NewsRack: subbu/Climate-Change/Greenhouse-Gases

A second chance to save the climate - New Scientist: Being Human

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

A second chance to save the climate

Why make it a bug life - Indian Express: Sunday

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

The latest weapon in the UN''s fight against hunger, global warming and pollution might be flying by you right now. Edible insects are being promoted as a low-fat, high-protein food for people, pets and livestock. According to a 200-page UN Food and Agriculture Organisation report released last Monday, they come with appetising side benefits: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and livestock pollution, creating jobs in developing countries and feeding millions of hungry people in the world. The agency''s Edible Insect Program is also examining the potential of arachnids, such as spiders and scorpions, although they are not strictly speaking insects.

Wonâ€™t accept EU measures on emissions: China - Zee News : World

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

China said it will not accept any "unilateral and compulsory market measures" announced by the European Union threatening Chinese carriers with fines for non-compliance with its Emissions Trading System (ETS).

China says it will not accept EU measures on emissions - TOI: All Headlines

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

China says it will not accept EU measures on emissions

Obama's Arctic strategy sets off a climate time bomb | Nafeez Ahmed - Guardian: Science

Nafeez Ahmed — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

US National Strategy for the Arctic Region prioritises corporate 'economic opportunities' at the expense of everyone else One week ago, the Obama administration launched its National Strategy for the Arctic Region , outlining the government's strategic priorities over the next 10 years. The release of the strategy came about a week after the Office of Science and Technology Policy within the Executive Office of the President at the White House Complex hosted a briefing with international Arctic scientists . Despite giving lip service to the values of environmental conservation, the new document focuses on how the US can manage the exploitation of the region's vast untapped oil, gas and mineral resources in cooperation with other Arctic powers. US hinges success of Arctic strategy on diminishing sea ice At the heart of the White House's new Arctic strategy is an elementary but devastating contradiction between what President Obama, in the document's preamble, describes as seeking "to ...

Global warming has not stalled, insists world's best-known climate scientist - Guardian: Environment

Damian Carrington — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Prof James Hansen warns public not to be fooled by 'diversionary tactic' from deniers Suggestions that global warming has stalled are a "diversionary tactic" from "deniers" who want the public to be confused over climate change, according to the world's best-known climate scientist. Prof James Hansen, who first alerted the world to climate change in 1988, said on Friday: "It is not true that the temperature has not changed in the two decades." Since 1998, when the Niño climate phenomenon caused global temperatures to soar, the rate of increase in warming has slowed, causing some sceptics to suggest climate change has stopped or that the effect of rising carbon dioxide levels on climate is not as great as previously thought. Prof Hansen, speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, rejected both arguments. "In the last decade it has warmed only a tenth of a degree compared to two-tenths of a degree in the preceeding decade, but that's just natural variability. There is no reason to be ...

Population growth and climate change explained by Hans Rosling – video - Guardian: Environment

Claire Provost, Claudine Spera — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Han Rosling demonstrates the dynamics of population growth, child mortality and carbon dioxide emissions

Claire Provost

Claudine Spera

Act now to save melting Himalayan glaciers - newindianexpress.com

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Sharing the burden of going green - Hindu: Op-Ed

Suresh Prabhu — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

The Centre must make richer, more developed States take up the responsibility for switching to renewable energy and reducing the country’s dependence on coal

Atmospheric CO2 levels hit record high - Zee News : Science and Technology

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere have crossed the symbolic 400 parts per million (ppm) threshold.

Seas will rise no more than 69 centimetres by 2100 - New Scientist: Opinion

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Seas will rise no more than 69 centimetres by 2100

Historic carbon peak soon to become global average: WMO - Latest News

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

After seeing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere surpass a historic threshold last week, the world should brace for the new peak level to soon become the global annual average, the World Meteorological Organization warned today. "At the ...

Column: Carbon threshold crossed - Rediff: Business

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

While long term solution depends on each one of us altering our consumption patterns, the future depends on next generation technologists and entrepreneurs creating business models that naturally reduce the green house gas emissions.

Carbon dioxide crosses 400 ppm mark - Down to Earth

admin — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Breach indicates sources of CO₂ emissions in the US have gone up

Call for action over CO2 levels - BBC News - Science & Environment

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Scientists urge world leaders to take action on climate change after carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere broke through a symbolic threshold.

Decline fear for plants and animals - BBC: Front Page

Sat, 11 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

More than half of common plant species and a third of animals could see a serious decline in their habitat range because of climate change, a study suggests.

Carbon dioxide crosses the 400 ppm mark for the first time ever - Down to Earth

admin — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Breach indicates sources of CO₂ emissions in the US have gone up

UN highlights potential for generating clean energy in Africa - New Kerala: World News

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

New York, May 14 : Less than 1 per cent of all patent applications relating to clean energy technology (CET) have been filed in Africa, according to a new United Nations study, which also highlights the opportunity for the continent to leapfrog existing fossil-fuel energy sources and, in the process, cut greenhouse gas emissions and improve public health.

UN urges coordinated response to CO2 'danger zone' - New Kerala: World News

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

New York, May 14 : In the face of "clear and present danger," the United Nations climate change body is warning that a stepped-up coordinated response is needed to fend off the impacts of climate change after the world's carbon-dioxide concentrations surpassed their highest level in 4 million years.

Hawaiian high: What does it signify? - Deccan Herald - Supplements

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Hawaiian high: What does it signify?

UN urges world to eat insects to fight hunger - CNN-IBN: World

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

The latest weapon in the UN's fight against hunger, global warming and pollution might be flying by you right now. Edible insects are being promoted as a low-fat, high-protein food for people, pets and livestock. According to the UN, they come with appetizing side benefits: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and livestock pollution, creating jobs in developing countries and feeding the millions of hungry people in the world.

Global warming will destroy half of common plants by century end: Study - TOI: All Headlines

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Global warming will destroy half of common plants by century end: Study

India must develop own climate model: US expert - Zee News : Science and Technology

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

India is amongst the countries most vulnerable to climate change and must develop its own model to study changes at the regional level and take necessary mitigation measures, a senior US scientist of Indian origin said.

India must develop own climate model: US expert - New Kerala: India News

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

By Richa Sharma, New Delhi, May 13 : India is amongst the countries most vulnerable to climate change and must develop its own model to study changes at the regional level and take necessary mitigation measures, a senior US scientist of Indian origin said.

Climate change endangers common species - Latest News

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

More than half of common plants and one third of the animals could see a dramatic decline this century due to climate change, a new study has warned. The study by University of East Anglia researchers looked at 50,000 globally widespread and common ...