The Kyoto Protocol - Battlefield of Hegemonic Struggles in World Politics
It seems that the European Union (EU) has lost the fight with George W. Bush. By Hermann E. Ott
Solar power in Asia
The Philippines will get a solar power plant with the largest ever capacity in southeast Asia by 2002
India Pavilion at COP22 inaugurated
The Enviroment Minister underlined the need to spread climate change awareness and the importance of collective action
India announces 8 new observatories to study the impacts of climate change
The observatories will conduct research on the impact of climate change on bird populations, freshwater lakes in the Himalayan region, movement …
Alternative Paris
Paris must agree to operationalise equity by accepting that the level of effort of each country’s INDC will be equal to its share of …
Climate-induced loss and damage continues to be neglected globally
Ever since inception, the executive committee of WIM has not been able to mobilise fund for addressing loss and damage in developing countries
Rich nations must consign coal to history: CoP 26 chief Alok Sharma
The G20 will meet this week in Italy to try to increase emissions cuts and climate finance pledges
India's agenda on the table at Durban
On the opening day of CoP17 in Durban, India managed keep the issues of equity, intellectual property rights and unilateral trade mechanisms on …
Bangladesh minister talks about the country's national adaptation plan
The special assistant to the chief advisor in charge of ministry of forest and environment from Bangladesh, Raja Devashish Roy, told participants …
Japan says ‘no’ to Kyoto Protocol second commitment period
The ghost of the Copenhagen Accord has emerged at the Cancun climate change meeting, with Japan pushing for a single all-inclusive treaty.
A week of non-results
A week of negotiations has passed in Cancun, but seekers of a binding deal on climate change continue to grope in the dark.
Tech-transfer finds consensus on all but IPR issue
The new mechanism would however be a compromise between the developed world, particularly the US and the developing countries.
The Cancun Camouflage
Historic debt turns 'bad', politics wins over science of climate change
Under the microscope: LULUCF
Several Annex I countries are lobbying for shoddy accounting practices that would weaken their overall emissions targets
Stop this madness
'In the middle of this football field, we must stop moving the goal posts,'says Philippines negotiator Yeb Sano as the country braves the Super …
News: China pushes back on adaptation finance
Rejects EU's $3 billion pledge as a paltry sum
Climate Negotiations: Time for a Rethink
Let’s face it: the global climate change regime is stuck in a rut. By Adil Najam and William Moomaw
Paris Agreement on climate change: the good, the bad, and the ugly
The Paris climate summit was historic as a political achievement but it's not clear how and when the hard problems of emission cuts and climate …
Brazil becomes latest member of the High Ambition Coalition
The coalition has been formed to push for an ‘ambitious and strong Paris Agreement’
CSE-MoEF side event at CoP 18, Doha
India should walk out of the Doha negotiations if equity is not made a part of the deal, says Sunita Narain, director-general of CSE
Eco-socialism to fight climate change
With Lima failing to tackle critical issues on global warming, Bolivia outlines socialist project to save the planet
COP26 might just end without much to offer
Countries are giving their status in the informal stocktaking plenary, indicating at an impasse
The fate of our planet depends on the next few days of complex diplomacy in Glasgow. Here’s what needs to go right
Progress in the UN climate talks, both at CoP26 and beyond, may involve a “grand bargain” encompassing new promises on climate …
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Murmurs of Madrid being a failure grow stronger
Negotiations to continue into the wee hours of December 15, as parties are yet to arrive at consensus on most issues
Intervention by Ms. Mira Mehrishi, AS, MoEF, India during informal Ministerial roundtable
We need to see and ambitious results under the Kyoto Protocol(KP) as well as LCA track to inspire increased global efforts in future.