Do not burden poorer nations, says Vajpayee
Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, at the opening of the mninisterial section of Cop 8, said on Wednesday, October 30, that developing …
Factsheet: What to expect at Peru
Different bodies are mandated to negotiate for different elements under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Some …
That sinking feeling
Just like at Kyoto, the US and EU are ready to make back-room deals that leave out the concerns of the South. Its time for the G77 to speak up
Letter to the Prime Minister, India
India’s position at the forthcoming conference of parties of the Framework Convention on Climate Change
G-77 and China to sell atmosphere rights cheap
At the climate change conference currently underway in Buenos Aires, developing countries are being confused, coerced and bribed into signing the …
COP24: Long-term vision for climate finance missing at Katowice
The draft negotiating text needs to acknowledge that budgetary processes in developed countries are proving to be problematic
Katowice offers last chance
To limit warming to 1.5°C, countries must revise national plans at the upcoming climate conference
Finally, a breakthrough on agriculture on the cards at Bonn
Draft document on agriculture stresses on assessment of risks, a differentiation of vulnerability and actions required based on farming systems …
Over 528,000 died in last two decades due to extreme weather events; low-income nations most affected
Out of the ten most affected countries (1997–2016), nine were developing countries in the low-income or lower-middle income categories
It is now US against the rest of the world
With Nicaragua joining the Paris deal and Syria announcing its intention to ratify the accord at COP23 in Bonn, the isolation of US is now complete
Global warming worryingly close to lower limit set by Paris Agreement: WMO
The risk of losing the race against climate change becomes real as temperature rise globally likely to breach 1.2 degrees by the end of 2016
Clean energy could save hundreds of billions in health costs every year
Global warming is often seen as a problem for future generations, but focusing on the immediate and substantial health benefits of clean energy …
Will insurance as a mechanism work for loss and damage brought on by climate change?
Insurance is currently being used as a mechanism to provide financial safety net as part of climate-induced disaster relief
Report paints thought-provoking picture of developing world due to climate change
The report says that climate change threatens the economic growth trajectories of India, Bangladesh and Indonesia
'UN must take urgent climate action for Tibet'
Tibetans hold climate march in Delhi to raise awareness about unchecked mining and dams in Tibet which are resulting in ecological devastation of …
Hours ahead of Paris summit, US hints at a new climate regime
In an informal paper, the country prioritises the need to provide finance for countries 'that require it the most'
Doha climate talks: rich nations push for dropping disputed matters
No progress on the Durban Platform to be allowed unless elements from long-term cooperative action incorporated in negotiating process, say …
What Durban did not discuss
IPRs are blocking access to mitigation and adaptation technologies. India offers a way out
There has been a decline in climate finance during COVID-19: WRI report
Countries have been forced to cut funding for many climate-related sectors to free up money for addressing pandemic-related expenditures and …
CoP26: Save Earth, Greta and peers appeal to world leaders
Greta Thunberg urges keeping the goal of 1.5°C alive, ending fossil fuel investments and funding climate-vulnerable countries
Joe Biden has a difficult task ahead on climate change even if he wins US Elections 2020
Much of his first term would go into undoing the damage caused by Trump’s tenure as President of the US and get the country …
Climate Logjam
After wrecking the climate talks in The Hague, the US-led coalition refuses to participate in further negotiations in Oslo
Look who's talking
The president of the world’s most polluting country blames India for global warming
Negotiating the future
On the eve of the start of the CoP 6 negotiations a quick look at representation in the Hague
COP24: Talanoa Dialogue ends with a weak declaration
A strong language on increasing ambition in COP24 outcome is crucial in implementing the objective of the Talanoa Dialogue and the Paris Agreement