Environment

UN talks: Rich nations must make big emission cuts

UN talks: Rich nations must make big emission cuts

COPENHAGEN – Wealthy nations would commit to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the next decade, and the world should strive to nearly eliminate them — or at least cut them in half — by…
Copenhagen: A bad deal is worse than no deal

Copenhagen: A bad deal is worse than no deal

Copenhagen: A bad deal is worse than no deal The cat is out of the bag. However, the leaked political draft agreement crafted by the Danes holds few surprises. There is nothing in the draft Twitter…
China emissions could double by 2020: Experts

China emissions could double by 2020: Experts

China emissions could double by 2020: Experts AFP 10 December 2009, 09:54am ISTText Size:|Topics:China emissions 2020 BEIJING: Despite China's pledges to improve energy efficiency, its carbon…
Buckle Up For Catastrophe

Buckle Up For Catastrophe

The next weeks will be intense for climate change activists.  In Copenhagen from December 8 to December 18 sixty five world leaders are meeting for the United Nations Climate Change…
Cracks appear in G-77 bloc on Day One

Cracks appear in G-77 bloc on Day One

Cracks appear in G-77 bloc on Day One Nitin Sethi, TNN 8 December 2009, 12:46am ISTText Size:|Topics:Climate Copenhagen COPENHAGEN: The opening day of the meeting of 193 countries on climate change…
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Bioenergy is considered as the resource with the highest environmental impact amongst the renewable energy sources and this does not refer to incineration or waste treatment…