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, …
TIMES VIEW Store it but after proper testing The proposal to store carbon dioxide in the depths of some of the world's deepest oceans is not a slapdash solution put together by myopic scientists as some environmentalists would have us believe. Instead the concept is the creation of concerned climatologists …
Ten years ago, running your car on biofuels meant covertly topping up your tank with chip fat. Now petrol is routinely mixed with ethanol made from corn, and diesel with squeezed rape, oil palm and soya. The current generation of biofuels was rushed onto the market in response to escalating …
special article Not At The Cost Of Land Erosion Bharat Jhunjhunwala The Planning Commission, in its Integrated Energy Policy Report of 2006, had declared hydropower to be the cleanest source of energy. It offered three reasons to back its contention: it doesn't lead to emission of green house gases as …
The Mizos, who earlier used to practice the slash-and-burn cultivation since times immemorial, have now realized the importance of planting trees, Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga said here today. Speaking on the occasion of the Green Mizoram Day, Zoramthanga regretted that the traditional slash-and-burn cultivation had resulted in large-scale deforestation. "However, …
The Brazilian government has launched a Greenhouse Gas Proto-col Program, under which 12 major companies in the country have committed to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions. The programme will serve as a voluntary registry similar to The Climate Registry in North America. Information reported by the participatory companies …
The government of the Indonesian province, Papua, has signed a deal with a Sydney-based firm to establish a forestry-based carbon finance project. The project
A still from Global Warming: A fable from the Himalayas A film about a young boy who discovers the solution to global warming from a monk in the Himalayas has been adopted by the un as part of its initiative to green the planet and check global warming. The fim, …
It all seemed too easy by half: to beat global warming just sprinkle some iron in the ocean, then watch as algae bloom en masse, sucking up carbon dioxide by the tonne. Now the idea is looking increasingly unlikely to go ahead in a big way. In the wake of …
Rajiv Tikoo The Financial Express and Emergent Ventures India launch a survey to map the greening of businesses, highlight success stories and come up with recommendations for best practices It's set to become a symbol of green businesses in India. On World Environment Day, June 5, The Financial Express and …
China and India are increasingly keen to be seen to be tackling climate change; though it is dirtier, China is making a more convincing show of action Since 2006 the railway line across the Tibetan plateau (above) has been carrying passengers and freight across a landscape of snow-covered peaks and …
China has more dams than any other country, and many of them are in Sichuan, an earthquake-prone, mountainous region. The majority of them produce hydroelectricity. The region is well-placed to supply power to large industrial cities down the Yangtze valley, and when the dams were built this must have appeared …
The Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC) has urged the policy makers and development activists in Northeastern states to use bamboo for low carbon economy which would help contain the global warming. A CBTC release issued here today on the occasion of the World Environment Day said as part of …
World Environment Day is celebrated each year on 5th June, & this commemoration acts as a principal vehicle through which' 1 the environmental ^protection agencies create awareness about environment and enhances public attention and action. The World Environment Day's slogan for the year 2008 is Kick the Habit! Towards a …
ONGC's good work in combating climate change has won it an international recognition. An eminent jury, under the chairmanship of Justice PN Bhagwati, former Chief Justice of India and Member of UN Human Rights Commission, adjudged ONGC the winner of '2008 Golden Peacock' award for an impeccable record in the …
Ocean-fertilization advocates suffered another setback last week as 191 nations agreed to a moratorium on large-scale commercial schemes to mitigate climate change. The agreement, adopted on 30 May at a meeting of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity in Bonn, Germany, calls for a ban on major ocean fertilization …
Council To Rephrase Document, Finalize It by Month-End The PM's Climate Change Council on Monday averted an embarrassment for India in the global arena by pointing out how the draft domestic climate change action policy could compromise India's international stance that had been defended at the UN conference on climate …
Railways have decided to replace all electric bulbs in its colonies with compact fluorescent light (CFL) across the country as part of its efforts to check climate change. "A total of 2.6 million CFL bulbs will be fitted at every household in railway colonies as part of the clean development …
The environment is changing everywhere. Disappearing forests, water scarcity, food security, drought, floods and earthquakes are a matter of everyday routine. Many are making efforts to arrest environmental damage around us and corporates too are waking up to this reality and launching their own initiatives. The key to the success …
The scope of this paper is to identify a strategy for climate change responses in agriculture that are consistent with safeguarding food security, rural livelihoods and the provision of environmental services. Special focus is given to existing and potential future mechanisms necessary to support adaptation, mitigation, technology transfer and financing …
