Climate Change

Climate change: politics and facts

Climate change is definitely the biggest story of the 21st century. But its sheer complexity and urgency is defeating us For the past 19 years

Publication Date: 
Oct 2009
Sunita Narain
Centre for Science and Environment
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Economics, Climate Impacts, Climate Agreements, Kyoto Protocol, Cap And Trade
Climate Change

Green technologies can be profitable, say global CEOs

Pallavi Aiyar / Copenhagen October 30, 2009, 0:44 IST

A survey of 40 firms suggests that there

Publication Date: 
30/10/2009
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Economics, Climate Agreements, Kyoto Protocol, Global
Climate Change

Left, BJP join hands to pressure govt on climate

New Delhi: The political cost of a shift on climate change negotiations increased for the UPA government with the Left, BJP and the green lobby standing on common ground to oppose any political drift before the crucial Copenhagen climate talks in December.

Publication Date: 
29/10/2009
Nitin SethI
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol, NGO, CSE, Sunita Narain, India
Energy

Ethanol tanks

ONCE upon a time, biofuels were thought of as a solution to fossil-fuel dependence. Now they are widely seen as a boondoggle to agribusiness that hurts the environment and cheats taxpayers. A report commissioned by the United Nations endorses neither extreme. It gives high marks to some crop-based fuels and lambasts others.

Publication Date: 
24/10/2009
Economist (London)
Tags:
Bio Fuel Crops, Carbon Dioxide, Ethanol, Green House Gases, Kyoto Protocol, Biofuel, Fossil Fuels
Climate Change

Cloud over climate negotiations: From Bangkok to Copenhagen and beyond

After months of incremental progress on negotiating text for the United Nations summit on climate change in Copenhagen in December, recent talks in Bangkok unearthed a deal breaker

Publication Date: 
24/10/2009
Lavanya Rajamani
Economic and Political Weekly
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UNFCCC, Climate Change, Climate Agreements, Kyoto Protocol, Conference Of Parties, Emission Targets, Climate Mitigation, Bali, Developing Countries
Climate Change

PM clears air, says west must pay for green tech

Clarifies India Stands By Kyoto Pact Requirements
TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Publication Date: 
23/10/2009
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Barcelona Convention, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Climate Agreements, Kyoto Protocol, India
Climate Change

Nasheed: cut out carbon, consume renewables

NEW DELHI: The Maldives, like India, believes that any deal on climate change must start with the international framework in existence.

Publication Date: 
23/10/2009
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol, Emission Targets, Maldives
Climate Change

Copenhagen needs a strong lead negotiator

Reaching an international climate agreement requires someone with exceptional skill, knowledge and diplomacy, says Kyoto chair Ra

Publication Date: 
22/10/2009
Ral Estrada-Oyuela
Nature
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UNFCCC, Climate Change, Climate Agreements, Kyoto Protocol, Denmark, Global
Climate Change

Time running out for climate talks

Rift between developed and developing nations might be too great.

Publication Date: 
22/10/2009
Jeff Tollefson
Nature
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Climate Change, Climate Agreements, Kyoto Protocol, Emission Targets, Energy Efficiency, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), China, United States Of America (US), India, European Union (EU)
Climate Change

Climate of compromise

The chances of a strong treaty emerging from the United Nations climate talks in Copenhagen seem small, but recent progress offers hope. (Editorial)

Publication Date: 
22/10/2009
Nature
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UNFCCC, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Climate Economics, Climate Agreements, Kyoto Protocol, Emission Targets, Climate Adaptation, United States Of America (US), China

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