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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
Violent volcanic eruptions help to combat some of the effects of global warming by cooling the Earth and keeping a check on rises in sea level, scientists have discovered. Eruptions are known to have
Kullon village in Sweden shows how to use it as a fertiliser source
Blair changes his stance on the Kyoto Protocol
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The Mediterranean region will suffer most in Europe from global warming and changing land use this century, with more droughts damaging everything from farming to tourism, an international study
At age 73, Dr Koerner, known as Fritz, still regularly hikes high on the ancient glaciers abutting the warming ocean to extract cores showing past climate trends. And every one, he said, indicates
Two global-warming skeptics who questioned an influential climate study and prompted a congressional inquiry are now facing critics of their own, as a pair of new research papers take issue with
Greenland's icecap has thickened slightly in recent years despite wide predictions of a thaw triggered by global warming, a team of scientists said. The 9842 ft thick icecap is a key concern in