Atmosphere And Ozone Layer

Preparing for HCFC phase-out: fundamentals of uses, alternatives, implications and funding for Article 5 countries

The issues of ozone depletion and climate change have been at the forefront of the international community

Publication Date: 
01/08/2009
UNIDO
Tags:
Environment, Montreal Protocol, Atmosphere, Ozone Layer, CFCs, Climate Change, Green House Gases, UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol, Sudan, China, Lebanon, Dominican Rep, Uruguay, India, Global Warming, Gabon
Climate Change

Climate change negotiations: Indias submissions to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

The international negotiations on climate change are on and all Parties of UNFCCC are working to reach an agreed outcome at Copenhagen in December 2009. This latest publication encapsulates the major submissions made by India to the UNFCCC during 2008 and 2009. Of particular note are India

Publication Date: 
01/08/2009
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Tags:
UNFCCC, Land Use, Forest Management, Deforestation, Afforestation, Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol, Technology Transfer, Emissions Trading, Climate Adaptation, Aid, India, Developing Countries, Climate Mitigation
Climate Change

Assessing the costs of adaptation to climate change: a review of the UNFCCC and other recent estimates

This report takes another look at the costs of adapting to climate change. The estimates for 2030 used by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change are likely to be substantial under-estimates. This report look at the estimates from a range

Publication Date: 
01/08/2009
Martin Parry, & et al, David Dodman, Nigel Arnell, Pam Berry
IIED
Tags:
UNFCCC, Ecosystems, Forests, Agriculture, Water Resources, Coastal Development, Fisheries, Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, India, Global, Infrastructure Development, Health
Climate Change

Assessing the costs of adaptation to climate change: a review of the UNFCCC and other recent estimates

This report takes another look at the costs of adapting to climate change. The estimates for 2030 used by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change are likely to be substantial under-estimates. This report look at the estimates from a range

Publication Date: 
01/08/2009
Martin Parry, & et al, David Dodman, Nigel Arnell, Pam Berry
IIED
Tags:
UNFCCC, Ecosystems, Forests, Agriculture, Water Resources, Coastal Development, Fisheries, Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, India, Global, Infrastructure Development, Health
Climate Change

Poor nations seek 95 per cent cut in greenhouse gas emission by 2050

Environmentalists and civil society activists from Asia-Pacific and African countries vulnerable to global warming Wednesday urged the industrialised nations to act urgently for greenhouse gas emission cut from 1990 levels by at 95 per cent within 2050.

Publication Date: 
30/07/2009
New Age (Bangladesh)
Tags:
UNFCCC, Desert Spread, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Global Warming, Sea Level Rise, Economy, Kyoto Protocol, Climate Mitigation, Adaptation Fund, Migration, Africa, Asia
Climate Change

Towards a common stand on climate change

Bhutan and India discussed the possibility of developing crops resistant to climate change, to keep agriculture apace with warmer global conditions.

Publication Date: 
30/07/2009
Kuensel (Bhutan)
Tags:
UNFCCC, Forests, Himalaya, Agriculture, Afforestation, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Natural Disasters, Floods, Drought, Africa, Bhutan, China, Brazil, India, Developing Countries, South Asia, Food Security
Climate Change

India wont take binding target for carbon reduction, says PM

New Delhi: After the opposition parties mounted pressure on the government on agreeing to targeted reduction in carbon emission during the recent G-8 meet and also during recent visit of US secretary of state Hillary Clinton, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday reiterated that India would not take any binding emission reduction target which would undermine

Publication Date: 
30/07/2009
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
UNFCCC, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Kyoto Protocol, Emission Targets, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India
Climate Change

Old climate issues call for fresh solutions

Rajiv Tikoo

Publication Date: 
27/07/2009
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
UNFCCC, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Kyoto Protocol, Emission Targets
Climate Change

Climate change a developing country perspective

This article looks at the issue of climate change from a developing country perspective and develops an outline of a win-win-oriented climate policy around development priorities. It demonstrates how the great climate debate between the

Publication Date: 
10/07/2009
B. Sudhakara Reddy, Gaudenz B. Assenza
Current Science
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Tags:
UNFCCC, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Natural Disasters, Conference Of Parties, Emission Targets, Climate Mitigation, Energy Efficiency, Climate Adaptation, UNDP, UNEP, China, India, Developing Countries, Emissions Trading
Climate Change

G8 non-committal on emission targets

The G8 or the world's most wealthy and developed countries have remained non-committal on setting targets for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, a demand being stressed by the emerging economies (G5) and other developing countries.

Publication Date: 
10/07/2009
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
UNFCCC, Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol, Emission Targets, Italy, India, Developing Countries

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