Melting Arctic: Forget polar bears, worry about humans
Climate change is transforming the Arctic so fast that many species could be gone within our lifetimes. But the important thing is to put human self-interest first, says Alun Anderson.
Climate change is transforming the Arctic so fast that many species could be gone within our lifetimes. But the important thing is to put human self-interest first, says Alun Anderson.
Projected global warming under a worldwide climate policy following Switzerland's example is a new scenario study by Climate Analytics on request by Greenpeace Switzerland. Following the Swiss climate policy, in this scenario half of the overall reduction of emissions is achieved through international offsets.
Physicians for Social Responsibility today released a groundbreaking medical report,
Aarti Dhar KYOTO: It is business as usual in this beautiful city, where the people prefer to talk more about the leaves changing colour in the ongoing autumn season than the historic Kyoto Protocol that was signed by the world leaders here in 1997 and which will end in 2012.
Udhagamandalam: Lifestyle changes can combat global warming to a significant extent. This was underscored at a seminar on global warming
Meena Menon NEW DELHI: Just before starting his lecture on
Goa is the most vulnerable among coastal states, as major portion of its beaches would be submerged within a foreseeable future due to climatic changes, according to a scientific study.
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Ananth Krishnan BEIJING: Researchers in China have documented what they describe as the rapid retreat of glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau, the source of many of the subcontinent
This report covers the range of topics evaluated by Working Group I of the IPCC, namely the Physical Science Basis.
This document says that being one of the most affected and vulnerable countries in the world due to climate change Bangladesh is certainly well positioned to raise its voice and bargain for getting a fare share in a global climate deal. The prerequisites for these include adequate knowledge to present the right issues and reasons clearly and loudly.
This UNDP-WHO joint report draws attention to the global energy access situation and highlights that three billion people still rely on traditional biomass and coal, with a striking two million deaths per year associated with indoor burning of these solid fuels in unventilated kitchens.<br> Almost two billion people need modern energy services by 2015 to accelerate MDGs achievement.
This paper on the state of Himalayan Glaciers by V K Raina, ex Deputy Director of GSI presents a historical review of the research to date spanning more than fifty years, and claims that it is premature to accept that Himalayan glaciers are retreating abnormally because of global warming.
The paper examines whether democracy at the country level and global climate change matter for another. It raises the question of how to support democracy
Hasan Suroor LONDON: In what Prime Minister Gordon Brown hailed as a major breakthrough ahead of the Copenhagen climate change conference in December, the European Union on Friday reached a
Europeans back efforts to amend the Montreal Protocol to address global warming.
Watch this first in a series of videos released by US Senator Barbara Boxer discussing the ongoing debate surrounding climate change legislation. In anticipation of the first Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, beginning October 27, Senator Boxer highlights the critical need for American leadership on climate change.
Oct. 22: Even as India and other countries quibble about how to handle climate change and who should cut what percentage of carbon emissions, the damaging effects of global warming are being felt right in our own backyard.
India and China struck an agreement on Wednesday to co-ordinate efforts to combat climate change that has at its core demands that the developed world take the lead in cutting global carbon emissions.
Washington, Oct. 20: Sediment cores from a small Arctic lake in Canada stretching back 200,000 years show unprecedented gains in global warming since 1950, indicating human activity is the likely cause, a study said.