Climate Emergency CoP 25: What exactly are carbon markets?
Rules and guidelines on carbon markets, which trade in 'carbon credits' will be finalised in CoP 25 at Madrid, Spain
Climate Emergency CoP 25: World to warm by 3.2°C
If current national policies the world over persist, global mean temperature will rise by 3.2°C
Climate Emergency CoP 25: A gap that keeps growing
The Emissions Gap Report for this year makes it clear that countries around the world are falling short to reach their targets vis-à-vis …
The wake up call
It’s time we understood that the IPCC's report could be an underestimate of the kind of dangers that await a warmed world and stopped …
Global warming set to breach 1.5 degree limit: IPCC Draft Report
Emission trajectories will have to undergo historic and unprecedented changes if the Paris Agreement is to be adhered, say authors
India needs a strong narrative at COP23 to push its climate goals
Stressing on its success with regard to 2020 commitments would have placed India in a better bargaining position to demand enhanced action from …
COP23 at Bonn: “US still in”, say dissenting senators, but sense of crisis still palpable
Democratic Senators try to assure rest of the world that the people of US are committed to fulfill climate obligations
Marrakech climate talks produced defiance towards Trump, but little else
The latest climate summit generated more questions than answers, particularly on how to handle a Trump-led United States
COP 22: developed countries pledge $23 million to support technology transfer
The pledge, however, does not mean that there shall be a transfer of intellectual property or patents to developing countries
Parliamentary panel gives more teeth to Compensatory Afforestation Fund
However the panel’s report tabled in this budget session misses the forests for the trees
A review of the draft Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2015
The new rules propose to increase the thickness of plastic bags to 50 microns so that their cost discourages people from using them. But …
India falls short of achieving increased power generation capacity
Government pins hopes on private investment in renewable energy sector by offering fiscal and financial incentives
COP27 must be remembered as ‘Implementation COP’, says Sameh Shoukry
The developing world’s first COP since Marrakesh in 2016 must implement the ‘Paris Rulebook’
Paris Agreement: Five years on, it’s time to fix carbon trading
Setting the rules that govern emissions trading, financing and support for developing countries over 2021 will be critical
Smoking gun letter reveals British CoP president’s 7-point climate action plan
Claire Perry O’Neill’s successor, Britain’s fine civil servants and its first-rate diplomats must work with counterparts in …
CoP 25: Marginal improvements in new text on Article 6 Sustainable Development Mechanism
But some bad options have not been excluded, and human rights protections are still weak
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Negotiations drag on, African group expresses worry over outcome
We would rather that there be no decision on some issues than having a bad decision, leaders of the African Group of Negotiators say
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Roadblock for Adaptation Fund
Developing countries willing to compromise on the negotiations to get Article 6 of Paris Agreement moving in the right direction
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Saudi Arabia to delay oil fossil fuel phase-out
It has consistently lobbied that oil-producing countries should be compensated for phasing out fossil fuels
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Developed countries have already exhausted the Earth’s carbon budget
Carbon space for Africa and India will be pittance; China too is consuming more carbon from the budget
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Why 2020 is a critical year for the planet
This is the year countries will declare the second round of their national targets to reduce GHGs
World must cut annual emissions by 7.6% till 2030 to meet 1.5°C target: UNEP
Even if current commitments under the Paris Agreement are implemented, temperatures are expected to rise by 3.2°C
The world is warming and we don't know how much carbon can it take
While questions have been raised about the inherent imprecision of the concept of carbon budget, its most important function is to convey the …
What University of Alaska's budget cut means for climate change research
The university is considered a global hub for Arctic and climate-change research, majorly because of its proximity to the Arctic
Waste and sanitation in news on April 17
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around water and sanitation