Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of In Re: T N Godavarman Thirumalpad Vs Union of India & Others. The Supreme Court said that that the allotment of 11.89 hectare of reserve forest land in Survey No.21 Kondhwa Budruk in district Pune for agriculture purposes on August 28, …
Number of implemented or planned carbon pricing schemes around the world has almost doubled since 2012, with existing schemes now worth about $50 billion says this new World Bank report. The report is a one stop shop for learning about key developments and prospects of existing and emerging carbon initiatives. …
Next week, President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will add to earlier pledges to cut greenhouse-gas emissions with specific guidance on what the two countries will do at home to keep climate change at bay, officials said. The United States and China announced Tuesday that cities, states and …
Argentina, whose energy trade deficit stands at 8 billion U.S. dollars per year, has joined hands with China to develop renewable energy ranging from hydro and nuclear power to wind and solar power. If renewable energy takes one more percentage point in the country's total energy supply, 500 million U.S. …
The governments of the Philippines and Republic of Georgia signed yesterday a friendship and cooperation agreement for the conservation of biodiversity and management of protected areas between the two countries. The agreement was the first of its kind between the two nations with representatives from the Philippines’ Biodiversity Management Bureau …
The Senegalese minister of Water and Sanitation, Mansour Faye and his Moroccan counterpart Charafat Afailal on Monday sealed a cooperation agreement in the fields of water and sanitation in Dakar.”Water management is becoming increasingly challenging not only because of the precious liquid’s growing scarcity but also due the degradation of …
Japan, China and South Korea agreed Sunday to enhance cooperation in ensuring stable food supply as they wrapped up a meeting of farm ministers that was held for the first time in nearly three and a half years. In a joint statement adopted during the two-day meeting, the three countries, …
BEIJING -- Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli met with Brian Deese, senior advisor to US President Barack Obama, in Beijing on Tuesday, agreeing to cooperate more closely to address climate change. President Xi will pay a state visit to the United States this month, Zhang said, urging joint efforts from …
A new paper from the New Climate Economy shows there is large untapped potential for fuel efficiency gains in both aviation and shipping sectors that would cut costs and reduce emissions. International aviation and shipping have grown dramatically in the last few decades along with their emissions: aviation and shipping …
Staff from ActionAid International The Gambia and ActionAid Senegal have agreed to strengthen relationships in order to achieve stronger results in the second phase of the Agro Ecology and Resilience Project. The project is being implemented in both countries and is primed on three key areas: Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), …
Officials from China and the United States have taken a major step towards an agreement to advance “clean coal” technologies that claim to reduce the fuel’s contribution to climate change — and could offer a potential lifeline for an industry that has seen its fortunes fade. The agreement between the …
China's move to a low carbon future will provide opportunities for companies in the United Kingdom. The second-biggest economy in the world is going through massive changes with clean and green technology at the forefront of this brave, new world. China's 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15) marked a turning point in …
Malawi and Zambia have signed in Lusaka a power interconnection pact to boost energy capacity for the two countries.According to Malawi Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining, Bright Msaka, Malawi has been negotiating for a possible of interconnection of electricity with Zambia some time ago. “We are delighted with …
President Park Geun-hye and her Honduran counterpart, Juan Orlando Hernandez, agreed Monday to cooperate in the energy industry and join forces to cut greenhouse gas emissions which are blamed for global warming. The agreement was reached in a summit between Park and Hernandez at Cheong Wa Dae, South Korea's presidential …
Malawi and Zambia on Tuesday signed a Trans-Frontier Conservation Area (TFCA) treaty to protect their common biological resources in a unique conservation and development area along the two countries’ boundaries.Malawi President Peter Mutharika said in the commercial city of Blantyre during the signing ceremony that the treaty is of mutual …
Better economic growth can help close the greenhouse gas emissions gap, according to a new report released by the New Climate Economy, the flagship project of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate. Seizing the Global Opportunity: Partnerships for Better Growth and a Better Climate identifies 10 key areas …
Gridlock in the multilateral climate negotiations has created growing scholarly and practical interest in the use of minilateral forums. A large variety of climate club proposals have been developed in recent years, which promise more effective bargaining among the main climate powers, better incentives to encourage mitigation efforts and discourage …
Britain and Canada signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Monday to strengthen ties between the two countries' nuclear energy industries. The MoU was signed in London by Canada's High Commissioner Gordon Campbell and Lee McDonough, director of the Office of Nuclear Development for the UK Department of Climate Change. …
Denmark on Sunday pledged its readiness to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in the development of the nation’s agriculture sector. Mr Jacob Erikstrup, Minister Counsellor of the Royal Danish Consulate-General in Lagos, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that his government would want to see the administration’s intended areas …
U.S. and Chinese officials on Wednesday agreed during high-level talks in Washington to work together to end the "massacre" of wildlife and reduce the flow of illegal wildlife trafficking, a senior U.S. official said. The talks are significant because the United States and China are among the largest markets for …
ISLAMABAD: In an important inter-country meeting on cross border transmission on polio eradication, Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to launch joint vigilance to stop the cross border spread of polio in both countries. Pakistan side was led by Senator Ayesha Raza Farooq, Prime Minister’s Focal Person on Polio Eradication whereas the …
