Monday September 07th 2009, 10:00 am
Up to 20 million people in low-lying Bangladesh are at risk from rising sea levels in the coming decades.
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Seas ‘threaten 20m in Bangladesh.’
Ultraviolet radiation will rise 20 per cent, climate scientists warn.
Monday September 07th 2009, 10:00 am
Climate change will so dramatically impact Earth’s atmosphere that there could be a 20 per cent increase in the amount of harmful ultraviolet radiation hitting some parts of the planet, scientists are warning.
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Seed variety loss seen hampering climate response.
Monday September 07th 2009, 10:00 am
Farmers in developing countries are losing traditional varieties because of growing corporate control of the seeds they plant, hampering their ability to cope with climate change, a London-based think tank said on Monday.
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Major scientific project to study climate change.
Monday September 07th 2009, 10:00 am
At least 220 Indian scientists and 127 research organisations are joining hands for a massive study to monitor climate change in different parts of the country.
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Green clouds in northern climes.
Monday September 07th 2009, 10:00 am
A handful of cold northern nations, such as Iceland, may be better poised to become green data hubs.
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PCs use less energy.
Monday September 07th 2009, 10:00 am
Some of the biggest energy hogs in a company sit in front of workers everyday: their PCs. As a result, corporate IT managers are clamoring for ways to rein in their PC energy expenses. And technology manufacturers are responding.
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UN group brings solar energy to schools.
Monday September 07th 2009, 10:00 am
The solution to the high electricity bills faced by denominational schools could be within reach with a solar energy project being undertaken by the United Nations Association of Trinidad and Tobago.
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‘Make motorists pay to cut carbon.’
Monday September 07th 2009, 10:00 am
The Scottish Government is being urged to introduce radical measures - including a slew of new charges on motorists - to achieve its ambitious climate-change targets.
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Clean coal: Miracle or mirage?
Monday September 07th 2009, 10:00 am
Clean-coal technology has been touted as the great hope for battling climate change, but governments have talked big about it and delivered little for much of the past decade.
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Leading scientist calls on religious leaders to tackle climate change.
Monday September 07th 2009, 10:00 am
Religious leaders should play a frontline role in mobilising people to take action against global warming, according to a leading scientist.
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Fighting climate change good for industry.
Monday September 07th 2009, 10:00 am
Fighting climate change does not contradict development goals, instead it offers “enormous economic opportunities”, says the 2009 report of the UN Conference on Trade and Development.
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