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Jacob P. Koshy 11:40 PM | October 29,2009
Methane, in spite of being the second most prevalent GHGs in the atmosphere, is only about 0.4% by volume of the total carbon dioxide present
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Shaun Tandon / AFP 09:59 PM | September 22,2009
Under Obama, the US House of Representatives approved the first ever mandatory national cuts in carbon emissions. But the measure only squeaked through and still awaits Senate action
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AFP 09:00 AM | September 21,2009
Falling industrial output is largely responsible for the plunge in emissions, but other factors also played a role, including shelving plans for new coal-fired power stations because of falling demand and lack of financing
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Padmaparna Ghosh 09:52 PM | September 11,2009
The proposal says that advanced developing nations should be able to fund their mitigation actions domestically
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Reuters 09:57 AM | July 09,2009
Indian negotiators said developing countries first wanted to see rich nation plans to provide financing to help them cope with ever more floods, heatwaves, storms and rising sea levels
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Green Tax | Gokul Chaudhri 11:13 PM | June 30,2009
Such projects in India are at an exploratory stage; levying a service tax would raise costs significantly
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PTI 06:15 PM | June 10,2009
Nestle has reported an increase of 23.2% in net profit at Rs197.30 crore for the quarter ended on 31 March 2009 as against Rs160.15 crore in the last year
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Sidin Vadukut 09:17 PM | March 31,2009
Next time you fly across the world, add a little carbon offsetting to your itinerary
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AFP 09:54 AM | March 29,2009
But the United States, the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, never ratified the Kyoto Treaty
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Archana Rai 09:25 PM | January 05,2009
The global financial crisis is unlikely to prove a deterrent to the green agenda, with clean technology being viewed as a growth vehicle in 2009
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Michael Szabo / Reuters 01:07 AM | November 26,2008
The current climate pact, the Kyoto Protocol, expires in 2012 and governments are scrambling to agree to a new treaty by the end of next year
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Sushil Kumar and Deepanshi Chaudhary 11:10 PM | August 04,2008
When you pay for offsetting your emissions, you fund a project that reduces GHG emissions -- most likely in India or China
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James G. Neuger / Bloomberg 11:52 PM | July 08,2008
India also feels focusing on a long-term goal as far away as 2050 distracts from the mid-term goal of 2020
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01:15 AM | April 01,2008
A number of advanced industrial countries are loath to implement mandatory national reduction targets of greenhouse gases and other pollutants
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Khushboo Narayan 12:59 AM | March 26,2008
Rising sea levels could force 75 mn people from Bangladesh and 50 mn from India’s coastal areas to interior towns
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