Posted May 8, 2012 by Amrita Batra in Solving Global Warming
Climate India objects to inclusion of UN, INGO’s partisan reports in climate change talks "Miffed with the way some UN and other international organizations have played a partisan role in climate change negotiations, India has demanded that their reports and...continued→
Posted May 3, 2012 by Amrita Batra in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Climate India to pump in Rs. 2 lakh crore in 12th Plan to save climate “The fight against climate change will take a strategic jump in the 12th Five-Year Plan (2012-2017) with the government intending to plough in almost Rs...continued→
Posted January 10, 2012 by Amrita Batra in Curbing Pollution, Green Enterprise, Health and the Environment, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Climate India against binding pact on emission cuts: Jayanthi “India will not accept any binding targets under a new post 2020 climate regime until the principle of differentiation based on equity is defined, Union environment and forests minister Jayanthi Natarajan told the...continued→
Posted December 30, 2011 by Amrita Batra in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Climate An Urbanizing India Faces Natural Disaster Risk “The number of people exposed to natural disasters is expected to more than double to 1.5 billion by 2050, with 200 million of them in India, because of rapid urbanization and the...continued→
Posted December 15, 2011 by Amrita Batra in Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Climate Durban climate change conference: Big three of US, China and India agree to cut carbon emissions” “Durban climate change conference: Big three of US, China and India agree to cut carbon emissions. More than 190 countries managed to finally agree...continued→
Posted December 7, 2011 by Amrita Batra in Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Climate Environment Ministry want tough stance at Durban talks “The union cabinet is expected to decide on India's stance at the UN climate conference in Durban with environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan suggesting to adopt a hardline approach and shun flexi-approach...continued→
Posted December 2, 2011 by Amrita Batra in Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil
Climate Will India miss Jairam Ramesh in Durban “The Durban climate change meet is beginning next week. The perception among negotiators and civil society is that India has set the clock back to its pre-2009 approach to climate negotiations. This was an...continued→
Posted November 28, 2011 by Amrita Batra in Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil
Climate Himalayan nations agree on climate change adaption plan “Four Himalayan nations facing the threat of weather changes have agreed to collaborate on ways to adapt to climate change after a two-day summit in Bhutan. India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan were...continued→
Posted November 18, 2011 by Amrita Batra in Curbing Pollution, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil
Climate Obama asks India, China to wisen up on climate goals “US President Barack Obama on Wednesday tried to make emerging economies like India accountable for the outcome at Durban climate talks. But the Indian government ruled out discussions on...continued→
Posted November 15, 2011 by Amrita Batra in Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Climate New Regional Bloc in Pipeline as SAARC Summit Kicks Off (The Times of India, 11/10/11) “Even as the 17th Saarc Summit kicked off in Maldives on Thursday with the heads of the eight member states discussing greater regional cooperation,...continued→
Posted November 4, 2011 by Amrita Batra in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Climate India at ‘extreme risk’ from climate change “A third of humanity, mostly in Africa and South Asia, face the biggest risks from climate change but rich nations in northern Europe will be least exposed, according to a report released...continued→
Posted November 2, 2011 by Amrita Batra in Environmental Justice, Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming
Felicia Marcus, NRDC Western Director and a group of us at NRDC, had the privilege of getting an insiders’ perspective on India’s tremendous economic growth and impact on its people and environment from Prashant Bhushan, a leading Indian activist. NRDC...continued→
Posted November 2, 2011 by Amrita Batra in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming
Climate Climate change triggers new infectious diseases “Climate change is resulting in the emergence of new infectious diseases and increase in insensitivity of new pathogens. According to Dr Seyed E. Hasnain, chairman of the Committee on Climate Change and Impact...continued→
Posted November 2, 2011 by Amrita Batra in Curbing Pollution, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Climate India, SA and Brazil demand pact on second phase of Kyoto Protocol “The statement, agreed to by the heads of three of the four BASIC countries, including Indian PM Manmohan Singh, demanded an agreement on second phase of Kyoto...continued→
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