The European Union EU.L is willing to consider whether India’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions could qualify for waivers under an EU law that charges airlines for polluting, the 27-nation bloc’s climate chief said on Friday.

India, Russia, the United States, China and other countries would meet in Moscow later this month to decide on whether to take retaliatory measures against the European Union (EU) on its “unilateral” decision to impose carbon tax on air travel.

 

“Oceans and climate are linked to each other. Far from the static, Atlantic Ocean contributes a lot to climate change,” shared Prof A D Singh, department of geology, Banaras Hindu University (BHU). He has returned recently from an ocean expedition to Atlantic Ocean.

 

The Wall Street Journal has received a dressing down from a large group of leading scientists for promoting retrograde and out-of-date views on climate change.

 

 

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday expressed concern over the lack of collective global will to seriously address climate change and said India would play a constructive role in climate talks as long as it was based on an equitable response.

 

India wants equitable response at climate talks: PM 

India today asked all countries to “adhere and sincerely follow” the Kyoto Protocol which recognises principles of common but differentiated responsibility in dealing with the challenge of climate change.

 

 Kyoto Protocol should be sincerely followed: India

The FAO session on Tea has agreed on what discussion on climate change can be taken up for discussions here. The 20th session of the FAO has drawn up scope and the terms of reference of the climate change working group at its meeting on Sunday.

 

 

Messages on saving paper by using both sides to print out matter, saving electricity by remembering to switch off an appliance that is not in use, and segregating waste at source fill the wall space of the eco laboratory at Sacred Heart School in the city.

Surrounded by seven hills, high above lush green forests is the temple town of Tirumala. The crown jewel is the dazzling gold-plated temple of Lord Venkateshwara. Located in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, this is not just one of Hinduism’s holiest shrines, but also one of the richest.

WA-based scientists have warned of “dire consequences” to the human race after detecting the first signs of dangerous climate change in the Arctic.