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Opinion - Poor hardest hit by climate change

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 21, 2009

For many years I have witnessed the suffering of people living in abject poverty in developing countries - from India and El Salvador to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burma. Despite their enormous dignity and fortitude, and despite the good work done by aid agencies to...

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Subject Tags: Technology

US, India Hope for Cooperation on Global Trade, Climate Change

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 20, 2009

US, India Hope for Cooperation on Global Trade, Climate Change

By Ravi Khanna

Washington

19 September 2009

World trade and climate change are the two most prominent issues at the summit talks in Pittsburgh Thursday and...

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Us, India Hope For Cooperation On Global Trade, Climate Change

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 20, 2009

Saturday, 19 September 2009World trade and climate change are the two most prominent issues at the summit talks in Pittsburgh Thursday and Friday of the G-20, the influential group that brings together key members of the developing world and the big economic powers....

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WB says climate change to hit India agri output

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 20, 2009

WASHINGTON (Commodity Online) : World Bank's World Development Report 2010 said India’s agriculture output is likely to dip by up to 9 per cent in the next 30 years due to change in climatic conditions. "Extrapolating from past year-to-year variations in climate and...

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Generate energy in greener ways, World Bank urges India

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 19, 2009

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Over 400 million people in India have no access to electricity and providing this is an obvious priority for planners. But producing electricity from coal — the main source now — adds to global warming, leading the World Bank to urge India to move to...

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India ready to target emissions as pressure mounts on US

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 18, 2009

INDIA wrong-footed the US and other rich nations yesterday by agreeing for the first time to set numerical targets for curbing its greenhouse gas emissions.

The move added to pressure on the Obama administration to deliver on its own climate change...

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S'pore well placed to be carbon trading centre in South Asia

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 18, 2009

It can kick-start creation of regional carbon credit registries and formulate yardsticks
By CATHERINE WONG MEI LING

CARBON markets are here to stay and are likely to grow post-Kyoto 2012. In the run- up to December's United Nations Climate Change Conference...

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Subject Tags: Environment , Technology

Change on climate: India ready to quantify cuts

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 17, 2009

In a significant shift in its stand ahead of the Copenhagen meeting, India has, for the first time, said reduction of its greenhouse gas emissions is as much a part of its climate change strategy as adaptation efforts, and that it is even ready to quantify the emission cuts...

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Subject Tags: Environment , Technology

Climate smart’ world within reach: World Bank report

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 17, 2009

‘Climate smart’ world within reach: World Bank report

* Report says geography, high levels of poverty, population density leave South Asian countries particularly vulnerableStaff ReportISLAMABAD: The global climate problem can be solved, achieving a “climate smart”...

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World Bank says action against climate change must start 'now'

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 17, 2009

London, September 16 (ANI): The World Bank has determined that climate change will be a serious barrier to growth in poorer nations and must be curbed now. According to a report by BBC News, the bank's World Development Report (WDR) urges a rapid ...

Subject Tags: Technology