Ecology

The Q & A with Prof. Anders Levermann clarifies the disturbances in Indian monsoon phenomenon due to anthropogenic activities causing abrupt transition. Since the economy of the country is still agrarian in nature, it adversely affects the livelihoods of poor and marginal.

India along with other countries forming together BASIC group supported developed countries move to clinch a deal leaving vulnerable and poor countries aside. The outcome was ‘Copenhagen Accord’ that were criticised widely in terms of low ambition. Praful shares his analysis on role of India in such move

Climate change is on top of the international and national political and strategic agendas. Dr. Michael Köberlein, Director, Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF), India gave a 30-minute presentation on "Future of International Climate Regime" on 15th March. The session was chaired by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Lal Bahadur Shastri Chair at IDSA 

It is apparent to everyone that the Copenhagen Accord is a travesty of what the world needs to avert climate change. Instead of an ambitious, effective, equitable and binding treaty with stringent emissions-cut targets for developed nations, we have a hollow Accord without legal status. The North has offered a 16 per cent emissions-cut when 40-45 per cent is needed. Years of talks have been set at nought by a dirty collusive deal between the United States and Basic (Brazil, South Africa, India and China), extended to cover only 26 of the 193 countries represented in Copenhagen

The need for renewable energy resources is real and pressing today simply because our current dependence on conventional petro -based fuels and energy sources cannot be sustained. Electrification Scheme over the past two decades there remains a lot of work that needs to be done. The numbers of villages which still don’t have access to electricity continue to be very high and in a number of these village the grid reaching them may still be some years away.

Indien will sich bei den Klimaverhandlungen nicht von den Industriestaaten unter Druck setzen lassen Klimaschutz ist in Indien Chefsache. Doch auf rechtlich verbindliche Ziele will sich das Land nicht festlegen lassen. Das bedeutet jedoch nicht, dass es keine politischen Aktivitäten gibt. Ob die in Kopenhagen eine Rolle spielen werden, muss sich allerdings noch herausstellen. Derweil warten 700 Millionen InderInnen auf Hilfe bei Anpassungsmaßnahmen an den Klimawandel

The India specific safeguard agreement has been approved by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on 1 August 2008, and India and the USA have now approached the NSG to ask for a waiver for India from the NSG guidelines. In the forefront of the meeting of the NSG on 21 August 2008 in Vienna, hbf has conducted an interview with Siddharth Varadajan