Leh Cloud Burst caused by Global Warming
EH cloudburst was an impact of global warming, feel scientists at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune. They said extreme events have been increasing in monsoon season due to warming.
“The normal average temperature of the Northern Hemisphere is 15 degrees Celsius. However, it has been observed that it has gone up to 15.7 [...]
Cartagena Dialogue Provides Breath of Fresh Air
“There is nothing wrong with being helped to go on living. And that is what this[climate change] issue is all about,” stated a senior official from the Environmental Protection Authority of Ethiopia. I am at a ministerial gathering of 28 nations of the Cartagena Group/Dialogue for Progressive Action convening in the beautiful island [...]
Great Power Race: Race for the future
The world has witnessed another earth day go by and another environment day breeze past us with little or no difference to the day next. Symbolic actions for environment and climate have come a long way in the world with increasing participation from public and more pressure on the leaders, but Govt.’s across the world [...]
These Days On Earth
pril 22, 2010 marked the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. I reflected on the stories of the first earth day initiated by Gaylord Nelson. The atmosphere was much different back then with environmentalists organizing national “teach-ins” in the United States to educate the public and companies about environmental issues. People boycotted companies [...]
A closer view at the emissions intensity targets of China and India
India today announced that it would reduce emissions intensity by 20-25% from 2005 levels. This announcement comes after much government deliberation on the heels of China’s last week announcement of aiming to reduce emissions intensity by 40-45% from 2005 levels.
Emissions intensity is the level of GHG emissions per unit of economic activity, GDP at the [...]
Indo-Chinese Alliance @ Hotel de Moc Room 207, Bangkok
We really hope our negotiators pick up from the action of the GCCA to host the Chinese tracker and the Indian tracker in the same room. What really hurts both of us , that despite our continuous efforts of building capacity and encouraging local action , the international media still feels like we will be [...]
India must not compromise
From The Hindu Business Line
India can emerge a leader in the development of carbon capture and sequestration technologies, but this will be difficult without external financial and intellectual resources. The urgency is thus greater in concluding climate negotiations than trade talks, says M. RAMESH.
A year ago, the Commerce Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, left Geneva saying [...]
Chinese, Indian, and United States Youth United for a Strong Climate Agreement
The following was a joint statement made by youth from China, India, and the United States and presented to the government negotiators present at the UNFCCC Intersessional in Bonn in June 2009.
Protecting Our Future:
Chinese, Indian, and United States Youth United for a Strong Climate Agreement
We stand at a historic moment in our [...]
After Bonn, a safe future for youth still in doubt
By Kyle Gracey, Chair for SustainUS and a graduate student in public policy and geophysical sciences at the University of Chicago.
In 2050, I’ll be 77, and given the pace of the climate talks in Bonn these two weeks, I’ll likely spend most of my retirement either under water or on fire.
If finalized [...]
UN Climate Talks 09, Youth Rap
Yes, They Could. So They Did.
February 15, 2009
Thomas Friedman, New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/opinion/15friedman.html
So I am attending the Energy and Resources Institute climate conference in New Delhi, and during the afternoon session two young American women — along with one of their mothers — proposition me.
“Hey, Mr. Friedman,” they say, “would you like to take a little spin around New Delhi [...]
Sri Lanka Shares its Vision
A Sri Lankan official sat with us to share her nation’s vision for an equitable post-2012 framework to address the issue of climate change.
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BRICs Break the Ice!
In the first step of our BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India & China) outreach, the Agents of Change had an amazing falafel dinner with the Russian youth delegation, including discussions of culture, dress, dance, dating, and of course climate policy. We talked about the motivations of these two major nations and their rapid industrialization and their [...]
