Carbon dioxide emissions up by 29 percent: Report
Carbon dioxide emissions are up by 29 percent since 2000, far beyond the capacity of the global "sinks" to absorb such volumes, says a report.

Dutch build more dunes against rising seas
On the beach at Monster, bulldozers painstakingly turn sand dredged from the bottom of the North Sea bed into dunes in an ambitious effort to safeguard the Netherlands from flooding.

Amazon countries to hold climate talks
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is calling a meeting of eight Amazon countries next week to forge a common stand ahead of next month`s key climate talks.

Shun beef to stop climate change: India
India, a stronghold of vegetarianism where the cow is a sacred animal for the majority Hindu population, has urged the rest of the world to give up eating beef to help reduce global warming.

Countries need to focus more on emission targets: Boer
Ahead of the Copenhagen Summit, the UN Climate Chief Yvo de Boer has said that all countries have to increase focus on emission targets.

New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles
New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world divided up among a half-dozen species of unusual crocodiles.

`Green` tyres to boost mileage, cut pollution
A new generation of `green` tyres that will boost fuel efficiency without affecting safety or durability is in the pipeline.

Icebergs moving towards New Zealand
A cluster of Antarctic icebergs were heading towards NZ after being spotted around 400 kms south of the country, scientists said today.

CO2 emissions rise 2% despite global financial crisis
A new research has determined that despite the economic effects of the global financial crisis, carbon dioxide emissions from human activities rose 2 percent in 2008 to an all-time high of 1.3 tonnes of carbon per capita per year.

Pachauri stresses on R&D to tackle carbon emission
Ahead of the Copenhagen summit next month, Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman of the IPCC, has asked governments across the world to encourage research and development in innovation and technology to tackle carbon emissions.