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A study in the Tibetan plateau shows that plants emit methane gas, which could affect thinking on their role in global warming.

According to a study, the non conventional renewable energies could supply up to 40% of the energy demand in Chile by 2025.

Post-combustion capture of carbon dioxide will be tested at a Chinese power station, thanks to Chinese and Australian cooperation.

Experts at an international wetlands conference have called for recognition of the importance of wetlands and more basic research.

G8 leaders pledge to cut carbon emission levels to 50 per cent by 2050, but developing countries continue to insist on more concrete targets.

G8 countries should step up efforts to combat climate change with the establishment of carbon capture and storage technology, say scientists.

Changes in tropical forests cannot be explained by global environmental changes alone, researchers have found.

Climate change will cause major agricultural losses in the Middle East and North Africa, warns the UN.

Two new research papers indicate that biofuel production can carry an unrecognised cost by indirectly increasing carbon emissions.

Global warming might be causing plants in the Northern Hemisphere to lose more carbon to the atmosphere rather than store it, says a study.

The UN Bali conference has culminated in a two-year roadmap, laying out a strategy for future climate talks.

Developing countries will be helped to protect their forests from deforestation — and then sell the emissions cuts — under a new scheme.

A round up of news from or about South Asia for the period 1–14 December.

The Qatar Foundation has unveiled the recipients of its US$25 million research awards.

Scientists at the UN climate-change conference in Bali say greenhouse gas emissions must start declining within the next 10–­15 years.

Wealthy countries must cut greenhouse gas emissions and help poorer nations adapt to climate change, says a UN report.

Little economic benefit has been gained from Indonesia's deforestation and land use change, according to a report.

Crop research must switch to climate change resilience instead of higher yields, say experts at an international symposium.

Four Arab Gulf states have donated a total of US$750 million to a fund that will promote cleaner, more efficient petroleum technologies.

The Nigerian government is confident about banning gas flaring by 2008, but critics believe that the measures are not in place.