State of the Climate in Asia 2024
<p>The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing
Climate Change
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Auto makers reviving up to prove diesel engine, after all, is not so harmful
On November 23 and 24, the apex court will consider the arguments of both the greens-- represented by the Environmental Pollution Control Authority (EPCA)-- and the auto manufacturers on the virtues
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A little known Greenhouse Gas
The Inter-governmental panel on climate change - an international group of scientists sponsored by the United Nations - has calculated that developing countries will be twice as vulnearable to
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India to ratify Kyoto Protocol
India will ratify and sign the Kyoto protocol before the next conference on climate change scheduled to be held in Hague in November 2000. This was disclosed by Minister for Environment, Mr Baalu who
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World divided even in informal global warming talks
Environment ministers started a round ofinformal talks on global warming yesterday deeply split over how mankind can cut pollution withouthurting economic growth. After formal speeches late into the
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Global warming may move centre stage in US elections
Environmentalists and Democrats in the US are expected to push hard to make global warming a big issue in next year's political contests. Their efforts will be bolstered by decisions this week at
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Royal Caribbean sentenced for ocean dumping
A federal judge yesterday fined Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $2.5 million, plus $500,000 for community service, for dumping oil waste and pollutants by its ships in waters off Florida. The sentence
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Global warming talks in Bonn
An international conference on global warming moved into high gear here Tuesday as environment ministers from around the world gathered to hammer out details of an accord on cutting emissions of
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Environment ministers discuss ways to cut harmful emissions
Environment ministers from 150 countries, including India, resumed internaitonal efforts on Tuesday to tackle the problem of global climate change and evolve guidelines to further reduce carbon
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Trend toward low-carbon fuels
A cure for global warming?Even as the world's expanding population and economy increase atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide that scientists say are warming the earth, the global energy
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Combating desertification and mitigating the effects of drought in Nigeria
National Report on the Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa (CCD)