By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU Oct 4 (Reuters) – India’s environment minister said on Monday the country could not have high economic growth and a rapid rise in carbon emissions now that the nation was the number three emitter after China and the United States. Jairam Ramesh’s comments come as negotiators from nearly 200 governments meet in

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China, the world’s biggest polluter, is hosting a major UN conference on climate change this week. The Chinese government says it wants to show the international community that it is taking the threat seriously. Chinese scientists have been analysing new data that appears to show that man-made global warming could be having a significant effect

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KATHMANDU: Indian State Minister for Environment and Forests on Monday emphasised on the essence of transboundary initiatives and the development of information sharing mechanism in the region to deal with the global climate change impacts. In an interaction with the media here at the headquarters of International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in Lalitpur

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The UN climate chief urged countries yesterday to accelerate their search for common ground on battling climate change so that a year-end meeting in Mexico can produce results. Christiana Figueres told 3,000 delegates in China — the last negotiations before Cancun — that countries must identify achievable goals ahead of December’s conference so progress can

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The U.N. climate chief urged countries Monday to search faster for common ground on battling climate change so that a year-end meeting in Mexico can produce results in that fight. Christiana Figueres told 3,000 delegates in China — the last negotiations before Cancun — that countries must identify achievable goals ahead of December’s conference so

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India today extended a financial grant of USD 160,000 for conserving bio-diversity of the Himalayan region as it steps up effort to play an active role in preserving wildlife and natural habitation. Indian Minister of State for Environment Jayram Ramesh today handed over a cheque of USD 160,000 to ICIMOD (Integrated Centre for Integrated Mountain

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