Fiscal implications of global decarbonization
Internationally coordinated climate mitigation policies can effectively put the world on a path toward achieving the agreed Paris temperature goals. Such coordination could be initiated by large players,
United States Of America (US)
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Alarming nets
An acoustic alarm called pinger could detract innocent porpoises that get trapped in fishing nets
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Cool and dangerous
The UK government has been making efforts to get the European Union to ban a self-cooling drink can that uses HFC134a, one of the most powerful human-made greenhouse gases. The aerosol can be packed
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Tracking elles
A project to conserve the Asian elephant has been launched by the Smithsonian Institution, USA, and the department of wildlife and national parks, Malaysia. Using radio collars and satellite
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Countering El Ni o
A call for an international front against the naughty child
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Lessons of a drought
Water will become the most prized and precious commodity in the coming years. Internecine conflicts over the resource are already the order of the day and a global water crisis seems not too far away. But the water-guzzling US state of California is show
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Passing USA's laugh test
Helping George Bush gain political mileage seemed to be the overriding concern at the recent climate convention negotiations in New York. India stood alone on the issue of apportioning global sinks
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Let's get political
The environmental movement is politically weak. That is the lesson from the Rio summit
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Presidential criticism stings biotech firms
The days ahead are gloomy for the biotechnology industry in the United States, if the present downturn in the market persists.
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Clinton proposes talks on jobs
Burdened by rising joblessness, US President Bill Clinton wants world leaders to meet to find a solution to the vexing problem
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Seeds of monopoly
A US firm's patent application on soyabean seeds harves fear rivals