Primer on short-lived climate pollutants
This report provides a summary of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs), including: an introduction to SLCPs; explanation of the co-benefits of reducing SLCPs with respect to climate, human health and
This report provides a summary of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs), including: an introduction to SLCPs; explanation of the co-benefits of reducing SLCPs with respect to climate, human health and
Commissioning of first unit of KNPP was scheduled for Dec last yr but has been delayed due to year-long protests Seeking to take their campaign against Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant to a global level, anti nuclear activists today sought support of the international community in their efforts to scrap the project and make the world 'nuclear free'. In a letter to various Foreign Missions in New Delhi and here, People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) said though global nuclear industry tries to promote nuclear power as the answer to global warming and climate destruction, the global community knows for sure that "poisoned Earth with nuclear waste cannot be the answer for polluted air".
Biggest increase in coal usage for 50 years could throw the UK's green ambitions off course Coal is enjoying a renaissance, with the highest consumption of the fuel since the late 1960s. The unexpected
For all their disputes, President Obama and Mitt Romney agree that the world is warming and that humans are at least partly to blame. It remains wholly unclear what either of them plans to do about it.
Rising temperatures and high levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are causing rice paddies to release more of the potent greenhouse gas methane, a new research has claimed. Researchers from the
China launched a fund on Monday to protect its far-western Sanjiangyuan nature reserve, the source of the country's major rivers. Fund launched to protect 'China's water tower' A herd of yaks idle
Increased atmospheric CO2 and rising temperatures are expected to affect rice yields and greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions from rice paddies. This is important, because rice cultivation is one of the largest
The threat of climate change has galvanised the Indian government and industry into action. Every corporate worth its salt is proclaiming that it is doing something to fight climate change. A cursory glance
Scientists have produced the first three dimensional map of the surface beneath Antarctic sea ice, helping them better understand the impact of climate change on Antarctica. The team of scientists from
More than a hundred carbon capture and storage projects (CCS) must be built to avoid dangerous global warming, an international CCS group said this week, as fears were raised over whether UK projects would
Over 1.14 lakh get degrees at the 80th convocation of Annamalai University On the occasion of the 80th annual convocation of Annamalai University on Thursday, M.S. Swaminathan, Chairman of the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, asked the university to promote seawater farming. Delivering the convocation address, Mr. Swaminathan said the founders of Annamalai University had established the Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology at Parangipettai with great vision. Its role was quite important at a time when humanity was facing the travails of climate change, global warming and marine pollution.
The policy brief, titled "Recalibrating food production in the developing world: global warming will challenge more than just the climate," notes that climate impacts are more complex than simply heat
Climate change is predicted to alter global species diversity, the distribution of human pathogens and ecosystem services. Forecasting these changes and designing adequate management of future ecosystem
Rising ocean temperatures have reduced rates of coral calcification and increased rates of coral mortality, thereby negatively impacting the health of coral reef ecosystems. Nevertheless, the response
Northern parts of the country and the Himalayan region will be the worst hit by climate change in India and warming will be greater over land than sea, according to a latest report. “In the 2020s, the projected warming is of the order of 0.5-1.5 degrees Celsius, by the 2050s, three degrees Celsius and by the 2080s, around 4 degrees Celsius. Warming will be greater over land than sea and it is projected over northern parts of the Indian landmass and over the Himalayas,” says a joint India-UK report on potential impact of climate change and adaptation in India which was launched here on Thursday.
The Czech parliament's lower house approved a law on Wednesday setting rules for the allocation of carbon allowances to companies in 2013-2020, using an exception from full auctioning negotiated by some
More than 100 million people will die and global economic growth will be cut by 3.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030 if the world fails to tackle climate change, a report commissioned by
Salt marshes around the world's coasts will help slow climate change until about 2050 by soaking up greenhouse gases but then risk making the problem even worse as sea levels rise, a study showed on Wednesday.
A numerical model of salt marsh evolution shows that competition between mineral sediment deposition and organic matter accumulation determines the net impact of climate change on carbon accumulation in
Australia's climate change commissioner says it's too early to say whether the Queensland Premier is taking global warming seriously enough. Environmentalist Tim Flannery was in Brisbane today to launch