Climate Change

UN panel report likely to point out risk to Asian cities

A UN panel will on Monday come out with its much-awaited report, assessing region-specific impact of climate change on human settlements and natural resources including drinking water and food-grai

Publication Date: 
31/03/2014
Vishwa Mohan
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Asia, Mumbai, Kolkata, Dhaka, Sea Level Rise, IPCC, Drinking Water, Conflicts, China, UNFCCC, Climate Impacts, Food Security
Climate Change

Prohibitive costs hold BMRCL from adopting carbon auditing

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) is yet to start carbon auditing for the MG Road-Baiyappanahalli stretch on which commercial operations began more than two years ago.

Publication Date: 
03/03/2014
Bosky Khanna
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Bangalore (T), Metro, Rail Transport, Carbon Market, UNFCCC, Public Transport, Alternative Fuels, Biofuel, CSE, Developing Countries, Climate Change
Climate Change

Climate induced loss and damage in South Asia

Loss and damage is rapidly gaining prominence in the global climate change arena and is a newly emerging field of research focus. However, the concept behind the idea of residual loss and damage from the impacts of climate change has existed since before the inception of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Publication Date: 
01/03/2014
Anna Hasemann, Erin Roberts, Saleemul Huq, Harjeet Singh
Climate Action Network South Asia
Tags:
Climate Change, South Asia, Climate Impacts, Climate Adaptation, Climate Mitigation, Sea Level Rise, UNFCCC
Climate Change

Mainstreaming gender in climate change adaptation

The climate is changing and more frequent and severe extreme events are increasing. This will lead to adverse impacts on economy and human health. The international negotiations on climate change have realized that though the richer,

Publication Date: 
01/03/2014
Clean Energy Nepal
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Women, Nepal, Green House Gases, UNFCCC
Climate Change

The GLOBE climate legislation study: a review of climate change legislation in 66 countries

This comprehensive audit of climate legislation across 66 countries together responsible for around 88% of global manmade greenhouse gas emissions was launched at the 2nd GLOBE Climate Legislation Summit held at the Senate of the United States of America and at the World Bank, Washington D.C. See this package for the study, related policies and documents.

Publication Date: 
27/02/2014
Michal Nachmany, Sam Fankhauser, Terry Townshend, & et al
GLOBE International
Tags:
Climate Change, Legislation, Green House Gases, India, Global, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, UNFCCC, Global Warming
Environment

Eco-friendly brick kilns fetch foreign currency

The country's first environment friendly CDM project in the brick kiln industry with Hybrid Hoffman Kiln (HHK) technology has fetched carbon revenue of US$ 264,525 for reduction of 17,403 tonnes of

Publication Date: 
27/02/2014
Financial Express (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Bangladesh, Bricks, Environment, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Green House Gases, UNFCCC, Energy Efficiency, Awards, South Asia
Climate Change

Emerging Economies Lead Climate Action, Globe Study Finds

Nations have passed almost 500 laws to tackle climate change, with emerging economies led by Mexico and China making the most progress last year, a study by Globe International found.

Publication Date: 
27/02/2014
Bloomberg
Tags:
Climate Change, Developing Countries, Mexico, China, Venezuela, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Global Warming, Kyoto Protocol, Japan, Canada, Russia, Bolivia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Kenya, Micronesia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Switzerland, UNFCCC
Industry

Tata Power acquires 39.2 MW wind farm in Gujarat

Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL), a 100% subsidiary of Tata Power, on Tuesday completed acquisition of 100% shareholding in AES Saurashtra Windfarms Pvt Ltd (ASW), the erstwhile 100% subsid

Publication Date: 
26/02/2014
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Energy, Wind Energy, Gujarat, Renewable Energy, Jamnagar (D), Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), UNFCCC, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Solar Energy, Power Industry
Energy

Largest trans-boundary clean energy project

PHEP-I: Punatsangchhu hydroelectric project I (PHEP-I) will earn about Nu 1.4B worth of foreign currency annually upon commissioning, in exchange for carbon credits.

Publication Date: 
18/02/2014
Kuensel (Bhutan)
Tags:
Bhutan, Energy, Renewable Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Certified Emission Reduction, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), UNFCCC, Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol, South Asia
Environment

Moily skips 2 top green meets

The minister of environment, Veerappa Moily, has failed to show up for two high profile environmental meets even though his office had confirmed his presence.

Teri’s annual Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), which kick started on Thursday, had former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan giving the inaugural address.

Publication Date: 
07/02/2014
Rashme Sehgal
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Sustainable Development, Delhi, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), UNFCCC, Environmentalists, Environment

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