New CO2 model to ensure that Earth doesn’t heat up beyond two degrees
August 3rd, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 3 (ANI): Researchers have developed a new model that specifies the maximum volumes of carbon dioxide that humans may emit to remain below the critical threshold for climate warming of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Cool roofs and pavements may help fight global warming
July 20th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 20 (ANI): Light-coloured cool rooftops and roads can curb carbon emissions and combat global climate change, found a new study by searchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.The study is the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Air India to use eco-friendly aircraft washing system
July 19th, 2010 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkata Vemuri
Farnborough, July 19 (IANS) India's national carrier Air India has signed an agreement with American aircraft engines and products manufacturer Pratt & Whitney to set up an environment-friendly system for ... Read more...
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Boffins developing ’smart’ metal to help you save on electric bills
July 18th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 18 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Maryland are developing a new "smart" metal that could help cool homes or refrigerate food 175 per cent more efficiently than current technology, ... Read more...
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Scientists create nano-materials to trap record amounts of CO2
July 16th, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 16 (ANI): Scientists have achieved world records for creating both porosity and carbon dioxide storage capacity in an important class of materials known as MOFs, or metal-organic frameworks.MOFs are ... Read more...
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Halting carbon dioxide emissions cannot avert climate change
July 3rd, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 3 (IANS) With carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air approaching alarming levels, even halting emissions altogether may not be enough to avert catastrophic climate change. Could scrubbing carbon dioxide from ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Scrubbing CO2 from air could be a long-term commitment
July 2nd, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 2 (ANI): Scientists at the Carnegie Institution have said that while scrubbing carbon dioxide from the air could reduce green house effect, the carbon cycle would limit the effectiveness of ... Read more...
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Now, you can go ‘green’ even after your death
July 1st, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 1 (ANI): People who care for the environment can contribute after their death too - by opting for eco-friendly method of burial or cremation.Entrepreneurs in Europe have developed two new ... Read more...
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Boffins engineer photosynthetic bacteria to produce sugar
June 29th, 2010 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 29 (ANI): Researchers from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard and Harvard Medical School have developed a method to produce sugar from photosynthetic bacteria.The innovation could reduce ... Read more...
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Now, technology to produce sugar from photosynthetic bacteria
June 29th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 29 (ANI): Scientists have engineered photosynthetic bacteria to produce simple sugars and lactic acid.Researchers from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard and Harvard Medical School believe the ... Read more...
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Current CO2 emissions could lead to ‘climate tipping point’ by 2200
June 29th, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 29 (ANI): If carbon dioxide emissions continue on their present course, there will be a fundamental shift in the global climate system- a tipping point-by 2200, according to a survey ... Read more...
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Japanese to sleep early to cut carbon emissions
June 25th, 2010 - 11:02 am ICT by IANS
London, June 25 (IANS) Japan has asked its citizens to go to bed one hour earlier than normal and get up early in order to help tackle climate change.
The Morning Challenge campaign, ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
China to cut prices of energy-saving cars, machines
June 3rd, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 3 (IANS) China will reduce prices of small-engine vehicles and other energy-efficient motors to promote their sales in the country, aiming to cut carbon emissions.
Buyers of vehicles with engines smaller ... Read more...
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Soon, ‘green’ cars that could run on CO2 and sunlight
June 3rd, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 3 (ANI): A team at Sandia National Laboratories is working on creating building blocks for synthetic liquid fuels that could reduce carbon dioxide emissions significantly.Their cerium-oxide-based system can convert CO2 ... Read more...
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Air traffic set to become major factor in global warming
May 27th, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 27 (ANI): A study has found that airplanes, which are a source of carbon dioxide emissions, are set to become a major factor in global warming in the future.The first ... Read more...
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US carbon-dioxide emissions dropped 7 percent in 2009
May 6th, 2010 - 5:43 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 6 (DPA) US emissions of carbon dioxide tumbled seven percent in 2009, government figures have showed, marking the largest one-year decline in the heat-trapping gas blamed for global warming ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
‘60 percent of country’s CO2 emissions are from power sector’
April 28th, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The power sector accounts for around 60 percent of the conuntry's carbon dioxide emissions, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Wednesday.
"The power sector approximately accounts for 60 percent ... Read more...
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Microbes aren’t accelerating global warming as expected
April 27th, 2010 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 17 (ANI): Soil microbes are producing less atmospheric carbon dioxide than scientists expected, a new American research has found.The findings of the study, conducted by researchers at the University of ... Read more...
