Posts tagged Global Warming
Government Sets Alarm On Intensifying Sea Level off India coast
Jan 6th
Shailesh Nayak, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, said that there has been a frightening increase in sea level alongside the Indian coast since 2004.
Nayak while addressing the Indian Science Congress session on ‘Weather, Climate and Environment,’ said that seal-level increase during 2004-08 along the Indian coast was about 9 mm. The worldwide usual sea-level increase [...]
China tries to make nice after Copenhagen, passes green energy law
Dec 28th
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Little over a week since Copenhagen’s spectacular failure to battle global warming, China — one of the lead culprits — is trying to boost its image with a new law upping the use of renewable sources of energy. But, as many suspect, it may be too little too late.
The regulations will require government-owned [...]
China makes nice after Copenhagen, passes green energy law
Dec 28th
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Little over a week since Copenhagen’s spectacular failure to battle global warming, China — one of the lead culprits — is trying to boost its image with a new law upping the use of renewable sources of energy. But, as many suspect, it seems to be too little too late.
The regulations will require [...]
Carbon permits take a dive post-Copenhagen — could drag solar, wind down too
Dec 22nd
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After months of work and speculation, the climate talks in Copenhagen have faded into dull disappointment. With world leaders promising only to revisit the issue of global warming before the end of 2010, real carbon reductions seem farther away than ever — a sentiment reflected in a steep drop in demand for carbon [...]
Diplomats clash, protesters show up in force, Obama reschedules and more
Dec 7th
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Copenhagen is bustling with activity today, marking the opening of the long-anticipated United Nations’ COP15 Climate Change Conference. The goal of the two-week event: To draw up an international treaty requiring significant carbon emissions reductions to stave off global warming. But this aim is looking increasingly unlikely as stakeholders from delegates (from 190 [...]
