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21.02.2013
U.S. EPA's McCarthy mum on new job, says states to lead climate rules
Gina McCarthy, said to be U.S. President Barack Obama's choice as the nation's top environmental regulator, avoided questions about a potential promotion on Thursday but said states will play a key role in shaping federal regulations at an energy and climate policy forum.
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19.02.2013
India’s climate change laws
The latest Globe Climate Legislation Study was published in January 2013, focusing on 33 countries from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas.
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18.02.2013
Climate change impacts can delay development plans – Susil
Sri Lanka has embarked on an ambitious new era of economic development, Environment and Renewable Energy Minister Susil Premajayantha said. He was speaking at the launch of the publication Climate Change Issues in Sri Lanka at the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) on February 14. The minister said climate change has become a definite challenge to the society, a reality that all must accept.
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14.02.2013
African climate change advocates caution govt's against poor deals
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Representatives of African civil society organisations (CSOs) and networks, meeting under the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance, have urged African governments not to enter into climate change deals that have disastrous consequences for the continent.
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14.02.2013
Climate Change’s Links to Conflict Draws UN Attention
Imagine India in 2033. It has overtaken China as the most populous nation. Yet with 1.5 billion citizens to feed, it’s been three years since the last monsoon. Without rain, crops die and people starve.
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13.02.2013
Obama gives Congress a climate change ultimatum
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday gave Congress an ultimatum on climate change: craft a plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the dangers of a warming world, or the White House will go it alone.
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12.02.2013
Major Climate Change Bill Coming to the Senate
Only an hour before President Obama is expected to deliver his State of the Union address—in which he might “go big” on the issue of combating climate change—two Senators announced they will introduce comprehensive climate change legislation this week, presenting a possible vehicle in the Senate for Obama’s ambitions.
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12.02.2013
Climate change science ‘irrefutable’ – Ed Davey
Climate science is “irrefutable” and “screams out from decade upon decade of research” UK Energy and Climate Secretary Ed Davey will tell an audience at the Royal Society later today.
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11.02.2013
New climate Bill to set no binding CO2 targets
Draft legislation on climate change to be brought to Cabinet tomorrow will not provide for binding targets for emission reductions, nor a powerful independent commission to ensure Government compliance.
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11.02.2013
A Nepalese perspective on climate change
Nepal nestles beneath one of the greatest wonders of the world – the Himalayas – and this gives Nepalese a unique perspective on the effects of climate change.
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10.02.2013
Climate impacts on Amazon expected to be complex
The Amazon rainforest may be facing less of a threat of destruction than many people think, scientists say – because carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas from human activities, can have a beneficial effect.
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