Spanish pledge elevates climate fund close to $10 bn target
A Spanish pledge of 120 million euros ($150 million) fund, to back up poor nations to tackle global warming has increased the total amount...
Vehicles on Rohtang should be fuelled by CNG: Green panel
The ice mass on high Himalayan mountain pass Rohtang, overlooking this tourist resort in Himachal Pradesh, is reducing rapidly due to air pollution and...
Harper Government pledges $300mn to Green Climate Fund
The Government of Canada is planning to commit $300 million contribution to the Green Climate Fund.
The proposal was announced by Minister Leona Aglukkaq, which...
More crop yields adding more CO2 to atmosphere
A sharp rise in food production to meet the demands for rising population accounts for as much as 25 percent of the seasonal increase...
U.S.-China climate deal: concentrated solar, smart grid, green city in focus
The U.S.-China joint announcement on climate change and clean energy cooperation is welcome news for the renewable energy and green technologies industries including solar,...
Obama steals the show at G20, but may face heat at home
At G20 in Brisbane, Australia, President Obama committed $US3 billion to the new international fund that aims to support the world’s poorest countries while...
U.S-China climate deal: a move to trap India?
In what can be called as a landmark stride in climate talks, China has agreed to peak carbon emissions by around 2030, with the...
UN urges major economies to reveal post-2020 climate target
U.N Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended the U.S- China joint statement on climate change, which stresses on both countries’ post 2020 carbon emission targets.
The...
Key findings of IPCC Climate Change 2014 Synthesis Report
The following are the key findings of the IPCC Climate Change 2014 Synthesis Report
Each of the last three decades has been successively warmer at...
Emission should drop by 40-70% during 2010-2050: IPCC
To keep a good chance of staying below 2 oC, emission should drop by 40 to 70 percent globally between 2010 and 2050, falling...
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