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Climate change forecast to shrink habitat of common plants, animals

The habitats of many common plants and animals will shrink dramatically this century unless governments act quickly to cut rising greenhouse gas emissions, scientists said on Sunday after studying

Publication Date: 
13/05/2013
Alister Doyle
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Habitat, Green House Gases, Scientists, Amphibians, Reptiles, Rainfall Pattern, Global Warming, Energy, Vehicular Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Africa, Australia, Wildlife, Flora, Fauna, Diseases, Frogs
Climate Change

Global warming will destroy half of common plants by century end: Study

NEW DELHI: More than half of common plants and one third of the animals could see a dramatic decline this century due to climate change, according to research published today in the journal Nature Climate Change.

Researchers from the University of East Anglia looked at 50,000 globally widespread and common species and found that more than one half of the plants and one third of the animals will lose more than half of their climatic range by 2080 if nothing is done to reduce the amount of global warming and slow it down.

Publication Date: 
13/05/2013
Subodh Varma
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, Global Warming, Endangered Species, Climate Impacts, Extreme Weather Events, Ecotourism, Climate Mitigation, Green House Gases, Trees, Biodiversity
Climate Change

Quantifying the benefit of early climate change mitigation in avoiding biodiversity loss

Climate change is expected to have significant influences on terrestrial biodiversity at all system levels, including species-level reductions in range size and abundance, especially amongst endemic species. However, little is known about how mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions could reduce biodiversity impacts, particularly amongst common and widespread species. Our global analysis of future climatic range change of common and widespread species shows that without mitigation, 57±6% of plants and 34±7% of animals are likely to lose ≥50% of their present climatic range by the 2080s.

Publication Date: 
12/05/2013
R. Warren, J. VanDerWal, J. Price & et al
Nature
1-5
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, Flora, Fauna, Climate Impacts
Climate Change

Carbon budgets for climate change mitigation – a GAMS-based emissions model

In this article we have studied a scheme of partitioning the global carbon budget using an equity principle. In contrast to earlier approaches, this article carefully distinguishes between the two quantities – ‘entitlements to carbon space’ and ‘physically available carbon space’. A positive feature of the carbon budgets approach to allocation of mitigation burdens discussed here

Publication Date: 
10/05/2013
Tejal Kanitkar, T. Jayaraman, Mario D’Souza & et al
Current Science
104
9
1200-1206
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, India, Climate Equity, Green House Gases, UNFCCC
Climate Change

Assessment (white-space mapping) of Indian effort in climate research

Periodic and quantitative assessment of research activities in a given area is an essential step to ensure identification of priority and niche areas. White-space, a term borrowed from spectrum analysis, in this context refers to areas of research (frequency bands) that are less explored. Thus white-space mapping or analysis identifies relative strength of research, and enables us to uncover opportunities that are not obvious or less explored. (Scientific Correspondence)

Publication Date: 
10/05/2013
K. V. Ramesh, P. Goswami
Current Science
104
9
1147-1148
Tags:
Climate Change, India, Climate Science
Environment

Exim Bank secures €150 m loan to fund green projects

The Exim Bank today said it has signed an agreement for a 20-year €150 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support projects that contribute to climate change mitigation.

Publication Date: 
10/05/2013
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Hydroelectricity, Biomass, Geothermal Energy, European Union (EU)
Climate Change

Programme on adapting to environmental and climate change

DIGBOI: A discussion on the topic ‘Adapting to Environmental and Climate Change in the Eastern Brahmaputra River Basin: Priorities for Research, Advocacy and Intervention’ has been successfully hel

Publication Date: 
10/05/2013
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Assam, Brahmaputra, River Basin, Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Himalaya, Food Security, Environment
Climate Change

Greenhouse observatory proposed at Munnar

The Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS) has proposed setting up a greenhouse gas observatory at Munnar as part of developing an integrated climate change database and information system in the State.

The initiative is part of the estimate Rs. 80-crore scientific study to map the impact of climate change on agriculture, fisheries, industries, transport, tourism, bio-diversity and forestry sectors.

Publication Date: 
10/05/2013
G. Krishnakumar
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Idukki, Green House Gases, Climate Change, Agriculture, Fisheries, Biodiversity, Climate Impacts, Western Ghats, Medicinal Plants, Wildlife, Environment Education, Sustainable Development
Climate Change

Mumbaikars see red on climate change

Survey Gauges City’s Attitude Towards Issues On Environment

Mumbai: Climate change is no longer an environmentalist’s concern. Erratic weather, change in temperature, depletion of air quality and wind patterns seem to be weighing on Mumbaikars’ minds too.

Publication Date: 
08/05/2013
Chinmayi Shalya
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mumbai, Climate Change, Environmentalists, Weather Modifications, Climate Impacts, TERI, Urban Air Quality, Respiratory Diseases, NGO, Environment
Energy

ICLEI to prepare DPR for solar city project

Kochi: Kochi corporation has decided to appoint International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for executing the solar city project. The local body has informed that it will hold preliminary discussions with ICLEI representatives in a month.

The aim of the project is to promote the use of renewable energy in urban areas. Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi were identified as suitable regions for implementing the project.

Publication Date: 
06/05/2013
Greeshma Gopal Giri
Times Of India (Kochi)
Tags:
Kerala, Kochi, Solar Energy, Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Thiruvananthapuram (D), Renewable Energy, Energy

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