Climate Change

The road to Copenhagen: India's position on climate change issues

Climate Change has become an urgent and pervasive preoccupation across the globe. It is a global challenge which requires an ambitious global response. India and other developing countries would be among those most seriously impacted by the consequences of Climate Change. It is for this reason that India, along

Publication Date: 
26/02/2009
Ministry of External Affairs
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UNFCCC, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Climate Mitigation, Climate Adaptation, Denmark, India, Developing Countries
Health

 How we are losing the battle

By not setting standards It is not that the country

Publication Date: 
14/02/2009
Down to Earth
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Food Policy, Food Standards, Food Standard Authority, Edible Oils, Fast Foods, Food Process Industry, Health Effects, Health, Heart Diseases, CSE Study, Denmark, India
Climate Change

 Climate jamboree

We don

Publication Date: 
14/02/2009
Down to Earth
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Climate Change, Denmark
Climate Change

Global warming could suffocate the sea

As climate change sucks oxygen from the world's oceans it could create huge dead zones that will last tens of thousands of years.

Publication Date: 
31/01/2009
Andy Coghlan
New Scientist
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Oceans and Seas, Climate Change, Climate Science, Global Warming, Climate Impacts, Fossil Fuels, Denmark
Energy

The answer is wind

The wind turbine industry in Denmark is the largest in the world. The success has been primarily due to a close collaboration between the government and the industry to finance key areas such as research and development, certification, testing and the preparation of standards.

Publication Date: 
21/01/2009
InWind Chronicle
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Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Energy Policy, Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, Turbines, Denmark, Statistics
Biodiversity

State of biodiversity in the Nordic countries

The Nordic countries have agreed on a common target to halt the decline in biodiversity by 2010. This report aims at evaluating the 2010-target by presenting indicators that can describe trends in biodiversity in the Nordic countries. The results comprise the most comprehensive documentation of land use in the Nordic countries to date.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2009
& et al, Bo Normander, Gregor Levin, Ari-Pekka Auvinen
Nordic Council
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Grasslands, Forests, Lakes, Habitat, Biodiversity, Plant Biodiversity, Tree Biodiversity, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
Energy

Wind of change

Energy: Wind power has established itself as an important source of renewable energy in the past three decades. The basic idea is ancient, but its modern incarnation adds many new high-tech twists

Corbis

Publication Date: 
06/12/2008
Economist (London)
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Wind Energy, Electricity, Denmark, United States Of America (US), California
Transport

Money talks

Economic incentives are

Publication Date: 
01/12/2008
Per Elvingson
Acid News
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Environment Economics, Vehicular Pollution, Fuel Efficiency, Transport, Road Transport, Congestion, Congestion Pricing, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Carbon Dioxide
Energy

The green pound

Greenery may create jobs

Publication Date: 
15/11/2008
Economist (London)
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Carbon Dioxide, Emission Targets, Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, Europe, Denmark, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom (UK)
Pesticides And Toxins

Many Pesticides In EU May Damage Human Brain - Study

Many pesticides used in the European Union may damage brain growth in foetuses and young children, according to a study published on Friday.

The study urged the European Union to tighten restrictions.
"Toxicity to the brain is not routinely included in testing pesticides," Philippe Grandjean of the Harvard School of Public Health and the University of Southern Denmark told Reuters.

Publication Date: 
27/10/2008
Planet Ark (Australia)
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Pesticides, Children, Denmark, European Union (EU)

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