Non-EU nations circle wagons on climate
Top environmental negotiators from Japan, the United States and eight other non-European Union industrialized countries will hold secret talks in New Zealand in the middle of February, informed
Top environmental negotiators from Japan, the United States and eight other non-European Union industrialized countries will hold secret talks in New Zealand in the middle of February, informed
Germany's goal of a 25 per cent cut in carbon dioxide emissions by 2005 is under fire from both the energy industry and environmentalists, who argue it is too ambitious under existing
Japan's Transportation Ministry is considering measures to limit the emission of greenhouse gases from commercial jets and ships on international routes, officials said. The ministry set up a study
The warming trend that has gripped our climate for the past 20 years will make 2000 one of the hottest years since 1860, despite La Nina's cooling effect on the tropical Pacific and other anomalies,
Zambia is incorporating environmental Conventions into its domestic eco-system to stave off negative impacts of the global climate change. Jewitte Masinja, Permanent Secretary in the Environment and
Permafrost that holds some of Europe's highest mountain ranges together is melting, threatening to deluge ski resorts and alpine settlements with lethal mudslides and rockfalls, a conference heard.
The increasing use of fertilizers could be contributing to global warming by decreasing oxygen and raising NOx levels in coastal waters. This is a conclusion advanced as the result of a three-year
Sweden is to make the signing of a global deal on greenhouse gas emissions a priority during its presidency of the European Union. Swedish Environment Minister Kjell Larsson said that during his
Bill Clinton came into office pledging to take action against global warming. His vice president was the world's most knowledgeable politician on the subject. The two served at a time of unparalled
Efforts would be made to develop the only fossil park of Madhya Pradesh situated in Jabalpur division as center for scientific research. The directions to this effect was passed by Divisional
The 36-MW Upper Bhotekoshi hydroelectric project in Nepal, a privately run power plant, started trial generation, Managing Director of the Project Dr Sandeep Shah
La Nina weather in 2000 produced the second wettest year in Australia since 1900, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology said on Thursday.Excessively wet weather also made 2000 the coolest year for
Hydel policy for private power projects in Pakistan will be announced shortly after the final approval by the Economic Coordination Committee and Federal Cabinet.According to the Ministry of Water
The governors of the six US New England states, which include two Republicans, have committed alongside the premiers of five eastern Canadian provinces to achieve 1990 levels of greenhouse gases
The compromises made at the conference on climate change held in Bonn seem more of a step backward than an attempt to push the Kyoto Protocol and aid the
The government department to provide relief to the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy may be closed down
global warming will have serious repercussions on the world economy. The damage from climate-induced natural disasters could rise so steeply that will will become difficult for insurance
More and more people are waking up to the need for an international climate regime based on the principle of per capita entitlements to the atmosphere
More people come out of the closet to support a fair and equitable approach to the climate negotiations
During the second week of the meeting, it became clear that there were four main areas of contention. In climate jargon, these were: sinks, supplementarity, compliance, and funding for adaptation. A