Germany said on Wednesday it will back a European Union climate emissions trading scheme, paving the way for approval of a key EU policy to fight global warming. Germany, Europe's biggest emitter of

The perennial sea ice that remains year round near the Arctic Circle is melting faster than previously thought and could disappear entirely than this century, according to a study by the National

The primary cause for global warming, it is believed, is due to the greenhouse gases, as they perturb the radioactive balance of Earth. Originally, carbon dioxide had been believed to be the main

The Karnataka State government today reiterated that movement of 15-year old vehicles will be banned in Bangalore from January 1 next year. The government has already issued a notification in this

Ever since George W. Bush renounced the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on global warming two years ago, the industrilized world has been waiting patiently for signs that Americans are ready to focus on the

The Participatory Biodiversity Conservation Programme of the Society for Environment and Development (ENDEV) covers 10 villages of West Bengal and involves 200 students, 20 from each village, besides

A big flap at a little scientific journal is raising questions about a study that has been embraced by conservative politicians for its rejection of widely held global warming theories. The study by

The intense heat wave that has baked much of Europe for weeks, fueling deadly forest fires, causing drought and damaging crops, has convinced many people that global warming is a reality. While

The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has published a report saying that the forecast growth in UK aviation, along with the accompanying growth in emissions, will accentuate global warming and

New York Governor George Pataki announced that he has received commitments from the governors of nine northeast states to join New York state in a regional strategy to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2)