The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
The two-day meet of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (apec) countries ended on September 9, 2007, in Sydney, Australia, amidst much opposition and protests. The key outcome of the meet was a decision to push the Doha trade talks forward and support a post-Kyoto pact. apec members pledged to show "political …
The uk will not be able to meet its carbon dioxide emissions reduction target of 20 per cent by 2010, says a recent report. The report, UK Energy and the Environment, by think-tank Cambridge Econometrics, says the uk will only be able to reduce emissions by 12.75 per cent by …
public anger over lack of regulations to improve fuel efficiency of vehicles has finally set off official action. The Petroleum Conservation and Research Association, an autonomous research body under the Union ministry of petroleum and natural gas, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency to …
Norway should legally bind its ghg emission reduction. This is one of the demands of aKutt: an ongoing campaign by Spire, a youth organisation that works with development and environment issues in Norway. The Norwegian government decided in June this year that the country will reduce its ghg emission by …
yes to greenhouse gas emissions check and no to emissions caps', reads China's National Climate Change Programme issued on June 4. In what is being called as the first national climate change plan, China has said climate change is the fallout of massive co2 emissions from developed countries and has …
Statements from key players USA: President Bush announced on May 31 that the US and "other nations will set a long-term global goal for reducing greenhouse gases'. The US will convene meetings with countries that produce most greenhouse gases. "It's important to ensure we get results, and so we will …
The passing of the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 is a landmark towards cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Emissions must be reduced to 1990 levels by 2020. California's leadership in combating global warming is in line with its trendsetting role, which inspired the US government to enact the Clean …
The International Maritime Organization's (IMO) "Marpol Annex-6" limits on sulfur in ocean-ship bunker fuel and diesel engine emissions have made only a slight difference so far in the task of slashing diesel pollution in and near the world's ports, experts said. Yet technologies that could dramatically reduce diesel emissions from …
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The Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) produced families of 21st century greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions trajectories that aim to be consistent with current knowledge and span a wide range of plausible futures. This study performs a standard econometric analysis on the simulation model outputs from six SRES scenarios to …
As Parties to the Climate Convention EU Member States have opted for a joint fulfilment of post-2000 greenhouse gas emission reduction obligations. No agreement could be reached on a joint EU target before the distribution of the burden of emission reductions among Member States had been agreed upon. This paper …
Global climate change is today a spectre which allows for no ostriches. Scientific data is piling up to indict human activity as the source of the current phase of warming. The debate is whether the affluent North or the developing South has been more responsible and who will be polluting …
As all countries take actions to reduce emissions the unresolved question is to what extent fairness will be the basis for international cooperation International cooperation for a global approach to climate change continues to tweak a failing system arrived at in 1992 rather than seeking a new framework and developing …
It was June of 1992. The location was Rio de Janeiro. The occasion was the world conference on environment and development. A large number of people had come out on the streets. They were protesting the arrival of George Bush senior, the then president of the US. Just before coming …
“I care” is the slogan of CoP19 at Warsaw. With this symbol, Poland wants to tell the world that it cares for climate change. But the facts are otherwise. Next to the biggest climate conference, Poland is also hosting the biggest coal conference in Warsw. That’s symbolic of the position …
