UNEP production gap report: Net-zero targets by countries are empty pledges without plans
Governments are planning to produce more than double the production of fossil fuels than what the world requires to limit global temperature rise …
No new coal by 2021: Zimbabwe, South Africa may become outliers, flags report
The two southern African countries have new coal projects in the pipeline amid clamour to move away from coal to cleaner fuel
IPCC report: Global emissions must peak by 2025 to keep warming at 1.5°C
Even in the most optimistic scenario, there is only a 50:50 chance that global temperature rise will stop there
UN calls for swift zero carbon recovery action at climate summit
There is a 40% chance of annual average global temperature temporarily reaching 1.5 degrees Celsius in at least one of the next five years, …
Lateral Thoughts: Clueless about food waste
We have no data on how much food we we waste and this derails waste management
Climate Emergency CoP 25: India’s mixed role
India continued to push developed countries on climate action but played a less-than-constructive role on other issues
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Two different worlds exist at CoP 25 in Madrid
The world of political negotiators behind closed doors and that of young activists and other stakeholders outside is hardly seeing eye-to-eye
Only 13 of 132 largest energy cos committed to net zero emissions: Study
The research reveals that the global energy sector has hardly achieved any progress in achieving the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement, four …
African cities call for local climate action, adaptation finance
The Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa encourages local authorities to make a political commitment for access to energy, climate mitigation …
Transforming land use can make world carbon neutral by 2040: Study
Immediate measures on agriculture, forestry, wetlands and bioenergy can cut down a third of the emissions to keep temperatures below 1.5°C
COP23 ends; US plays the spoilsport again, says CSE
US continued with its business-as-usual obstructionist agenda in the negotiations and hampered meaningful progress on equity and finance issues
COP23: Parties arrive at consensus on key decisions on pre-2020 climate actions
A draft decision on the implementation and ambition of pre-2020 climate actions has emerged
Slow progress on all procedural issues at COP 23
Parties have held only preliminary discussions on all issues, which have been captured in informal notes prepared for all agenda items
Commitments under Paris deal one-third of what is needed: UN Emission Gap Report 2017
If the emission gap is not closed by 2030, it is extremely unlikely that the goal of restricting global warming to well below 2°C can be met
COP 23: Are countries ready for new market mechanism?
Developing countries need enabling conditions and more robust monitoring and accounting mechanisms for development of carbon markets
We will keep moving forward on climate action: UNFCCC after Trump’s executive order
Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa says the new US administration remains a Party to the landmark Paris Climate Change Agreement
Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement starts functioning in Bonn
The working group's mandate, among others, is to elaborate on modalities and make critical arrangements on global stock take which will take …
India to file 16 cases against the US for violating WTO treaties, informs Sitharaman
India believes that certain renewable energy programmes of the US are inconsistent with WTO provisions, says minister
Parties yet to reach a consensus on core issues
A day before the final negotiations, no commitment has been reached on the adaptation front
The Grand Renaissance Dam: What’s at stake and what could break the deadlock
Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have been negotiating for five years over the filling and annual operation of the dam. They have not been able to …
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
October 2021 was the third-warmest in 142 years
October 2021 was only 0.04°C cooler than October 2015 and 2019
High road to Dubai COP28: What to expect at the upcoming Bonn climate conference
It’s all about the money this year
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