A new study has cast doubts on an important element of a proposed treaty to fight global warming:the planting of new forests in an effort to sop up carbon dioxide, a heat-trapping gas. The research
Emissions of carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases dropped 3.5 percent to the carbon equivalent of 1.336 billion tons in fiscal 1998 from the previous year, according to an Environment
Following inconclusive climate change talks last week, the U.N.'s top official on the issue said world governments must reach clear decisions at talks at the Hague in November, or the entire process
Airline chiefs from around the world have been called to an emergency summit next week to address the growing impact of aeroplanes on the Earth's climate. There is now overwhelming evidence that
Gradual temperature rise, snow melting and viral influenza that hit mid-western districts two years ago are sure indicators of climate changes Nepal is witnessing over the years, a government
Scientists using special sensors aboard a Canadian satellite have for the first time been able to track how the ice cover of the Arctic Ocean shifts and changes, allowing collection of better data on
Texas' three natural resourcecommissioners, all appointees of Gov. George W. Bush, said yesterday that global warming was a serious problem and that the state would explore ways to cut its emissions
Australia said yesterday it would not begin mandatory greenhouse gas emissions trading ahead of an international market and would avoid measures that would hurt the multi-billion dollar liquefied
It sounds like something out of an old sci-fi movie. But the plasmatron, a device under development for several years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, may one day help reduce
Oceanographer James McCarthy made startling discoveries during a recent cruise of the Arctic Ocean: there was no ice in the North Pole, just open water. Not to worry, says the National Aeronautics
In the United States, some people have come to realize that IT also has the effect of reducing greenhouse gases and have begun drawing up measures aimed at using IT to fight the greenhouse effect.
A new study has cast doubts on an important element of a proposed treaty to fight global warming: the planting of new forests in an effort to sop up carbon dioxide, a heat-trapping gas.The research
Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee reviewed bilateral ties and expressed concern over threats to the atoll nation from global warming. Both
Work on including African nations in efforts to reduce climate change via the Clean Development Mechanism is intensifying, with the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) hosting an online
Scientists at the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia have confirmed that 1999 is likely the warmest year yet for the UK. Although the summer of 1999 was not exceptionally
Embarrassed by failing to deliver the Euro-I micro buses, Nepal's Ministry of Population and Environment officials are mulling over the possibility of importing gas-operated micro buses into the
The Confederation of British Industry, the employers body has called for a year's delay in implementing the climate change levy to allow time for amendments. Digby Jones, CBI director general, said
Saving the planet was never going to be popular in the boardrooms of the industrial west. Although some companies, such as BP Amoco, show concern about global warming, most businesses have been
The North Pole is melting. The thick ice that has for ages covered the Arctic Ocean at the pole has turned to water, recent visitors there say. At least for the time being, an ice-free patch of ocean
An influential expert on global warming who for nearly 20 years has pressed countries to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping greenhouse gases now says the emphasis on carbon
