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NEW DELHI India prepares for climate change India, likely to be one of the countries worst-hit by global warming, is already ahead of most developing nations in putting in place measures to help it adapt to climate change, the World Bank said on Thursday.
GREEN TAXES Using taxes to get Britons to go green Using the tax system to change peoples' behaviour towards the environment is a hot political topic. Financial experts have looked at what kinds of measures could be put in place.
POSITIVE TRENDS Chinese government thinks green procurement is the way to go China yesterday issued a green products inventory for government procurement, signalling the beginnings of a more environment-friendly procurement policy. Click here if you want to read the rest of the story.
MORE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Tax policy useful to tackle environment "Sustainable development" refers to the development model based on harmony between humanity's economic activities and nature. It also means that development today should not be achieved at the cost of later generations. This means harmony between the interests of people today and those of people in the future. Read the whole article here.
THE FUTURE OF GROWTH German weekly Der Spiegel on the connection between un-harnessed economic growth and global warming The largest German weekly publication Der Spiegel recently published an article about the inevitable climate changes that are hitting us globally. The article leans its argument on the most recent scientific research, according to which it is no longer possible to stop the global warming. (Read on...)
CLIMATE CHANGE For Asia, a vicious cycle of flood and drought is predictied by environmental specialists Read the article from the Internation Herald Tribune
PROLONGING LIFE Climate change brings huge cost Pollution caused by used batteries will be gradually cut in China thanks to the country's increased use of more environmentally friendly batteries, according to an industry insider. (Read the article from chinagate.com)
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