Rice is one of the most widely consumed commodities in the world. Ninety percent of global rice production takes place in Asia with over half of the world’s rice grown just in China and India. But while rice has beneficial nutritional properties and provides livelihoods for millions of farmers worldwide, this… read more
Mired in the Oil Sands, An Opportunity
The Canadian government’s most recent report on the country’s greenhouse gas emissions undermines its push for U.S. approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. Specifically, the report states that Canada will fail to meet its goal of reducing carbon emissions to 17 percent below its 2005 levels by 2020 under the Copenhagen Accord.… read more
A spirited Indian debate on joining action on HFC’s under the Montreal Protocol
News of an apparent backsliding on an Indian commitment to join a US and Chinese initiative to curb HFC emissions under the Montreal Protocol (which was originally designed to combat ozone depletion) comes in the middle of a robust debate within policy circles in India. Arun Mohan Sukumar writing in… read more