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`Himachal to be carbon neutral by 2020`

Himachal Pradesh will be the first state in the country to become carbon neutral by 2020 by undertak...

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China to cut 40 percent emission by 2015

China also plans to invest nearly $540 billion in environment protection.

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Place a price on carbon: Pachauri

At a press conference in Delhi to highlight the forthcoming Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, TE...

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R-Day: Special remission for 2,500 Tihar convicts

The Delhi government has remitted sentences of 2,500 inmates lodged in Tihar jail on the occasion of...

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Oceans acidified by human CO2 emissions

Human-induced carbon dioxide emissions for the past 100 to 200 years have already raised acidity of ...

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Shadowed areas of Moon hide fluffy dirt, water ice

The permanently shadowed regions of the Moon have baffled scientists since long. Now, a team has cla...

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‘India not for legally binding pact’

India will not sign any legally binding global agreement for emissions reduction Jayanthi Natarajan...

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Mexico City closes world`s largest trash dump

Authorities in the Mexican capital said Monday that concerns about pollution of the air and nearby u...

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Chinese vehicles emitted 52 mn t of pollutants

Motor vehicles in China emitted over 52 million tonnes of pollutants in 2010, a report released by t...

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UV emission of hydrogen detected in Milky Way

Astronomers have detected ultraviolet (UV) emissions of neutral hydrogen in Earth’s own galaxy for t...

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`Binding, voluntary cuts must for climate deal`

UNEP has said Voluntary measures by countries and legally binding emission cuts are to condition eac...

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Global carbon emissions up 50 percent

Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels have gone up by 49 percent over the last t...

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China may agree for emission cuts: Official

Under intense pressure to reduce its carbon emissions, China, the world`s biggest emitter of green h...

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Discontent grows with US at climate talks

"Developed countries as a whole are not taking climate change seriously as a global issue," Seyni Na...

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Climate negotiations open, focus on emissions cuts

The conference is seeking ways to curb ever-rising emissions of climate-changing pollution, which sc...

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Warming can be eased only with zero emissions

Global warming can be eased only if carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions begin to fall within the next two...

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`Climate change poses immediate threat to health`

Climate change poses an immediate and serious threat to global health and stability, as floods and d...

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World has five years to avoid severe warming: IEA

The world has just five years to avoid being trapped in a scenario of perilous climate change and ex...

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Biofuels will worsen CO2 emissions: Study

Emphasis on biofuels as an alternative to conventional fuels would increase carbon dioxide (CO2) emi...

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EU sets conditions for signing up to Kyoto II

European Union environment ministers said they would commit to a new phase of the Kyoto pact, on the...

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Crab Pulsar energy emissions higher than expected

An international team of astrophysicists has spotted pulsed gamma ray emissions coming from the Crab...

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Carbon emission line detected in distant galaxy

Astronomers have successfully detected a carbon emission line (CIV, 154.9 nm) in the most distant ra...

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CO2 emissions up 45 percent in two decades

During this period, CO2 emissions in the EU and Russia decreased by seven percent and 28 percent.

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Russia, US to study methane emission in Arctic

A group of 27 Russian and US scientists has left on board a research vessel to study unprecedented e...

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Cutting CO2 levels by 2100 necessary for survival

By 2100, the world will have to use every available means to cut down emissions for survival -- just...

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Here’s how we can reduce carbon emissions by 2100

The CO2 in the atmosphere can be reduced to less than 40%, if people use every available means of re...

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Hypersonic travel: Delhi-Mumbai in 15 mins

European aerospace giant EADS has announced plans to develop a jet that will make hypersonic a reali...

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Come clean on energy, people tell Airtel chief

Emails sent to the Airtel chief demanding disclosure its carbon emission.

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Greenhouse gas emissions hitting record highs

Greenhouse gas emissions are going up instead of down despite 20 years of effort.

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Greenhouse gas emissions hitting record highs

The greenhouse gas emissions are going up instead of down, hitting record highs.

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Global carbon emissions at record high: IEA

Energy-related carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2010 were the highest in history.

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US agency sounds warning bells over climate change

The panel has reiterated the pressing need for substantial action to edge magnitude of climate chang...

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India to release low carbon report on May 9

The report will highlight the policies needed for a low carbon growth.

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Study warns of mercury emissions in Arctic

Global mercury emissions could grow by 25 percent by 2020 if no action is taken to control them.

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Earth can recover faster from CO2 emissions

The earth may be able to recover faster from rising CO2 emissions than previously thought.

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Pak offers help to Japan in containing radioactivity emission

Pakistan rebuffed reports claiming that Japan has asked for help.

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China adopts heavy metal reduction plan

China adopts a plan to tackle heavy-metal pollution after more than 30 major poisoning incidents.

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Greenhouse emissions led to increase in extreme rains

Greenhouse gas emissions have contributed to increase in extreme rain events seen in North America. ...

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Halting emissions would still make earth warmer

If greenhouse gas emissions stopped now, the earth would still likely get warmer.

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Petrol stations contaminate their surroundings

The air at petrol stations is affected by emissions stemming from evaporated vehicle fuels.

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Earth`s hot past indicates much hotter future

Earth`s hot past indicates a much hotter future than projected if the pace of greenhouse emissions c...

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‘Solar energy use in cell towers can reduce CO2 emissions’

Use of diesel generators in cellphone towers leads to staggering levels of CO2 emissions.

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New tillage practice cuts greenhouse emissions

Strip tillage and banded fertilizer significantly reduced the amount of greenhouse gases.

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1/4th of telecom towers non-compliant on emission norms: Minister

130,728 telecom towers are yet to comply with the self certification norms on possible health-relate...

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US eyes new rules on power plants to curb emissions

The US plans to impose new pollution standards on power plants and oil refineries in 2012 as part o...

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Climate negotiators struggle to finalise Cancun text

Negotiators are struggling to finalise the outcome of the 2-week Climate Change conference that has ...

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India says won`t accept legally-binding emissions cuts

Facing pressure to accept emissions cuts, India said it will not budge from its stand on the issue.

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Pressure on India to accept legally binding pact

The US, India and China are not in favor of accepting a legally binding agreement.

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Emission pledges fall short of climate target: UN

Emissions cuts pledged by countries in a nonbinding climate accord last year fall short.

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Emission pledges fall short of climate target: UN

Emissions cuts pledged by countries in a nonbinding climate accord last year fall short of what`s ne...

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