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30- November-2009

Climate change: Looking south

(The impact of Climate change on the developing world is already so far advanced it can no longer be prevented, only mitigated.)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/nov/30/climate-change-africa-aid-development

IFAD chief says climate change threat is very real

(Without crop varieties adapting to extremes of weather, feeding world population will be difficult. Shortage of water resources will be one of the greatest problems)

http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/30/stories/2009113060091000.htm

Fourth of India turning into desert: ISRO

(No less than a fourth of India’s geographical area, or 81 million hectares, is undergoing a process of desertification, reveals a first-of-its-kind ‘desertification status map’ of the country created by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in collaboration with several scientific institutions across the country.)

http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/28/stories/2009112861481400.htm

Obama's Copenhagen visit: critics say 'right city, wrong date'

(Critics say that the long-awaited White House initiative o climate change would do little to ensure a successful outcome to the talks, and that it came at the wrong time in the negotiations)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/25/barack-obama-copenhagen

After China, India considers setting emissions intensity target

(India may follow China’s example and for the first time set a specific target to limit the growth of its greenhouse gas emissions, Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has said)

http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/28/stories/2009112858530100.htm

27 November 2009

Obama to attend climate change summit, to unveil new target

(Buoyed by his talks with India and China on climate change, President Barack Obama will attend crucial negotiations in Copenhagen where he will promise sizable reductions in US carbon emissions, giving new hope for a global deal on reducing greenhouse gases.)

http://beta.thehindu.com/news/international/article55327.ece

China announces target to limit gas emissions

(Ten days ahead of the Copenhagen climate summit, China has, for the first time, announced a target to limit the growth of its greenhouse gas emissions.)

http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/27/stories/2009112758640100.htm

India’s strategy at Copenhagen

India should insist that developed nations take the lead with substantial emission reductions, in line with the IPCC recommendations. Any non-binding agreement committing all nations without distinction should be rejected.)

http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/27/stories/2009112756100800.htm

10- November-2009

Indian study challenges global view on Himalayan glaciers- India has challenged the internationally accepted view that the Himalayan glaciers were receding due to global warming.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/10/stories/2009111057462000.htm

Climate deal unlikely for up to a year

(World’s key industrialised nations say they have abandoned hope of a legally binding treaty at the Copenhagen summit in December. )

http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/07/stories/2009110752250900.htm

Farmers concerned over impact of climate change- Farmers, peasants, labourers and civil society representatives from 12 rain-fed States on Wednesday called for taking long-term measures for dealing with the consequences of global warming.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/05/stories/2009110557740700.htm

5- November-2009

India, China doing a lot to tackle climate change: US- India and China are taking "a lot of action" to tackle the climate change but it is a challenge to make them agree to a binding international agreement in this regard, a top Obama Administration official has said.

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/india-china-doinglot-to-tackle-climate-change-us/77603/on

Climate change talks on knife-edge- More than 190 countries are trying to thrash out the details of a new deal on global warming to be decided in Copenhagen in December.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/6503327/Climate-change-talks-on-knife-edge.html

3- November-2009

US under pressure to set 2020 target to save climate deal- The United States is under pressure in Barcelona meeting to follow other rich countries and set a 2020 goal for cutting greenhouse gases to rescue chances for a climate deal due next month in Copenhagen.

http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL2415367

Rapid retreat of Tibet’s glaciers alarms researchers- It could affect livelihood of millions in downstream of the Himalayas Rivers.

http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/02/stories/2009110256411800.htm

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http://www.voanews.com/hindi/2009-11-02-voa14.cfm

1- November-2009

EU announces deal on climate change- European Union on Friday reached a “conditional” deal on funding efforts by developing countries to tackle global warming.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/31/stories/2009103154231500.htm

China will stick by India: Pachauri- There is still a big question mark on whether India and China will speak in the same voice at the Copenhagen Climate summit next December. Rajendra Pachauri hopes so

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/global-warming/China-will-stick-by-India-on-climate-change-Pachauri/articleshow/5181113.cms

Keeping India’s options open at Copenhagen- To keep its developmental options open, India must insist that the North drastically reduce its occupation of the global atmospheric commons and compensate the South for what it has taken away.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/29/stories/2009102954240800.htm

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