Global Warming

An Indian Perspective On Global Warming

2007-04-08T20:06:00.000+05:30

An Indian Perspective On Global Warming Without timely steps, climate change will impact on farming states like India the most PURNIMA M GUPTA

Global warming or global cooling?

2007-04-08T20:01:00.000+05:30

Almost as soon as the Kyoto Protocol on global warming came into effect on February 15, Kashmir suffered the highest snowfall in three decades with over 150 killed, and Mumbai recorded the lowest temperature in 40 years. Had temperatures been the highest for decades, newspapers would have declared this was proof of global warming. But whenever temperatures drop, the press keeps quiet.

India's global warming fears

2007-04-08T19:56:00.000+05:30

India's global warming fears Was this caused by global warming? By Jill McGivering in Delhi In India, weather-related natural disasters already cause annual chaos. Two months ago, whole regions of West Bengal disappeared under water - rescue workers had to use boats to give emergency help to more than 16 million affected people. These were the worst

Energy roadmap backs renewables

2007-01-28T18:37:00.001+05:30

Half of the world's energy needs in 2050 could be met by renewables and improved efficiency, a study has said. It said alternative energy sources, such as wind and solar, could provide nearly 70% of the world's electricity and 65% of global heat demand.Following a "business as usual" scenario would see demand for energy double by 2050,

Real Climate Change Based Energy Policy: Renewables, Efficiency AND Conservation

2007-01-28T18:36:00.000+05:30

Real Climate Change Based Energy Policy: Renewables, Efficiency AND Conservation A new study by the German Aerospace Center, commissioned by Greenpeace and Europe's Renewable Energy Council, contends that half of the energy needs in 2050 could be met by renewable energy and energy efficiency gains. It is

Exxon Mobil softens its climate-change stance

2007-01-28T18:32:00.000+05:30

Exxon Mobil softens its climate-change stance In one of the strongest signs yet that the U.S. industry anticipates government curbs on global-warming emissions, Exxon Mobil Corp., long a leading opponent of such rules, is starting to talk about how it would like them to be structured.Exxon, the world's largest publicly traded oil

India should work against global warming

2007-01-28T18:21:00.000+05:30

'India should work against global warming' PRESS TRUST OF INDIA London, : India should play a major role in bringing about a new deal on global warming and avoiding the pitfalls of the developed countries while developing its own economy, Britain's Scretary of State for Environment David Miliband said. "It is very important India plays a strategic role in the battle against global warming

Global warming could cast chill on India’s growth story: UK report

2007-01-28T18:17:00.000+05:30

Global warming could cast chill on India’s growth story: UK report NEW DELHI,Global warming and climate change could affect India’s growth story unless a range of steps are taken to address the effects of increased surface temperature and its effect on monsoon pattern and river flows. This is according to a report released in London today commissioned by UK Chancellor Gordon

What is Global Warming?

2007-01-28T18:07:00.000+05:30

Global warming is the observed increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere and oceans in recent decades and its projected continuation into the future. Global average near-surface atmospheric temperature rose 0.6 ± 0.2 °Celsius (1.1 ± 0.4 °Fahrenheit) in the 20th century. The prevailing scientific opinion on climate change is that "most of the warming observed over the last 50

Global warming becomes hot topic on Capitol Hill

2007-01-28T18:02:00.001+05:30

Global warming becomes hot topic on Capitol Hill By Jim Snyder and Jessica Holzer Facing the loss of the committee gavel he used to block global warming legislation, Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) urged corporate executives late last month to keep up the fight against greenhouse gas emission limits. “In 2007, there will likely be many bills introduced, hearings held, and floor debates on

Canada: Most willing to sacrifice for environment: poll

2007-01-26T18:40:00.000+05:30

An increasing number of Canadians are willing to make sacrifices for the environment, according to a poll conducted for CTV News and The Globe and Mail.About 93 per cent of those surveyed said they were willing to make some kind of sacrifice to solve global warming, according to findings from the poll conducted by the The Strategic