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According to a report prepared by German Technical Cooperation (GTZ)-India (which will soon be presented in Montreal and has been made available exclusively to this newspaper), validators of
According to a report prepared by German Technical Cooperation (GTZ)-India (which will soon be presented in Montreal and has been made available exclusively to this newspaper), validators of
Rich nations' emissions of greenhouse gases are likely to rise in coming years after a fall linked to the collapse of smokestack industries in the former Soviet Union, UN data showed. Emissions of
France plans to boost the use of solar power with cash incentives and to hit motorists with higher taxes on the worst polluting cars as it beefs up the fight against global warming. Tighter rules on
Greenpeace activists blockaded three entrances to Downing Street with several tonnes of coal in protest at what they see as the British Prime Minister Tony Blair's failure to tackle global warming.
Tony Blair, who has made global warming one of the key themes of Britain's G8 presidency, was accused by environmental activists of failing to tackle the issue, despite many pledges of tough action.
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Asian Brown Clouds created a lot of heat in South Asia, a few years ago see: Aerial Raid, Down To Earth, August 15, 2002 . Now the chief proponent of the phenomenon, <font class='UCASE'>Veerabhadran Ramanathan</font>, director of the Center for A
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In Kyoto, in 1997, nations of the world agreed the Clean Development Mechanism <font class='UCASE'>cdm</font> was a competent way to combat climate change. The process would assist developed countries in lightening their burden of excessive greenhouse g
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Russian researchers are preparing to crack the secrets of a lake that has lain buried beneath a two-mile layer of Antarctic ice for 16 million years. They believe its lessons could be crucial in
A strong indictment by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) for having wasted hundreds of crores of rupees without any results apart, the Rs. 30,000-crore action plan unveiled by the Member of
Workers beat up a German Greenpeace activist and pelted other protesters with stones, injuring two Filipinos, during a demonstration against global warming at a coal power plant outside Manila, the
An increase in the planet's temperature 55 million years ago prompted major shifts in plant distribution, researchers reported. A study of plant fossils from the Bighorn Basin in Wyoming shows the
How many smokers are deterred by statutory warnings printed on cigarette packs? Maybe only a few; still, the practice keeps up the pressure. Global warming warnings bounce off most of us. However,
Europe's first space probe to Venus blasted off on a mission to shed light on Earth's closest planetary neighbour and give scientists clues about global warming. From its Space Operations Centre in
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has questioned the role of the United Nations (U.N.) and reputed international consultants in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects. The CDM
The Chandigarh administration has prohibited throwing of any kind of waste material, including puja material, into sukhna lake in Chandigarh to protect its flora and fauna. An official spokeman