Environment

Learning from the environmentalism of the poor

Suita Narain argues for a more logical and democratic answer to the world

Publication Date: 
01/10/2008
Sunita Narain
Arena Magazine
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Environment, Traditional Water Harvesting, Climate Change, Development, Carbon Sinks, Climate Equity, Poverty, CSE, Sunita Narain, India, Water Management
Climate Change

The framework for climate

The world needs to adopt the concept of equal per capita entitlements for greenhouse gas emissions.

Publication Date: 
26/09/2008
Sunita Narain
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Green House Gases, Renewable Energy, Emissions Trading, Carbon Sinks, CSE, Sunita Narain
Climate Change

Old-growth forests as global carbon sinks

Old-growth forests remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

Publication Date: 
11/09/2008
Sebastiaan Luyssaert, E. -Detlef Schulze, Annett Brner & et al
Nature
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Forests, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Climate Science, Carbon Sinks, Carbon Sequestration
Climate Change

Soil organic carbon pool under different plantations in some districts of Uttarakhand and Haryana

A study was conducted to estimate the soil organic carbon pool under Eucalyptus, Poplar, Shisham and Teak plantations in Haridwar and Dehra Dun, districts of Uttarakhand and Yamunanagar District of Haryana State.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2008
M. K. Gupta, Rajiv Pandey
Indian Journal of Forestry
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369
Tags:
Forests, Soil Capability, Eucalyptus, Poplar, Shisham, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Carbon Sinks, Carbon Sequestration, Haryana, Yamuna Nagar (D), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Dehradun (D), Haridwar (D)
Climate Change

Amazon powers major carbon sink

Nutrients carried by the Amazon River into the Atlantic Ocean help absorb significant amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, new research reveals. The nutrients fertilize a type of plankton that the researchers estimate to consume 27 million metric tons of CO2 annually.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2008
Payal Parekh
World Rivers Review
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Rivers, Amazon, South Atlantic Ocean, Dams, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Carbon Sinks, Hydrology
Climate Change

 Carbon craze

Sri Lanka sets up carbon fund to acquire marketing edge sri lanka launched a Carbon Fund in June under a public-private partnership to encourage companies to get into businesses that would earn them carbon credits. B M S Batagoda, chief executive officer of the Carbon Fund, said the fund would bundle the carbon credits earned by small companies and sell them to international buyers who

Publication Date: 
30/07/2008
Feizel Samath
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment Economics, Climate Change, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Carbon Sinks, Private Sector, Sri Lanka
Climate Change

 According to Reports

Sinking with biofuel: A study by the Finnish Environment Institute found that increased logging could eliminate Europe

Publication Date: 
30/07/2008
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment Economics, Deforestation, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Emission Targets, Biofuel, Emissions Trading, Carbon Sinks, Finland, European Union (EU)
Climate Change

Adding lime to seawater may cut CO2 levels

Washington: Scientists claim to have found a workable way of reducing CO

Publication Date: 
22/07/2008
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Limestone, Oceans and Seas, Carbon Dioxide, Solar Radiation, Climate Change, Carbon Sinks
Climate Change

Himalaya-Carbon sink or source?

Chemical analysis of hot springs in the Himalaya suggest that the carbon released from mountain forming regions may warm Earth.

Publication Date: 
27/06/2008
Jerome Gaillardet, Albert Galy
Science
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Himalaya, Carbon Dioxide, Atmosphere Science, Climate Change, Climate Science, Global Warming, Carbon Sinks
Climate Change

Towards a low carbon economy

Publication Date: 
05/06/2008
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Tags:
Deforestation, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Economy, Carbon Sinks

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