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Carbon majors: accounting for carbon and methane emissions 1854-­2010

The primary objective is to quantify and trace historic and cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide and methane to the largest extant fossil fuel and cement producers.

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The state of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere based on global observations through 2012

The atmospheric increase of CO2 from 2011 to 2012 was higher than its average growth rate over the past ten years, according to this latest edition of the annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin puiblished by World Meteorological Organization.

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Ambient air and noise pollution levels - Deepawali 2013

This is a report on the in-depth ambient air quality and noise monitoring for the city of Delhi conducted by CPCB during celebration of Diwali festival for the year 2013.

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The emissions gap report 2013

If the greenhouse "gap" isn’t "closed or significantly narrowed" by 2020, the pathway to limiting the global temperature rise to 1.5C will be closed, warns this 2013 edition of Emissions Gap Report compiled by 44 scientific groups in 17 countries.

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05/11/2013
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The worlds worst 2013: the top ten toxic threats

This 2013 report published by Blacksmith Institute and Green Cross Switzerland presents a new list of the top ten polluted places in the world and also provides updates on the sites published in the previous editions.

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04/11/2013
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Report of the standing committee on finance to the Conference of the Parties

This report contains information and recommendations on the work of the Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) in 2013, including: its 3rd meeting, held from 8 to 10 March 2013; its 4th meeting, held from 15 to 17 June 2013; and its 5th meeting, held from 27 to 30 August 2013, which all took place in Bonn, Germany.

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On thin ice: how cutting pollution can slow warming and save lives

This new scientific report released by World Bank shows that moving rapidly to reduce pollutants such as methane and black carbon, could slow warming in critical snow and ice-covered regions while benefitting human welfare.

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Urban water and sanitation in India: multi-stakeholder dialogues for systemic solutions

The dialogues, undertaken with a spirit of continuity, focused on five themes: challenges in water utility management, roles of the private sector and civil society, role of water regulators, improving water data and metrics, and prospects for capacity building.

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Primer on short-lived climate pollutants

Slowing the rate of global warming over the near term by cutting short-lived climate pollutants to complement carbon dioxide reductions for the long term. Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are responsible for 55-60% of anthropogenic radiative forcing. Fast and aggressive CO2 mitigation is essential to combat the resulting climate change.

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