lagged far behind their targets in curbing carbon dioxide …
The Australian Government proposes an unconditional target of reducing 2000 year net emissions by 5%, and would make a 15% cut if other developed nations make similar commitments. These targets are indefensible on the basis of the latest science.
This paper examines key features of the global carbon market. It first highlights the infrastructure for global trading of carbon credits, and then examines the functioning of the regulated market segment covered by the Kyoto Protocol. The voluntary segment of the carbon market though small is a growing one, but …
This paper summarises the importance of wetlands in relation to climate change, as a basis for examining their potential role in the measures for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) being discussed under the Kyoto Protocol. The question is addressed also in relation to relevant aspects of other …
Article 12.5 of the Kyoto Protocol specifies that emission reductions are only to be certified under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) if they are additional to any that would occur in the absence of the certified project activity. The primary question to be pursued in this discussion paper is simply: …
This report provides actions for, and conditions to, a Copenhagen climate agreement from the perspective of the EU steel sector. Climate change is one of the greatest challenges for the future of steel industry. As a sector, it is responsible for 3 to 5% of worldwide CO2 emissions. Any emission …
Turkey's parliament yesterday approved its membership of the Kyoto protocol, the United Nations-led pact to combat global warming, the Anatolian news agency said. Turkey announced its intention to sign the accord in June, after years of delays because of concerns about the cost. Reuters, Istanbul
