COP28 Recap: What was discussed at the Mitigation Work Programme?
The final text agreed on December 13, acknowledges the Global Dialogues and the summary report produced by the Co-Chairs
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Carbon capture does more harm than good
It increases air pollution and social costs
CSE on CoP 25: What we want on carbon markets
Markets should be focused on transformative mitigation outcomes
Climate Emergency CoP 25: The Paris Agreement is tilting into a downward spiral
Procedural and political developments in Madrid show ominous signs
Climate Emergency CoP 25: What to expect from the second week
Political representatives are faced with some clear, but tough, choices
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Climatic tipping point is closer than we think
Scientists confirm that we are indeed in a climate emergency
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Carbon capture essential to our future
To allow recovery of the atmosphere, storage of CO2 is necessary for 10,000 years
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Will the world be net carbon zero by 2050
To attain the 1.5°C warming target, the world must completely stop using coal
Draft extended producer responsibility policy: How gaps in achieving fundamental goals can be closed
The draft incorporates important objectives but leaves out some fundamental ones
COP28: Article 6 negotiations see late night deliberations striving to find consensus
Parties also discussed the definition of cooperative approaches
Mocha among ‘most impactful’ global cyclones in 2023: WMO report at COP28
Paris agreement target under serious threat; act now, urges document
Deadly heatwaves threaten to reverse India’s progress on poverty and inequality — new research
India has suffered over 24,000 heatwave-related deaths since 1992
Climate crisis: Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels remain at record high in 2022
Emissions from coal and oil are expected to increase from 2021 levels
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Technologies being experimented to become net zero carbon
Natural sinks cannot sequester all the carbon we currently emit each year
Fighting climate change: Why we need more policy experts, green jobs in India
We cannot leave the creation of green jobs to the future; they need to be created now
Climate Emergency CoP 25: New proposal by CoP Presidency will undermine next round of climate targets
The lack of accountability for past under-performance has consequences
The next round of climate targets will worsen the crisis
Countries need to announce new 1.5 degrees Celsius-compliant targets in 2020
Severe Cyclone Michaung: Rainfall in Chennai comparable to 2015 floods. Here’s how
The system is likely to move with cyclonic storm intensity in the next six hours, IMD predicted at 6 pm
October 2021 was the third-warmest in 142 years
October 2021 was only 0.04°C cooler than October 2015 and 2019
Chief executives, investors write to world leaders: Need bold climate action
Need to change rules of the game to prompt corporate action, the open letter said
Climate Emergency CoP 25: A failure on key deliverables
At least developing countries did not cave into weak rules on markets
Climate Emergency CoP 25: World is hotter than ever before, says WMO
Paris agreement has failed to put brakes on emission rise
COP24: Sum and substance of climate diplomacy
Climate change negotiations must move from being a zero-sum game to a positive-sum game
Slow, uneven progress at Bangkok climate talks
Finance, equity and addressing interlinkages remain topics of major concern
COP28: New finance goal faces tenuous negotiations
Divergence on Paris Agreement Article 2.1c continues; Brazil points out developing countries’ needs not reflected