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The failure of Cancun is not a victory for the world's poor. It is a triumph insofar it indicates a shake-up of the global power imbalances. The failure, if truth be told, suits the

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Our world did change in 2003. The US war on Iraq made sure that the rules of engagement were changed, perhaps for a long time to come. The change I see most visible is that the world has become

Over one million plants and animals -- a quarter of all life on land -- could become extinct in just decades due to man-made climate change, scientists say. The main culprit for this change, they say

In the biggest nationwide action against errant bottled water manufacturers, the government has cancelled the licences of 213 units for either not adhering to the new norms of pesticides residues,

An international group of 19 scientists, analyzing research around the globe, has concluded that a warming climate will rival habitat destruction in prompting widespread extinctions in this century.

Climate change over the next 50 years is expected to drive a quarter of land animals and plants into extinction, according to the first comprehensive study into the effect of higher temperatures on

Soot pouring out of trucks and chimneys is a bigger cause of global warming than previously realised because it blackens snow, says two US scientists. Levels are highest over China and India, where

This study and the workshops that lead up to the International Conference for Renewable Energy 2004 in Bonn are primarily focused on learning experiences between Southern nations.

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