Plastics in agriculture: entry point for carcinogens to food chain

Fragments of plastic film have been shown to release potentially carcinogenic substances into soil

Taking stock of the Paris climate debate

Climate change is about two things: mitigating the global warming effect and adapting to the changed climate

Paris committee takes stock of progress on draft text

Differentiation, loss and damage and finance emerge as critical issues

Experts raise concern over exceeding carbon budget by 2030

Global warming will exceed two degrees Celsius unless actions are taken on a war like footing, feel researchers

UNEP releases adaptation gap report 2015

Says the costs of adaptation could be in the range of US$280-$500 billion

Drafting the Paris agreement: the week that was

Draft text adopted, but many issues need resolving

What negotiations mean for least developed countries

They insist that loss and damage is a non-negotiable element of the Paris agreement

Negotiations move ahead in chaotic manner during multiple parallel sessions

Parties urged to speed up talks in informal groups

World leaders launch coalition on carbon pricing

Countries agree on imposing carbon tax and adopting a market mechanism for trading carbon as part of their plan to reduce emissions

Drafting the Paris agreement: Climate change negotiations kick off

Member countries urged to work swiftly towards an ambitious deal

Drafting the Paris agreement: Lack of progress in spin-off groups a cause for concern

Parties urged to engage bilaterally and speed up negotiations on the draft agreement

Keep us in the room, urge observers at Bonn climate summit

ADP co-chairs barred observers from attending negotiations in spin-off groups after Japan said real negotiations cannot happen in front …

Bonn climate talks off to an explosive start

As opposed to negotiating with developed countries, day 1 seemed to be all about developing countries versus the co-chairs  

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Rising to the call of climate change

Some stories of spectacular adaptation to climate change in dufferent parts of India

India insists on draft agreement for pre-2020 climate actions at Bonn

While the EU said it did not want a detailed discussion on pre-2020 actions, India pushed for a draft "negotiating text"

Countries pitch in for early warning systems and accurate weather projections

Workshops in Bonn focus on the development of contingency plans to tackle extreme weather events and their adverse effects on crops

‘Bangladesh a veritable laboratory to study climate change action’

Saleemul Huq is the director at the International Centre for Climate Change & Development (ICCCAD) since 2009. Huq is also a senior fellow at …

Developing countries say act now for ambitious climate deal

Developed countries face increasing pressure to take action in the pre-2020 period

Bonn climate conference 2015

The conference ended without making any headway. Ten days of negotiations were spent in streamlining the text for the Paris agreement, …

Great expectations from Bonn climate talks, but sticky issues need resolving

Drafting a universal climate change agreement enters critical stage of negotiations and streamlining of agreement text

Geneva climate talks: countries agree on draft text for Paris deal

Numerous controversial, unresolved arguments yet to be sorted out

Controversial document on national contributions mars progress of Geneva climate summit

Several developing countries reiterated that the intended nationally determined contributions are not just about mitigation

Climate negotiations resume in Geneva with a plea for urgency

The session has the mandate of coming up with the “negotiating text” towards the climate agreement that is expected to be signed in Paris

Sundarbans needs a development model sensitive to local biodiversity

Conservationists at an international workshop call for a paradigm shift towards eco-centric development to improve resilience of the fragile delta