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, …
In an era of unabated and unplanned development, there is greatest possibility of the environment being irreversibly affected. One such crisis which has created a worldwide impact in global warming. With a sudden rise in temperatures throughout the world, climates have changed drastically, endangering the existence of each and every …
The global motor vehicle population has grown very rapidly in the past half century and is expected to continue to grow rapidly for the next several decades, especially in developing countries. As a result, vehicles are a major source of urban air pollution in many cities and are the fastest-growing …
For the first time in North America, the Canadian province of British Columbia has introduced a consumer-based tax on carbon emissions. Announcing a budget plan for the year, finance minister Carole Taylor said all fossil fuels, including petrol, diesel, natural gas, coal, propane and home-heating fuel, will be taxed on …
Japan's central and the Tokyo metropolitan governments are at odds over whether to require office buildings and other corporate houses to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The conflict began after the environment ministry scrapped its plan to require office buildings and commercial facilities to cut greenhouse gas emissions and make any …
The Singapore government has released its national strategy to address climate change. The plan identifies improving energy efficiency for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. "This will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while reducing the cost of living and doing business, and enhancing energy security,' says the environment ministry. There will also be …
Next week, government negotiators will gather in Bangkok, Thailand, for the latest round of international climate change talks. Once again the focus will be on mitigating climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Yet for many poor communities in poor countries, mitigation is not the most pressing issue. Climate change …
Could biofuels do more damage to the climate than the fossil fuels they replace? That's the fear casting doubt on the wisdom of a law that from next month will require a certain proportion of vehicle fuel to come from biological sources.
Renewable energy will contribute 10% of China's energy consumption by 2010, forecasts the country's latest 5-year plan. This ambitious target, equivalent to the energy produced from burning 300 million tonnes of coal, was announced by the country's National Development and Reform Commission last week.
Today, with the world already reeling from the initial ravages of climate change, the big question before us is whether we can trust the developed countries that are responsible, in the first instance for bringing the world to the brink of a climate holocaust, to change their unsustainable life styles …
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and US Congressional Delegation on Monday discussed with leading Indian Industrialists various opportunities of collaboration on clean and renewable energy solutions, in order to promote growth and curb greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. Pelosi and industry leaders participated …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured the nation that though climate change is a global concern, measures under the soon-to-be-submitted National Action Plan will have area specific focus, including effect of global warming on agriculture. Responding to a query by Rajya Sabha member and noted scientist Dr M.S.Swaminathan, who asked …
Mitigating the impact of climate change and generating energy for development do not have to be mutually exclusive goals. Scientists, academics and public and private industry representatives from across the country are collaborating with their counterparts in the U.K. to accelerate the development of low-carbon technologies such as hydrogen, fuel …
Expanding the number of carbon credit projects under the United Nations clean development mechanism and streamlining its regulation are key priorities for the coming year, said Rajesh Kumar Sethi, the new chairman of the CDM Executive Board of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Executive Board is the de …
Disagreements between rich and developing countries came into the open today as the world's top 20 greenhouse gas emitters worked to lay the groundwork for a new deal on climate change. The developed and developing countries were wrapping up two days of talks hoped to jumpstart negotiations on a successor …
World and we are taking steps to make it happen. The Montreal Climate Exchange should be activated this year. Besides, we have indicated very publicly our intention to provide exchange services, standardisation, low transaction costs and price transparency in any environment. What is the nature of your tie-up with the …
The report on climate change by the council appointed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to be announced in June, which will pave the way for a national policy on climate change. "Work is in progress and there is no reason why it should be delayed beyond June,' chairman …
