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Thursday, December 19, 2013
China News: North winds to drive up pollution in Shanghai (12 Dec 2013)
North winds to drive up pollution in Shanghai
Shanghai Daily, December 12, 2013
Pollutants brought by northwest winds and unfavorable conditions mean the city will experience slightly to moderately polluted day today but rain is also forecast for Sunday.
Two foreigners walk in the winter sun in downtown Shanghai yesterday. Pollutants brought by northwest winds and unfavorable conditions will make the city slightly to moderately polluted today...
Singapore News: Inaugural ASEAN Climate Outlook Forum Launched (5 Dec 2013)
Inaugural ASEAN Climate Outlook Forum Launched
Singapore hosts first-ever regional platform for ASEAN countries todevelop consensus-based regional seasonal climate outlook
Singapore, 5 December 2013 – In a new initiative to improve understanding of climate variability and change relevant to Southeast Asia, and to develop a consensus-based seasonal climate outlook for the region, Singapore hosted the first-ever ASEAN Climate Outlook...
Vietnam News: Rural Environmental Protection In Northern Delta (7 Dec 2013)
RURAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN NORTHERN DELTAThứ bẩy, ngày 30 tháng 11 năm 2013 cập nhật lúc 12:09
1. Overview of natural, socio-economic and environmental conditions
North Delta includes provinces of Hanoi, Hai Phong, Bac Ninh, Vinh Phuc, Hai Duong, Hung Yen, Thai Binh, Ha Nam, Nam Dinhand Ninh Binh.
Its natural area is 1,481.2 hectares, accounting...
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
China News: Poor lead battery recycling raises fears (12 Dec 2013)
Poor lead battery recycling raises fears
The government should improve policies and formulate measures to better regulate the network for recycling lead-acid storage batteries, a major source of lead pollution, according to a policy research report released in Beijing on Wednesday.
"China is the biggest producer, consumer and exporter of lead-acid storage batteries in the world. More than 2.6 million metric tons of waste lead-acid storage...
Worlds News: Why green growth is a necessary goal (6 Dec 2013)
Why green growth is a necessary goal
Martin Wolf
06.12.2013
Speeding up decarbonisation will not happen by itself and needs a push from a higher carbon price and firm regulation
A low-carbon atmosphere is a global public good, argues Martin Wolf (Image by COP19/CMP9)
Last week, it was Warsaw’s turn to host a disappointing meeting on climate change. Over the past two decades, many other cities have had this pleasure....
Indian News: Breathless? Blame it on temperature, trapped pollutants (12 Dec 2013)
Breathless? Blame it on temperature, trapped pollutants
Neha Madaan,TNN | Dec 12, 2013, 03.56 AM IST
PUNE: People living in Hadapsar, Katraj, Bhosariand Shivajinagar may be more susceptible to respiratory infections such as asthma and chronic bronchitis because the chill the city is currently experiencing has pushed air pollution levels to a new high in these places.The city continued to shiver with the minimum...
Indian News: Villagers struggle to save land as islands shrink in Sundarban (12 Dec 2013)
Villagers struggle to save land as islands shrink in Sundarban
PTI | Dec 12, 2013, 02.17 PM IST
Thousands of farmers living on the banks of the islands in Sundarbans are struggling to protect their land.
SUNDARBANS: Imagine buying a plot of land only to see it vanishing into the river gradually after a few years! Thousands of farmers living on the banks of the islands in Sundarbans are struggling to protect their land...
Indian News: Coal port plan will kill Great Barrier Reef: Activists (11 Dec 2013)
Coal port plan will kill Great Barrier Reef: Activists
AFP | Dec 11, 2013, 06.22 PM IST
Environment minister Greg Hunt gave the green light to the project by India's Adani Group, under what he labelled as "some of the strictest conditions in Australian history" governing environmental protection.
SYDNEY: Conservationists on Wednesday slammed Australia's approval for an Indian firm to expand a major coal port on...
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