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New pressure-cooking technique converts algae into cheap biofuel
April 23rd, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 23 (ANI): Millennia-long crude-oil-making processes may soon be replaced by heating microalgae in a pressure cooker, fast-forwarding the procedure to mere minutes, according to a American new study.University of ... Read more...
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Pressure-cooking algae into a better biofuel
April 23rd, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 23 (IANS) Heating and squishing microalgae in a pressure-cooker can fast-forward the crude-oil-making process from millennia to minutes, a study has revealed.
University of Michigan (U-M) researchers are working to understand ... Read more...
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Asia leads in reducing poverty, says World Bank
April 20th, 2010 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, April 20 (IANS) Despite the economic and financial crisis that has swept across the globe, the target to reduce by half the proportion of people living in extreme poverty ... Read more...
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Go green, pay for carbon footprint during Games
March 25th, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Richa Sharma
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Driving, flying or home energy use, many innocuous everyday activities contribute to global warming. But now you can pay for your carbon footprint and redeem ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Maize-based biofuel unlikely to reduce global production of CO2
March 12th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 12 (ANI): New economic analysis has confirmed that maize-based biofuel is unlikely to reduce global production of carbon dioxide (CO2).The analysis, conducted by Thomas W. Hertel of Purdue University and ... Read more...
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Delhi gets India’s first remote controlled street lights (Lead)
March 9th, 2010 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) In a bid to conserve energy, the capital's main civic agency Tuesday launched the country's first remote-controlled street lights that can be switched on and off using ... Read more...
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Delhi gets India’s first remote controlled street lights
March 9th, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) In a major move towards energy conservation, the capital's main civic agency Tuesday launched the country's first remote-controlled street lights that can be switched on and off ... Read more...
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US still world’s largest emitter of CO2 emissions
March 9th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 9 (ANI): If reports are to be believed, the US still holds the dubious distinction of being the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.According to a report in ... Read more...
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Over a third of CO2 emissions ‘outsourced’ to developing nations
March 9th, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 9 (ANI): A new study by scientists at the Carnegie Institution, US, has found that over a third of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions associated with consumption of goods and services ... Read more...
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Conserving and restoring moorlands can slow down climate change
March 7th, 2010 - 11:47 am ICT by ANI
Washington, March 7 (ANI): Scientists have stressed that conserving and restoring the moorlands is important because they are some of the rarest habitats in the world, home to extremely rare animals and ... Read more...
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Dubai to host global eco-friendly technology exhibition
March 3rd, 2010 - 9:02 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, March 3 (IANS) Dubai will host an international exhibition on eco-friendly technologies in the energy sector March 9-11, WAM news agency reported.
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced this at ... Read more...
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Despite Copenhagen doom, UN going ahead with multi-trillion-dollar ‘green plan’
February 26th, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb. 26 (ANI): Despite the doomed Copenhagen climate change conference last December, the United Nations is moving forward with a multi-trillion-dollar plan economic transfer scheme at full speed in order ... Read more...
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Mexican authorities promote bicycles to reduce pollution
February 18th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Feb 18 (IANS/EFE) A bicycle-lending programme, known as Ecobici, has been launched in this Mexican capital to promote more environment-friendly modes of transport and to reduce car traffic and air ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Synthetic ‘gene’ may trap carbon dioxide emissions
February 12th, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) A synthetic 'gene,' developed by scientists, could trap carbon dioxide emissions, which contribute to global warming, rising sea levels and ocean acidity.
"We created three-dimensional, synthetic DNA-like crystals," ... Read more...
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Greenpeace occupies Aztec-god sculpture in Mexico protest
February 5th, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Feb 5 (IANS/EFE) Greenpeace staged a protest in this Mexican capital to press demands for an effective climate-change treaty, occupying the fountain that famed artist Diego Rivera dedicated to Tlaloc, ... Read more...
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Simulating volcanic eruptions can save Earth from global warming
January 28th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 28 (ANI): Scientists have suggested that simulating a volcanic eruption and man-made 'sun blocks' can save the planet from global warming.Simulating a volcanic eruption by putting man-made aerosol particles into ... Read more...
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Healing of ozone hole could aggravate global warming
January 26th, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 26 (IANS) The hole in the ozone layer is now steadily closing, but chances are that it could aggravate warming in the southern hemisphere, warns a new study.
The Antarctic ... Read more...
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