Valerie Volcovici

Stories by Valerie Volcovici

Apple unveils recycling robot to take apart iPhones

Apple unveils recycling robot to take apart iPhones

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2016

It can take apart one iPhone 6 every 11 seconds to recover aluminum, copper, tin, tungsten, cobalt, gold and silver parts

Ambition of Paris climate talks rises by half a degree

Ambition of Paris climate talks rises by half a degree

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2015

The 2C target was always somewhat arbitrary as a threshold for preventing the worst effects of global warming in the form of rising sea levels and more severe and frequent storms, floods and droughts.

Climate deal needed if Bill Gates' billions are to help poor nations

Climate deal needed if Bill Gates' billions are to help poor nations

Rediff.com   2 Dec 2015

Heads of state and big-name billionaires opened the Paris climate summit with a bang on Monday.

UN talks agree to build a new-style climate deal in 2015

UN talks agree to build a new-style climate deal in 2015

Rediff.com   14 Dec 2014

About 190 nations agreed on Sunday the building blocks of a new-style global deal due in 2015 to combat climate change amid warnings that far tougher action will be needed to limit rising world temperatures.

No China-style climate deal in works for India: US

No China-style climate deal in works for India: US

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2014

China is the top greenhouse gas emitter, ahead of the United States, the European Union and India.

Obama touts 'responsible' energy development measures, climate goals

Obama touts 'responsible' energy development measures, climate goals

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2014

Obama said he wants to boost the use of natural gas in transportation