5th July 2016 - Ecologise

CLIMATE CRISIS

Study: Paris climate goals fall way short of what’s necessary

5th July 2016

Chris Mooney reports: A large team of researchers have reviewed individual country climate pledges made at the Paris talks to conclude that they fall short, forecasting that the full carbon “budget” that we’ve left to emit if we want to stay below 2 degrees Celsius of warming could be emitted by as early as 2030….

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Development/Growth

Red alert: The Centre’s new law spells doom for the environment

Ritwick Dutta writes on the Environment Ministry’s new draft notification, which if finalised, will sound the death knell for the crucial process of Environment Impact Assessment of developmental and industrial projects in India, and thus legitimise all violations of environmental law. The notification holds serious consequences, for the environment, and for ‘Rule of Law’ itself….

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Study: Paris climate goals fall way short of what’s necessary

Red alert: The Centre’s new law spells doom for the environment