Full Coverage: Atmosphere

04.07.2008 New research reveals that the G8 countries are lagging behind in the race against climate change.

03.07.2008 Cleaning up the skies over Europe has allowed more of the sun's rays to pierce the atmosphere, contributing to at least half the warming that has occurred.
From: New Scientist

07.06.2008 The powerful car lobby, led by Germany's Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes, is pushing the EU to delay and weaken proposed legislation to limit car emissions. Giving into them could undermine the EU's ability to meet its 2020 climate targets.

11.03.2008 WASHINGTON, Mar 11 (OneWorld) - Air quality concerns in Beijing have prompted the world's record holder in the marathon to pull out of the premiere long-distance running event at this year's Olympic Games.

07.02.2008 NEW YORK, Feb 7 (OneWorld) - Environmental campaigners scored a major victory this week as some of the nation's top banks agreed to link energy sector investment with initiatives to combat climate change.

30.11.2007

19.11.2007 The fourth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has yet again predicted a doomsday scenario. The UN Secretary-General says that there is still time for concerted and sustained action.

08.08.2007 Greenpeace has asked Surya Roshni, one of the leading bulb manufacturers in India, to stop manufacturing incandescent light bulbs. Greenpeace's Ban the Bulb Campaign calls for a progressive phase out of inefficient lighting in India to reduce energy wastage and fight climate change.

15.07.2007 Climate experts say 2007 will be the second warmest year on record since the 1860s. Current floods in Pakistan and heat waves in China and Greece may be signs of further disruptions caused by global warming. The warmest year on record so far has been 1998.

11.07.2007 Greenpeace is campaigning to get the Indian government to take steps to mitigate climate change. Rising temperatures will lead to frequent and acute weather conditions, it warns, citing the recent rains in Mumbai city.

08.06.2007 The Global Anti-Incinerator Alliance (GAIA) will hold its third global meeting on September 15 - 18, 2007 in Spain. The meeting will strengthen the campaign against waste incineration as well as the movement of hazardous waste across national borders.

23.05.2007 A coalition of Indian activists, the Rashtriya Jal Biradari, has launched a nationwide Jal Satyagraha (struggle for water) for water conservation. At its recent meeting at New Delhi, experts, government representatives and CSOs spoke on ways to restore the lost glory of the city’s river Yamuna and resolve the present water crisis.

17.04.2007 Indian communities facing environmental and health damages due to Coca-Cola’s bottling operations in Kerala plan to protest and question the company's shareholders and management at its annual general meeting at Wilmington, Delaware, US.

10.04.2007 Concerned citizens and civil society organisations rose up the issue of the destruction of neighbourhood trees in the National Capital; Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has invited Trees for Delhi, the forum leading the campaign, for a meeting on April 10th.

26.12.2006 One of the biggest challenges any tsunami warning system faces is getting the word out to the people and making sure they respond appropriately.

07.12.2006 from NASA:
Observations from space show that as the climate warms, phytoplankton growth rates go down as does the amount of carbon dioxide these ocean plants consume. That allows carbon dioxide to accumulate more rapidly in the atmosphere, which would produce more warming. The implications for the entire oceanic ecosystem (much of which ends up as food for humans) are dire.

29.11.2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 29 (OneWorld) - The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a landmark environmental case filed by 12 states, three cities, and more than a dozen health and environmental groups.

25.09.2006 Yhdysvalloissa teollisuuden edustajat valittavat, että maan uudet ilmansaastemääräykset tulevat heille kalliiksi. Suurten terveys- ja ympäristöjärjestöjen mukaan teollisuus pääsee liian helpolla. Valtion omat tiedemiehet sanovat, ettei uusissa määräyksissä otettu huomioon heidän suosituksiaan.

18.09.2006 On the occasion of the International Day for Protection of Ozone Layer, and under the We Have no Spare Planet, OHO non-governmental organization promoted a picture book and an animated film for children. Ozzie Ozone – Guardian of the Planet aims to educate the children, simply and effectively, on the need to protect the ozone layer.

21.08.2006 from Carbon Footprints blog:
With the aid of a climate scientist, Sir David Attenborough explains why he is convinced that humans are definitely the cause of global warming.