For billions of people, mountain meltwater is essential for drinking water and sanitation, food and energy security, and the integrity of the environment. But today, as the world warms, glaciers are melting faster than ever, making the water cycle more unpredictable and extreme. And because of glacial retreat, floods, droughts, …
HALF of Australia's biggest companies are risking cost blow-outs, an increased regulatory burden and reputational damage from climate change, according to an international report. The report from the London-based Ethical Research Investment Services and the Centre for Australian Ethical Research in Canberra found that 48% of Australia's largest 200 companies …
Acid rain caused by industrial pollution could actually help reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of agriculture, say scientists. Research led by the Open University's Dr Vincent Gauci suggests that sulphur-based acid rain from atmospheric pollution could cut the methane emissions associated with cultivating rice by almost a quarter. Tonne for …
While a number of companies expect to contribute to mitigating their impact on climate change, few seem to be approaching it in a structured, measurable manner. INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION: A river polluted by industrial wastes cries for attention. From the G-8 summit to the regional gatherings of the industry associations, climate …
Climate Resilient Cities: A Primer on Reducing Vulnerabilities to Climate Change Impacts and Strengthening Disaster Risk Management in East Asian Cities is prepared as a guide for local governments in the East Asia Region to better understand the concepts and consequences of climate change; how climate change consequences contribute to …
Special Correspondent NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Science and Technology Kapil Sibal has called upon the developed world to take urgent steps to reduce emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases so as to minimise the adverse impact on global climate. Responding to a suggestion from one of the …
The Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) programme supports community-driven climate change adaptation projects through small-scale grants and leverages lessons emerging from projects to catalyze change in national and sub-national policy in support of systematic adaptation. The CBA project also promotes global learning on community-based adaptation through an evidence-based approach based on project- …
This book is one of the first comprehensive attempts to look at the synergies between climate change and trade objectives from economic, legal, and institutional perspectives. It addresses an important policy question - how changes in trade policies and international cooperation on trade policies can help address global environmental spillovers, …
Green plants and algae absorb carbon dioxide Green remedy: Salicornia, also known as umari keerai, grows on coastal areas and mudflats near the sea. It is a better photosynthesiser than wheat and some other grains. Some novel solutions are suggested to cope with the twin problem of global warming and …
More than 40 negotiators from Asia, Europe and the United States converged on Washington DC last week for what was billed as the first major war game involving global warming. The Center for a New American Security, a Washington-based national-security think tank, gathered together climate scientists and experts in security, …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) is responsible for planning, promoting, coordinating, and overseeing the implementation of environmental and forestry programmes in the country. The main activities undertaken by the ministry include conservation and survey of the flora of India and fauna of India, forests and other wilderness areas; …
Bamboo can fight global warming Chennai WHEN the world is struggling to find new ways and means to fight global warming, the Exnora International has come up with a simple solution to combat the serious trouble
China is the world's leading producer of energy from renewable sources and is on the way to overtaking developed countries in creating clean technologies, says a Climate Group report. The report, published on Friday, says China's "clean revolution", shows that supportive government policies investing billions of dollars in energy efficiency …
In tackling climate change, policy makers often overlook the role of the natural world in regulating greenhouse gases in the atmosphere: specifically, the unique role that forests and peatlands have to play in the battle against rising emissions. Changing approach would significantly reduce the cost of tackling climate change and …
Amid the turbulence of the credit crunch, investors are increasingly concerned with finding a safe asset class for investment - property is crashing, the stock market has crashed and bonds look risky. Investors are looking to diversify their portfolios into a variety of alternative asset classes. Energy infrastructure could provide …
In tackling climate change, policy makers often overlook the role of the natural world in regulating greenhouse gases in the atmosphere: specifically, the unique role that forests and peatlands have to play in the battle against rising emissions. Changing approach would significantly reduce the cost of tackling climate change and …
This working paper describes four major outcomes: Recommendations to improve accounting of the long-term depletion of carbon stocks through forest and wetland degradation. Discussion of two possible approaches to harnessing the mitigation potential of harvested wood products, while minimizing adverse and unintended effects on biodiversity, forest management and the environmental …
This paper explores the potential and challenges that would face trade-policy-makers in trying to contribute to climate change objectives by liberalizing trade in low-carbon goods. It draws heavily on the existing talks under the Doha Development Agenda for liberalizing trade in environmental goods and services.
Coal is abundant and affordable in the Asia Pacific region, and for the foreseeable future could be used to meet the region's growing energy needs, but what becomes of those needs when air is too dirty to breathe; water is too polluted to drink; soil too contaminated to grow crops; …
The Prime Minister has released India’s national action plan on climate change. For those engaged in the business of environment and climate, the plan may offer nothing new or radical. But, as I see it, the plan asserts India can grow differently, because “it is in an early stage of …
