Controversial, flawed method enters UN carbon market draft text at COP28
Decisions on emission avoidance and conservation enhancement activities awaited
Coal concern has prohibited India from signing global pledge on renewables and energy at COP28
Methane reduction through all sectors another point of concern
Global emissions are way off target: what needs to happen
Four key questions on climate change and what their answers would mean
Islamic declaration calls for a world free from fossil fuels
'Declaration crucial in creating the basis for behavioural change amongst Muslims'
COP28 Diary (December 11, 2023): New text on Global Goal on Adaptation introduced with concerning changes
No consensus among Parties over negotiating text on global carbon market
Option in Global Stocktake draft opens possibility of including India, China in list of historical emitters of greenhouse gases
Finance and coal phase out are other red lines in text for several developing countries, say experts
India reduced emissions intensity 33% in 2005-2019, shows new submission to UN
Current clean power capacity of 41% but 73% power generation in 2022-23 from coal
COP27: African countries launch ‘game-changing’ carbon credits initiative
Target to provide 300 million carbon credits every year by 2030
Superstorm ‘Sandy’ tells us why the climate change denial must stop
COP28 recap: 5 insider highlights from negotiation rooms of Global Stocktake text
The two-week long battle of negotiations saw many competing priorities from countries influencing the text
Absence of Presidents Biden, Jinping from COP28 angers African climate activists
Climate summit credibility, World Bank role in Loss and Damage Fund questioned by Pan African Climate Justice Alliance
COP28 should shine a spotlight on corporate environmental responsibility
Public, private and social sectors need to come together in the climate fight
COP28 offered important outcomes, but not enough to meet Paris goals
Funds collected for Loss and Damage are too little to compensate for impact of climate disasters
Paris Agreement at 8: Progress, challenges and road to COP28
Innovation, renewable energy, and sustainable practises can help COP28 create a resilient, low-carbon future
Breakthrough in impasse over toxic export ban
Parties take a step forward to make it easy to enforce Basel Ban Amendment
Narendra Modi flags off UN migratory species meet; brings up Joint Forest Management
PM skips any mention of Forest Rights Act in speech to CMS CoP13 at Gandhinagar
Least developed countries set expectations for COP28 with Dakar Declaration
LDCs account for 1% of GHG emissions but are at forefront of the climate crisis, say ministers
Funding Loss & Damage: Differences persist as COP28 looms
Contentions persist over the contributors, recipients and headquarters of the LDF
2011: 10th warmest year on record
Arctic sea ice at its lowest in 2011, says World Meteorological Organization report
Use of toxic chemical HBCD severely restricted under Stockholm Convention
The persistent organic pollutant is used in building insulation, especially in the EU
Climate pledges lacking: 87% of remaining global carbon budget to limit warming may be depleted by 2030, finds UN
Emissions will only be 2% lower in 2030 than 2019 levels if fully implemented
US $50 million to protect biodiversity in India
Manmohan Singh says the challenge is to develop new models of inclusive conservation
Disappointed by G20 conclusions, 2.8°C heating likely without climate action, Guterres says at UN summit
Calls for ending fossil fuel subsidies & operationalising Loss and Damage Fund
Rich nations can’t dump toxic waste on poor nations
178 nations agree to enforce Basel Ban Amendment
Basel final day: Rich nations can’t dump toxic waste on poor nations