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A clear deal at Copenhagen is in India's self-interest
Attention on the subject of climate change appears to wax and wane in this country, having reached a peak in 2007 when the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) came out providing strong evidence of human influence on the earth’s climate. The report also detailed the serious impacts of climate change that would occur worldwide if no action was taken to deal with this challenge. Recently, however, the media has focused on India’s position in the global negotiations towards an international agreement expected in Copenhagen in December 2009. As is generally the case with issues involving long-term implications, several misimpressions and myths have been aired by some in positions of responsibility. While discussing issues related to climate change and India’s stand in international negotiations, it is important to recall some of the scientific findings of the AR4.
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Monday,03 August, 2009 | Hits: 297
Global warming. Three current realities; one subjective surmise and a concluding call for public opinion to drive the case for urgent and collaborative action to prevent, mitigate and adapt to the consequences. This is the essence of the article.
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Monday,03 August, 2009 | Hits: 136
Global action on climate will likely be held back by national politics:
Global warming—three current realities; one subjective surmise and a concluding call for public opinion to drive the case for urgent and collaborative action to prevent, mitigate and adapt to the consequences.
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Monday,03 August, 2009 | Hits: 69
As international pressure mounts on India to undertake greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, the government on Monday reviewed the progress on its internal strategy to deal with climate change and discussed the feasibility of an ambitious programme to harness solar energy.
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Monday,03 August, 2009 | Hits: 63
ENERGY-SAVER: A new roof, a shiny plasticized white covering is not only an energy saver, but also a way to help cool the planet. From Dubai to New Delhi to Osaka, Japan, reflective roofs have been embraced by local officials seeking t rein in energy costs, says…felicity barringer.
Returning to their ranch-style house in Sacramento after a long summer workday, Jon and Kim Waldrep were routinely met by a wall of heat.
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Monday,03 August, 2009 | Hits: 93
India is making all-out efforts to mobilize the support of major developing countries, including BRIC (Brazil, Russia and China) members, and of its neighbours such as Pakistan and Bangladesh on the issue of climate change and emission norms, Union Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh has said.
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Sunday,02 August, 2009 | Hits: 49
Jairam should change ‘Ministry of Extortion & Deforestation’ tag: Mitra:
The Rajiya Sabha on Monday expressed deep concern over the degradation of environment, depleting forests and increasing pollution of rivers. While Environment and Forests Ministry Jairam Ramesh will reply to the concerns raised by members, the Ministry was brought under scanner in the Upper House, With AIADMK leader V Maitreyan opening a discussion on the Ministry.
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Monday,03 August, 2009 | Hits: 61
India has the capacity and intellectual power to devise out of the box solutions. Yet we are blindly following the prosperous nations of the north:
The realization is now dawning across the globe that development which the world has pursued in the past is not sustainable. This derives from the growing evidence of damage to various ecosystems, but also most glaringly from mounting evidence of climate change. The Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) clearly brought out the influence of human activities on the earth’s climate and its impacts, resulting from the cumulative emissions of greenhouse gases, the most dominant of which is carbon-dioxide. The rate of these emissions has grown in recent decades with an increase of 70 per cent between 1970 and 2004. Consequently, the world’s climate is changing far more rapidly than in previous periods.
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Monday,03 August, 2009 | Hits: 139
Tamil Nadu’s environment authority has permitted Chemplast Sanmar Ltd, the Sanmar group’s flagship company, to restart work on a coalfired power plant in Mettur, Reversing an earlier decision to withdraw its approval.
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Sunday,02 August, 2009 | Hits: 160
From January 2010, energy-efficiency rating for refrigerators, air-conditioners and tube-lights will be mandatory.
From July 2010. It will be extended to TV sets, washing machines, LPG stoves and electric motors.
Over Rs12, 800 crore for afforestation and management of India forests to increases cover from 21 per cent to 33 per cent.
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Friday,31 July, 2009 | Hits: 56
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