Here's a KPMG India study on how much India's Climate Change concerns are on the Indian business radar. They found out that while 83% of the business leaders think that they have a good grasp of climate change, only 48% thought that it was relevant
Read more…Report from International Food Policy Research Institute Report: Greenhouse gas mitigation: Issues for Indian agriculture Publication Blurb: By some estimates, agricultural practices account for 20 percent of India’s total greenhouse gas (GHG) emis
Read more…I would like to draw the attention of the forum on some of the news items posted in last 2 or 3 days by Chandra on a possible shift in India's stance in climate change negotiations?There had been severe criticism in the media after Jairam Ramesh's re
Read more…Second IGES White Paper Climate Change Policies in the Asia-Pacific: Re-uniting Climate Change and Sustainable Development The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Hayama, Japan, has pulished the second white paper . A must read for
Read more…Climate Change And India Is there a basis for U.S. pressure? By Arvind Panagariya Here is Forbes Article that merits a good discussion. Let me know your views. http://www.forbes.com/2009/08/09/hillary-clinton-jairam-ramesh-emissions-india-opinions-
Read more…In the climate change context, forestry is poised to play a bigger role. But how well the sector 'delivers' on the expectations is a challenge. I had written a fairly short viewpoint paper on 'Reducing Emissions for Deforestation and Degradation' tow
Read more…Start with this brochure to understand the complex web of Government institutions that is working to inventory and understand India's Climate Change problems. Climate Change modeling involved hundreds of parameters and judgement day should not come w
Read more…Here's a good report from professors of Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research. Check it out and let us know what you think .
Read more…I am a Member of the Indian Environment Network. I have started a discussion on Mountain biodiversity which did not take off well. But, I have been active in the Western Ghats range of mountains in Tamilnadu addressing the threats to mountain biodive
Read more…Recently I received an interesting directory on Climate Change that tries to provide a glimpse of all the players of Climate Change in India. The book is in no way complete, but is useful in many ways since it provides us access to a lot of good info
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