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Asia-Pacific at risk from climate migration: ADB

Asia-Pacific at risk from climate migration: ADB

Governments in the Asia-Pacific region face the risk of unprecedented numbers of people displaced by floods, storms and other impacts of climate change, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in a report on Monday.
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Melting of Greenland ice sheet set new record in 2010

Melting of Greenland ice sheet set new record in 2010, as some areas in the second largest ice body in the world experienced melting for longer duration last year, says a research conducted by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and City College of New York.

Wind power firms choose sites for UK factory jobs

Two global wind farm manufacturers stepped up their commitment to Britain's growing renewable energy industry Thursday by planning to build factories in Hull and Scotland, creating up to 1,000 jobs.

NASA: 2010 Warmest Year On Record

2010 has tied 2005 as the warmest year since people have been keeping records, according to data from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York.

Australia floods inundate Brisbane, 43 missing

Massive floods shut down the centre of Australia's third-largest city, sent thousands fleeing from their homes and sparked panic buying of food on Wednesday as rescuers searched for 43 people missing in floodwaters.
Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark gets initial nod for tax breaks

The Noah’s Ark replica will be like a reminder to the world to save the planet once more, though this time in a metaphorical ark featuring best environmental policies and practices. It gets initial nod for tax breaks.
Nema bay in Egyptian Red sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh

Egypt mulls promotion of ecotourism

The ministry’s decision came within few days from the recently concluded United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico in which, role of tourism in climate change agenda was equally positioned.
Cancun agrees on 'climate deal'

Cancun agrees on 'climate deal', funds for developing countries

Delegates at the UN climate change conference in Cancun have agreed on a deal to curb climate change and fund developing countries on Saturday. Bolivia however, raised objections to the proposals drawn up the host Mexico. The draft comes as respite as the last summit in Copenhagen failed to agree on the best way to cut emissions.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Director Lisa Jackson.

EPA is 40 and no less controversial

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is 40 years old this week. It may have been born later, or it may not have been born at all, if not for a dedicated U.S. lawmaker and a burning river.
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Electric Vehicle sales in Asia Pacific to surpass 1.4 million by 2015

Led by strong demand in China, Japan and other Asian countries along with the various national-level initiatives and programs to promote the awareness on electric vehicles will help the Asia-Pacific region to surpass 1.4 million units in next five years, said a new report from Pike Research.
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Greenhouse Gas Worse Than CO2 Discovered

Yearly global emissions of anaesthetic agents can be compared with that of carbon dioxide emissions from one million cars or one coal-fired power plant, says a study.
Stanford Law School

Alumni gift funds Center for Energy Policy and Finance at Stanford

The Stanford Law School and the Graduate School of Business have come together to drive the energy revolution forward through the establishment of the Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance - an interdisciplinary center to study and advance the development and deployment of clean energy technologies through innovative policy and finance.
A Lufthansa Airbus A380-800 lands at Barcelona Airport

Lufthansa to go green with world’s first daily biofuel flights

In a rather “environmentally concerned” approach to cut down on the carbon emission from flights, Lufthansa will start commercial biofuel flights daily between Hamburg and Frankfurt in a six-month trial from April 2011. The move to operate an aircraft engine with biofuel over a long stretch of six months, is first of its kind in the world.
China says climate talks must tackle rich CO2 cuts

EU to ban industrial gas credits

The European Commission announced plans on Thursday to ban trading credits related to certain industrial gases from its Emissions Trading System (ETS) starting from 2013.
Global Warming is ‘Shrinking’ Animals: Research

Polar bears designated a 'critical habitat' in Alaska

More than 187,000 square miles of on-shore barrier islands in Alaska have been designated a 'critical habitat' for polar bears. The move welcomed by environmentalists is aimed at tackling the threat of extinction of the species.

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