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Corporate lobbies are much stronger than the simple arithmetic of climate scientists
Date : 4th May 2012
Jeff Sachs Director of the Earth Institute and professor of sustainable development at Columbia University in the US warned that "nice projects" around the world involving renewable power or energy efficiency would not be enough to stave off the catastrophic effects of global warming – a wholesale change and overhaul of the world's energy
Jeff Sachs Director of the Earth Institute and professor of sustainable development at Columbia University in the US warned that "nice projects" around the world involving renewable power or energy efficiency would not be enough to stave off the catastrophic effects of global warming – a wholesale change and overhaul of the world's energyMexico becomes first developing country to pass legislation on climate change
Date : 25th April 2012
In
what can be called as one of the boldest
steps ever taken by the developing countries
on climate change, Mexico passed the law
that makes the CO2 emission reduction and
targets of renewable energy mandatory. India
was one of the first countries to make
National Plan on Climate Change in 2008.
Mexico has gone further to make legislation
to implement its own plan. 
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Karan Mangotra specializes in climate change mitigation and international climate policy and negotiations. He holds an MBA degree in Strategic Carbon Management from the University of East Anglia, UK. Karan also works as a consultant at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). Karan also possesses an engineering degree in computer science from B.M.S College of Engineering, Bangalore. Prior to his experience at TERI, he has worked at TATA Consultancy Services (TCS) for as a project manager handling energy efficiency projects in TCS buildings in Mumbai.