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UN climate talks complicated by economic downturn

December 1st, 2008 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS -
Poznan (Poland), Dec 1 (DPA) A UN climate conference opens Monday with the world economic crisis casting a dark shadow over plans for a new deal to combat global warming within a year.As ...

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Poznan summit to find way out of Bali roadmap maze

November 30th, 2008 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS -
Poznan (Poland), Nov 30 (IANS) About 9,000 delegates from 187 countries are gathering here for the UN's annual climate change summit, at a time when industrialised countries are reluctant to commit significant ...

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Global warming predictions may be overestimated

November 20th, 2008 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): A detailed analysis of black carbon, in computer climate models, has suggested that those models may be overestimating global warming predictions. Savanna fires occur almost every year in ...

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Soil may release less CO2 than expected due to global warming

November 18th, 2008 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 18 (ANI): A new study of Australian soils has indicated that as the climate warns, soils may not release as much carbon dioxide (CO2) as predictions have suggested. According to ...

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Marine jelly balls can combat global warming

November 17th, 2008 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI -
Canberra, Nov 17 (ANI): Scientists have found a large number of marine jelly balls appearing off the Australian east coast that could be part of the planets mechanism for combating global ...

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Indian temperature rise will exceed projected rainfall, say scientists

November 10th, 2008 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 10 (ANI): Scientists have determined that the estimated temperature rise in India will far exceed the increase in projected rainfall by the end of the century. According to a report ...

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Hurricanes and typhoons help to remove CO2 from the atmosphere

October 22nd, 2008 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 22 (ANI): A new research by scientists has determined that hurricanes and typhoons, which are normally seen as looming threats from global warming, are actually helping to remove carbon ...

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Steel byproduct shows potential in CO2 sequestration

October 14th, 2008 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, Oct 14 (IANS) A byproduct of steel industry, that also emits huge volume of carbon dioxide, could be used to absorb greenhouse gas and control global warming.Mourad Kharoune, professor at cole ...

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India-Asia continental clash may have caused long term cooling in Earth’’s climate

October 11th, 2008 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 11 (ANI): A new study has suggested that the collision between India and Asia set off events that likely caused long-term cooling in Earth''s climate. According to a report in ...

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Long-standing puzzle in climate science resolved

October 11th, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 11 (ANI): A team of scientists has resolved a long-standing puzzle in climate science, by reconciling the differences between simulated and observed temperature trends in the tropics. Using state-of-the-art ...

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Frozen Arctic soil reveals new clues to climate change

October 9th, 2008 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 9 (ANI): A new research has found that frozen arctic soil contains nearly twice the greenhouse-gas-producing organic matter as was previously estimated, which reveals new clues to climate change. For ...

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New knowledge about thermoelectric materials could give better energy efficiency

October 8th, 2008 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 8 (ANI): A research team in Denmark has found new data about thermoelectric materials that can be used to develop motors that are more fuel-efficient and for more environmentally ...

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Developed world should first meet emissions targets: minister

October 1st, 2008 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS -
New York, Oct 1 (IANS) While underlining India's impressive record on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions despite a growing economy, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said the developed countries should be brought ...

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Methane time bomb ticks away in the Arctic

September 23rd, 2008 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI -
London, September 23 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that massive deposits of subsea methane are bubbling to the surface as the Arctic region becomes warmer and its ice retreats. According to a report ...

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Asian pollution could spur warming in central US and southern Europe

September 6th, 2008 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, September 6 (ANI): Climate scientists have suggested that Asian pollution from Asian power plants, cooking and heating could create summer hot spots in the central United States and southern Europe ...

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Now, eco-friendly Teflon cookware in your kitchens!

August 29th, 2008 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, August 29 (ANI): In a groundbreaking study, scientists have identified a catalyst that efficiently breaks the C-F bond and converts it to a carbon-hydrogen bond, rendering it harmless to the ...

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Algae may become the biofuel of the future

August 20th, 2008 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, August 20 (ANI): A team of researchers from the University of Virginia in the US is trying to determine exactly how promising algae biofuel production can be by tweaking the ...

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Novel approach may help understand methane generation and consumption by microbes

August 18th, 2008 - 4:01 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, August 18 (ANI): A research team has developed a novel approach for extracting single genomes and discerning specific microbial capabilities from mixed community ("metagenomic") sequence data, which may help understand ...

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‘Biofuel can ensure India’s energy security’

August 10th, 2008 - 10:31 am ICT by IANS -
By Maitreyee Boruah Bangalore, Aug 10 (IANS) When Henry Ford fuelled his car with ethanol way back in the 1930s, some admired him while others considered it a stunt. Eight decades later, Indian ...

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EU, UN to link carbon trade schemes by year end

August 6th, 2008 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Brussels, Aug 6 (DPA) The European Union (EU) and the UN have completed all the tests necessary to link their respective schemes for trading emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) ...

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Microbe diet key to carbon dioxide release

August 1st, 2008 - 3:25 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, August 1 (ANI): Scientists have determined that as microbes in the soil break down fallen plant matter, a diet balanced in nutrients appears to help control soil fertility and the ...

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Microbe diet key to carbon dioxide release

August 1st, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, Aug 1 (IANS) Microbes help decompose plant matter, enriching the soil with nutrients and releasing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Duke University scientists found that the ratio of ...

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Nuclear, solar power can ensure energy security: Shyam Saran

July 26th, 2008 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Nuclear and solar power are the only two sources that can ensure energy security for India in the coming decades and also minimise greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, ...

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Climate change insurance, carbon taxation suggested

July 18th, 2008 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, July 18 (IANS) With industrial activities leading to continuous increase in the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission level and subsequent climate change, the government needs to introduce a long-term National Carbon Budgeting ...

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Bacteria used to make fuel cells that convert hydrogen into energy

July 17th, 2008 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 17 (ANI): Scientists have combined the efforts of two kinds of bacteria which help make fuel cells that convert hydrogen into energy. Hydrogen has three times more potential energy by ...

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Cleaner skies means more global warming

July 10th, 2008 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI -
London, July 10 (ANI): For past three decades, Europe has been following the trend of saying goodbye to air pollution and smoky chimneys but a new study has shown that cleaning ...

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Indias first priority is spurring economic growth: Manmohan

Indias first priority is spurring economic growth: Manmohan

July 9th, 2008 - 10:17 pm ICT by ANI -
Sapporo (Japan), July 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that Indias first priority is spurring economic growth so that it could eradicate dire poverty. The Prime Minister called on G8 ...

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Farmers may have huge impact in cutting greenhouse emissions

July 7th, 2008 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, July 7 (ANI): Scientists have suggested that farmers might have the potential to make a significant impact on reducing carbon emissions. According to a report in ABC Science, the researchers ...

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Gas used to make TV screens more harmful to environment than coal

July 4th, 2008 - 10:40 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, July 4 (ANI): The rising production of television sets may worsen global warming because a greenhouse gas used for the purpose is more harmful than coal, warns a leading environmental ...

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India sticks to position on climate change, claims support

India sticks to position on climate change, claims support

July 3rd, 2008 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS -
By Joydeep Gupta New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) India has reiterated its position that there can be no question of developing countries agreeing to mandatory caps on their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, even ...

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