India committed to equitable climate deal: Javadekar

Indian environment minister says the country supports transparency of action but is against assessment of contributions

EU calls for ‘Paris alliance’ to ensure legally binding climate deal in 2015

European Parliament members in Lima to push for higher commitments from nations to keep world on course to below 2°C temperature rise

Africa Climate Summit 2023: Experts criticise omitting health from main agenda

Point to inextricable link of public health with climate change

UN communicates negotiating text for Paris climate agreement to all nations

Christiana Figueres urges for early resolution of the outstanding issues and to seek common ground on unresolved issues

What does China want?

The Asian giant is sending out conflicting signals on whether it intends to curb greenhouse gas emissions, pollution

How to train your body for hot weather if you are active or work outdoors

Incorporating a heat acclimation protocol, in combination with the more recognised heat-mitigating strategies, provides your body with the best …

Biden’s climate summit puts climate back on the agenda

It may not have galvanised the rapid and far-reaching changes needed, but has forced leaders to confront the scale of the task ahead

UN climate negotiations: an overview

The North and South is still divided as the world inches closer to the deadline for hammering out a new climate deal in Paris in 2015

Climate change likely to widen health inequities: WHO paper

‘Poorer populations and children will be disproportionately affected’

Africa Climate Summit 2023: Leaders root for green growth, enhanced climate financing as talks begin

Move away from Global North vs Global South debate & join forces to end the climate crisis, says Kenya President Ruto

WHO calls for decisive action to reduce climate change impacts on health

According to data from health agency, climate change is causing tens of thousands of deaths every year from shifting patterns of disease

UN climate summit: some action and several ‘non-action’ statements

At the UN Climate Summit plenaries most developed countries like the UK and the US displayed commitment through existing domestic policies and …

UN climate summit: some action and several ‘non-action’ statements

At the UN Climate Summit plenaries most developed countries like the UK and the US displayed commitment through existing domestic policies and …

Paris finance meet: Momentum builds for polluter taxes to fund green transition

Panellists discuss shipping and airline levies, financial transaction taxes and fossil fuel taxes at Pact Summit

Uncertainty over emissions reduction in near future

Only 21 nations have so far accepted Doha Amendment to Kyoto Protocol for emissions reduction up to 2020

Institutional investors call for carbon pricing to tackle climate change

Ahead of Ban Ki-moon’s Climate Summit, 340 global institutional investors call on governments to phase out subsidies on fossil fuels and …

Climate communication: Why it is so important in today’s world

Climate communication can demystify climate change and create awareness in a language that can be understood, empathised with and acted upon

Paris finance meet: Barbados envoy proposes tool to make green finance affordable

A Partial FX Guarantee Mechanism will reduce cost of capital for renewable energy projects in developing countries, says Avinash Persaud in his paper

Africa Climate Summit 2023: African Carbon Markets Initiative to benefit fossil fuel companies, financial brokers, says report

Initiative has already attracted investors from the United Arab Emirates which has committed to buy $450 million of carbon credits

World leaders promise US $8 billion aid to Horn of Africa initiatives

The region is grappling with problems like unemployment, corruption, gender bias and people trafficking

130 women leaders steal the limelight at UN climate show

With women and girls on the frontline of climate change, women leaders representing 54 nations met in New York to call on global leaders gathered …

Paris finance meet: What is the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact about?

Discussions on how to reform Multilateral Development Banks (MDB) to better serve the needs of the Global South will be in spotlight

Study says climate action has health, economic benefits

If countries limit global warming to 2°C, more jobs will be created and fewer pollution-related deaths will take place

Can economic growth and action on climate change go hand-in-hand?

Global Commission on the Economy and Climate explains how this could be achieved in its New Climate Economy report

Largest ever public demonstration in New York ahead of the UN climate summit

In all, over 2,000 events are said to have taken place in 150 countries ahead of the summit that will bring together leaders from 125 countries