In 2019, the illegal wildlife trade reached staggering levels. Pangolin scales and ivory were being trafficked in massive quantities from Africa to Asia, exposing a network of crime syndicates operating at an industrial scale. The sheer volume of these shipments marked a disturbing milestone, one that revealed the global reach …
Animal emits less methane than cattle WASHINGTON: A new study has suggested that replacing much of Australia's beef and veal with kangaroo meat could significantly cut the continent's greenhouse gas emissions and save its native terrain. According to a report in National Geographic News, the study suggests phasing out some …
Pune, August 24 "The carbon market, which is growing at a fast pace in India, has started to show its fruitful outcome for some industries. In the past few months, Indian projects have received Rs. 29 crores with MITCON's assistance,' said Deepak Zale, executive vice president, energy and carbon services, …
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has warned business his government's commitment to tackling climate change will come at a cost. Mr Rudd was responding to the Business Council of Australia's (BCA) finding that emissions trading would force a third of Australian businesses to go under unless the scheme was fundamentally redesigned. …
THE European branch of world's largest car maker, Toyota became the first four wheeler manufacturer to join the Climate Neutral Network (CN Net), a UN initiative bringing together organisations pledging to reduce carbon emissions on Tuesday. Toyota Motor Europe is one of the six companies to join CN Net on …
Carbon credits are emerging as a new market for developing Asian nations, reports Umesh Pandey in Singapore As Asia starts to witness a rise in carbon trade, many markets are looking to start trading Certified Emission Reduction (CER) credits and Thailand is not being left behind. Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, …
Divya Gandhi Bangalore: The world could see a potentially catastrophic four-degree Celsius rise in temperature by the end of the century, a Guardian report on Thursday has said, and quoted top scientists urging the United Kingdom to "prepare' for such an eventuality. "If the U.K. is worried, we have far …
This brief presents the key facts and recommendations drawn from chapters of The White House and the World: A Global Development Agenda for the Next U.S. President. The next president can secure a place in history by mobilizing America to confront climate change, while starting a clean energy revolution that …
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) aims at a cost-effective reduction of GHG emissions and technology and capital transfer from industrialised to developing countries. The CDM has seen a true gold rush period, with thousands of projects being developed in a few years. More and more governments and companies bet on …
The Climate Pollution Reduction Scheme uses a cap and trade (or emissions trading)scheme as the cornerstone to achieve emissions reductions in Australia. This has significant benefits because it equalises abatement costs across the economy and thereby allows the market to find the lowest cost abatement opportunities. In this sense, emissions …
Terry Macalister Oil companies at the centre of the tar sands revolution in Canada are facing a backlash from members of the ethical investment community determined to bring a halt to these operations for environmental reasons. A joint report from Co-operative Investments and the wildlife charity WWF released on Tuesday …
The Food and Agriculture Organisation has issued a caution on the repercussions of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture. It is that the changes seen in the seas and oceans will have direct implications for food security. This is particularly relevant to developing countries where about 42 million people work …
Rather than merely adhering to national climate-change rules, industries, such as cement, can lead the way with their own global agreements by Elaine Coles The agreement by member countries at the recent G8 summit in Japan to "consider and adopt a goal of achieving at least a 50% reduction of …
BRENDAN Nelson's daring bid to harden the Opposition's emissions trading policy is facing strong resistance from his most senior colleagues and the business community. Shadow treasurer Malcolm Turnbull, environment spokesman Greg Hunt and deputy leader Julie Bishop are set to fight the change at tomorrow's shadow ministry meeting. In a …
Treasurer Wayne Swan has branded the opposition "gutless" on climate change, saying the issue has become a tool for leadership jostling. Coalition MPs are meeting in Canberra tomorrow and Wednesday to formulate a policy response to the Rudd government's carbon emissions trading model. Division among Liberal MPs has exacerbated lingering …
Emissions trading fazes many, but there is much to be done at a local level. IT MAY not have been the first sign, but last week brought one of the more obvious indications yet of an affliction we will see plenty of over coming years: climate-change fatigue. While polls consistently …
NEW DELHI: R.K. Pachauri, chairman of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, has asked the developed nations to get serious about reducing carbon emissions before it is "too late.' "Continued greenhouse gas emissions will lead to further [global] warming of 1.8 degree Celsius to 4 degree Celsius over …
'Greening' lowers operational costs for enterprises, while reducing carbon emission The 'go green' message is slowly touching the heart of enterprises' it infrastructure - the data centre. Faced with mounting costs of technology deployment as they scale up, enterprises are scouting for alternative options that address the overall efficiency of …
FORMER treasurer Peter Costello has thrown his weight strongly behind Brendan Nelson's move to toughen the Coalition's policy on emissions trading. Will you start reducing your power consumption to prepare for emissions trading? Click here to vote. The change would link a scheme's start to commitments to action by major …
