Climate Politics

Climate Change

Modi govt. shifted gears on climate change’

A goal of 100 GW in solar energy is a bold undertaking, says U.N. official.

Publication Date:

26/02/2015

Author(s): Meena Menon

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

UN, Solar Energy, Climate Change, Renewable Energy

Agriculture

Karnataka to breed climate change-resistant millets

The Karnataka government will soon launch a consortium to breed improved millets that can withstand prolonged heat and cold conditions, in its ongoing effort to increase productivity of highly nutr

Publication Date:

26/02/2015

Tags:

Karnataka, Climate Change, Millets, Crops, Genetic Engineering, GM Crops, Agricultural Research

Climate Change

Observational determination of surface radiative forcing by CO2 from 2000 to 2010

The climatic impact of CO2 and other greenhouse gases is usually quantified in terms of radiative forcing, calculated as the difference between estimates of the Earth’s radiation field from pre-industrial and present-day concentrations of these gases. Radiative transfer models calculate that the increase in CO2 since 1750 corresponds to a global annual-mean radiative forcing at the tropopause of 1.82 ± 0.19 W m−2.

Publication Date:

25/02/2015

Author(s): D. R. Feldman, W. D. Collins, P. J. Gero & et al

Source: Nature

pp:

1-16

Tags:

Carbon Dioxide, Green House Gases, Climate Change, Climate Science, Radiation, United States Of America (US)

Climate Change

Climate change: Punjab working on different resilience strategies, projects

LAHORE (PR): A high level outreach event was held in Planning & Development Department Wednesday to launch the 5th Assessment Report (AR5) of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC).

Publication Date:

26/02/2015

Source: Nation (Pakistan)

Tags:

Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, IPCC, European Union (EU), Pakistan, Climate Adaptation, Health Effects, Floods, Droughts, South Asia

Environment