Nepal has made significant efforts towards low-emission development, using government tools to encourage finance flows towards climate action. However, achieving its ambitions will be difficult given current
President Clinton-calling global warming the most critical environmental challenge of the 21st century-is backing a broad set of initiatives to increase energy efficiency, accelerate the adoption of
Greenhouse gas emissions reduction programmes run by US cities could contribute 10% of the reductions needed for the US to meet its Kyoto Protocol targets. US urban planners believe that
Researchers in the US suspect rising carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere could reduce coral growth by almost half. The researchers from Columbia University, are investigating the impact of
University of Hawaii scientists this summer will investigate what they say is the weidest spot in the ocean and try to figure out how it contributes to greenhouse gases. They plan to follow a plume
Global warming is accelerating the arrival of many common butterflies in Britain. Scientists studying 35 of the estimated 60 species of British butterfly claim that some, such as the red admiral, can
A federal cabinet split has delayed a decision to give the Commonwealth power to veto projects that emit high levels of greenhouse gases. Australian environment Minister Senator Robert Hill released
Developed countries contribute more to global warming because of their automobiles, air-conditining and other high-tech amenities which produce carbon dioxide and methane, a top Filipino scientist
A mining company in Western Australia has discovered a huge underground reservoir of water it says is enough to supply Perth for the next 4000 years.Anaconda Nickel Ltd yesterday said it discovered
Four representative organizations of the farmers have demanded that the construction of Kalabagh dam be shelved as it has become a controversial issue and, instead, dams and water reservoirs be
The effect of traffic in contributing to the "heat island phenomenon," in which summer temperatures soar to uncomfortable levels in central Tokyo, has been underestimated, according
