Climate Change

 CoP 8: Nothing's brewing

For a fortnight, 1,456 delegates from 167 countries sat in conference halls, attended plenary sessions and roundtables, and sized each other up over a cup of coffee. In the end, CoP 8 didn't witness any scintillating intellectual and moral leadership from

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29/11/2002
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UNFCCC, Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol, International Cooperation, China, Denmark, India, Sustainable Development, Statistics, Developing Countries
Climate Change

 Focus on pledges

Accountability issue set to take centrestage at the upcoming CoP 8
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30/10/2002
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UNFCCC, Deforestation, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Global Warming, Kyoto Protocol, Emissions Trading, Denmark, Norway, Developing Countries, Energy
Poverty

 Big brother

WSSD clearly illustrated the hatred of the US bullying tactics

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30/10/2002
R P Subramanian
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Starvation, Food Aid, Kyoto Protocol, Poverty, Human Rights, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Sustainable Development, Developing Countries
Climate Change

Equity watch: UNFCCC/CoP8, New Delhi, October 23 - November 1, 2002

Special editions of the 8th Conference of Parties (CoP-8) to the United Nations Framework Conf

Publication Date: 
23/10/2002
Centre for Science and Environment
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Climate Change, UNFCCC, Conference Of Parties, Delhi, India, Climate Impacts, Renewable Energy, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Forests, Climate Adaptation, Kyoto Protocol, Carbon Sinks
India

  Supercede capital

JOEL KOVEL , Alger Hiss Professor of Social Studies at Bard College in Annandale, New York, is best known as the Green Party s candidate in the 2000 elections for nomination as US president. Among other things, he speaks of eco socialism, ecological inte

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29/09/2002
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Ecology, Ecosystems, WTO, Kyoto Protocol, United States Of America (US)
India

 Baby s days are out

It s pack up time for around 12,000 two stroke baby taxis in Dhaka

Publication Date: 
29/09/2002
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Pollution Control, CNG, Global Warming, Kyoto Protocol, Finance, Legislation, Governance, Bangladesh, United States Of America (US)
Water Resources

 Russia on Kyoto

Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed his country's intention to sign the Kyoto Protocol, while pointing out certain technical hitches in the deal. Experts say the Russian ratification would

Publication Date: 
29/09/2002
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Kyoto Protocol, Russia, United States Of America (US)
Climate Change

 Green charade

US 'inside player' environmental groups slip into oblivion

Publication Date: 
29/09/2002
Ross Gelbspan
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Climate Change

 Beijing s Kyoto Tilt

The Chinese state council announced recently that it is on the verge of approving the Kyoto Protocol. Though the Chinese parliament is yet to ratify the treaty, it is known to rubber stamp decisions

Publication Date: 
14/09/2002
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Kyoto Protocol, Legislation, Parliament, China
Climate Change

 United we slam

The Pacific island nations of Tuvalu, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, the Marshall Islands and the Cook Islands have one thing in common: they may all be wiped out in 50 years. Because climate change has

Publication Date: 
14/09/2002
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Climate Change, Sea Level Rise, Kyoto Protocol, Fiji

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