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| Al Gore calls for 'civil disobedience' in the wake of climate change | ||
| Addressing heads of state and business leaders this week, former Vice President Al Gore said that despite the cries of scientists and the alarms sounded by world leaders, despite multi-million dollar ad campaigns and unprecedented levels of global awareness, the rate of climate change continues to accelerate. | ||
| TCP-India partners with Live Earth for upcoming Mumbai concert (19/09/08) | ||
| Aimed at raising awareness on the issue of climate change, India will host the next edition of the 'Live Earth 2008' series of music concerts here on December 7. | ||
| Nuclear energy a must to curb global warming | ||
| Climate change, such as global warming, is for real. The biggest challenge today for the human race is to safeguard our planet from it, " Dr.R.K Pachauri chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has said. | ||
| Climate conference makes progress on key dispute. | ||
| Delegates at a key U.N climate conference made headway Friday on a plan to encourage developing countries to regulate carbon emissions by focussing on thier largest industries. | ||
| India may lose up to 17% of its farming income: Study | ||
| India could lose between seven and seventeen percent of its income from farming because of climate change, a new study has claimed | ||
| India to be 4 degrees hotter in 40 years | ||
| The effect of climate change on India could be far worse than previously estimated. Latest projections indicate that after 2050, temperatures would rise by 3-4 degrees over current levels and rainfall would become both heavier and less regular, posing a grave threat to agriculture. | ||
| Clinton Foundation mulls world's largest solar projectin Gujarat. | ||
| This could well be the world’s largest solar power project at a single location if all goes as planned. | ||
| FIIs, PEs to judge cos on environmental performance | ||
| With the growing stress on climate change, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) and private equity investors will soon take investment decisions based on the socio-environmental performance of domestic companies. | ||
| IIM Ahmedabad to launch carbon finance course | ||
| After the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIML), it is now the turn of IIM Ahmedabad to launch a programme on environmental management strategies with special focus on carbon markets, a market in which India is now the second largest seller in the world. | ||
| Blunt answers about risks of global warming | ||
| Rajendra Pachauri isn't nearly as famous as , who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with an international panel on climate change that Pachauri, an Indian scientist and economist, has led since 2002. | ||
| BMC has bright idea to earn carbon credits | ||
| With the effects of global warming already being felt worldwide, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has jumped on the bandwagon to save the environment and to earn a few carbon credits while they are at it. |
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| Treat climate change tech as public (Times Of India, 27 Jul 2008) | ||
| India wants climate change technologies to be treated as public and common goods. | ||
| Climate change is getting nasty. And we're not talking about the weather. | ||
| Climate change is getting nasty. And we’re not talking about the weather. The climate change policies rolled out by the European Union in the past few weeks make it clear Brussels will use trade sanctions to push these policies overseas. | ||
| Himachal Pradesh to launch plantation drive to combat climate change | ||
| Himachal Pradesh is launching a massive platation drive next month to increase the state's forest cover as part of its contribution to lowering global warming. | ||
| India's first solar powered housing project sold out (DNA, July 14, 2008) | ||
| These may not look like conventional homes but are fitted with all the modern amenities. And a lot more. The lily pool in front of each house looks pretty but serves a more serious purpose.The breeze flowing over it cools the house on entering it through a natural draft circulation process called the chimney effect. | ||
| Global Warming Turns Sea Into Acid Bath (The Times, June 9, 2008) | ||
| Research by British scientists suggests that increasing carbon dioxide emissions may result in numerous marine species, such as coral and sea urchins, becoming extinct by the end of this century. | ||
| 'Effects of Global Warming Worse Than Thought' (DAWN, May 25, 2008) | ||
Global warming has dominated the discussions of ministers, from Group 8 countries, meeting in the Japanese city of Kobe. Scientists have warned environmental ministers that 'Global warming is damaging the earth more quickly than previously forecast and rising oil prices threaten to speed the growth in greenhouse gas emissions'. |
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| 2007: Fourth Warmest Year Since 1901 (Surinder Sud, www.rediff.com, May 12, 2008) | ||
Eight of the ten warmest years in the past 108 years have ocurred in the past decade. Also, The 'Annual Climate Survey 2007' by the Indian Meteorogical Department has declared 2007 as the fourth warmest year since 2001. The report also states that the year 2007 witnessed extreme weather events across the country, both in terms of temperature and precipitation. |
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| Global warming may aggravate India’s wheat worries (G. Chandrashekhar, Hindu Business Line, May 7, 2008) | ||
| Used for fuel and food, the demand for wheat is escalating. Worsening soil and water conditions, wheat supply is becoming increasing insufficient. The final outcome? Indians face record high wheat prices. | ||
| Climate change threat to rule of law: Bar association (Economic Times, May 1, 2008) | ||
| Increasing sea levels implies a lack of land and livelihood for millions of Indians living in coastal areas. | ||
| India, China should be a part of climate change: US (Economic Times, April 29, 2008) | ||
| The US threatens that if India and China get a pass on the Kyoto Protocol, they won't sign either. | ||
| 'Climate Change is hurting India's crops': Dr. Pachauri (Times of India, April 26, 2008) | ||
| R K Pachauri, chairman of the IPCC comments on climate change's involvment in India's low crop yield problems. | ||
| Turf War Over Climate Change | ||
| New Delhi's attempt to create a National Action Plan to battle climate change is causing riffs between ministries. | ||
| Commons Sense ( Times of India April 14th, 2008) | ||
| States like Himachal Pradesh and Kerala ask for compensation to preserve their environment. | ||
| Al Gore's New Campaign | ||
| Tells 60 Minutes That Doubting Global Warming Is Man-Made Is Akin To Believing Earth Is Flat. |
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