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News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
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
Technology alone will not solve energy crisis
The world must not miss its second chance to take a radically different approach to energy consumption.
Wanted: Imaginative Indian climate scientists
To meet the challenge of climate change, Indian scientists need more imagination and vigour, and to stop playing safe, says Sunita Narain.
India's pragmatic approach to climate change
31 August 2006
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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.
News and Features
Indian temperature rise 'will exceed projected rainfall'
The rise in temperature in India due to climate change will not be compensated for by increased rainfall, warns a leading climate scientist.
6 November 2008
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Researchers pinpoint climate change 'hotspots'
Researchers have mapped climate change hotspots around the globe, focusing on specific hazards including floods, cyclones and droughts.
