CoP26: Humanity is compressing millions of years of natural change into just a few centuries

Recent changes across all aspects of the Earth system are unprecedented in at least thousands of years

The numbers behind: Climate change

The planet can barely afford any more carbon emissions. But we need to continue to emit for our survival and development. What is the carbon …

World not on track to meet long-term climate targets, shows largest-ever UN assessment

Climate impacts “eroding past human development gains” & lack of adaptation action will make it difficult to make such gains in future

Carbon budget: Unfair share has been the way of the world

Till 1989, the original seven emitters appropriated 77% the world's carbon space. Between 1990 and 2019, China, along with the original seven, …

Unfair trade barriers will hinder climate consensus

Carbon border agreements are in many ways modern instruments of imperialism that punish developing nations for making slower progress towards …

Getting Amazon to pay its taxes could be Jeff Bezos’ biggest climate action

Climate justice demands democratic oversight over efforts to overcome mankind’s biggest challenge

COP27 diary (November 10): Rich countries admit funding gap in addressing loss & damage

A round-up of what went on at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit    

Everything you need to know about COP27

The 27th international conference is synonymous with climate change. Here is everything you need to know about it.

Centre constitutes committee for implementation of 2015 Paris Agreement

The committee will also act as a national authority for the regulation of carbon markets in India

COP28 head calls for ramping up renewables, carbon capture and climate finance

Comments indicate a focus on abatement technologies at Dubai summit over fossil phase-out

Shifting forest finance toward a rights-based REDD+

Criticisms of REDD+ may leave the impression that this is an uncertain avenue for climate finance. The case for finance to flow to carbon sinks …

Uganda becomes first African country to submit REDD+ results, paves way for payments

The mechanism by the United Nations calls for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation

Pay attention to what’s happening with the Loss & Damage Fund

Climate justice hangs in the balance, as developed countries look for exit routes and seek to narrow eligibility for receiving money  

Stockholm+50: The DTE compendium

Agenda for CoP26

Embrace the future, don't erase the reality of climate injustice

Simply Put: CoP 25

Food systems and COP28: Will Parties agree on a sustainable approach?

COP28 has set a precedent by dedicating a thematic day to food systems

Climate Emergency CoP 25: Protests and climate summits will make politicians deliver

Climate multilateralism on shaky ground but summits help enforce accountability

Take heart from what’s unfolded at CoP26 in Glasgow — the world can still hold global heating to 1.5℃

The ten days of the talks so far have yielded new binding commitments

Water scarcity is inevitable, up to 270 million people at risk: IPCC report

The report will be debated in Geneva this week

Fulfilling CoP26 promises can limit global warming to 2°C: Study

 But will a 2°C world be livable? 

COP28: Global Stocktake adopted, final text attempts stronger language on fossil fuels

Language calling out production of fossil fuels is now missing — a trade off for not making actions optional

What is the Green Credit Programme?

It is a first-of-a-kind market-based instrument designed to incentivise individuals, industries and local bodies for their voluntary …

IPCC’s missing pathways to real climate solutions

A gender transformative and rights-based policy approach to climate modelling is needed

COP27: Expert Group zeroes in on weak net zero targets; asks industries to speed up

Indian companies under scanner, prefer to play an wait-and-watch game