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Climate Change & Energy: Climate change in India

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India is a key contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Vulnerable to the effects of climate change, the country is under increasing pressure to put strategies in place to adapt to, if not mitigate, climate change.

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Opinions and Analysis

Renewables the way forward for India

Renewables like solar, wind and biomass could help India meet its growing energy needs and create millions of jobs, says Anil K. Rajvanshi.

1 April 2009 | EN
Source: Nariphaltan

Developing alternative technology will not be enough Technology alone will not solve energy crisis

The world must not miss its second chance to take a radically different approach to energy consumption.

16 November 2007 | EN | ES

Wanted: Imaginative Indian climate scientists

16 August 2007 | EN | 中文
Source: Business Standard

Policy Briefs

How biodiversity and climate change interact

Hannah Reid, Balakrishna Pisupati and Helen Baulch explore the inextricable links between biodiversity and climate, and explain why an integrated policy approach is required.

1 February 2004 | EN | 中文


News and Features

India must improve its climate strategy, says report

The World Bank says that India must improve its climate resilience strategy, suggesting measures including a shift to dryland farming.

5 June 2009 | EN

Global warming may make monsoons harder to predict

Predicting monsoons will be harder because of global warming — and scientists say they will need better weather models.

13 May 2009 | EN

Climate salvation from low-soot stoves?

17 April 2009 | EN | 中文
Source: International Herald Tribune