20 years down the line what ails the urban local bodies
Lack of money, capacity and states' unwillingness to cede power
Developed countries face tough questions on emissions reduction
Inadequacy of targets and discrepancies in reporting highlighted at the first multilateral review of Annexe I parties
Developing nations fume over revised text released by ADP co-chairs
They claim their proposals on the new climate agreement in the works are not reflected in the revised text, tilted heavily in favour of rich nations
A promising pathway
Rio+20, green economy and India
Beyond Rio+20
The sound of global warming
Minnesota student used average surface air temperature data since 1880 to create musical representation of global warming
The future we do not want
World leaders attending Rio+20 did nothing to tackle the interlinked crises of economy and ecology, says Sunita Narain after attending the …
Rio: not plus or minus, just 20
Lima climate conference has to ‘write history’ to save earth, says Figueres
Over the course of the next two weeks, delegates will attempt to hammer out the new universal treaty, which would enter force by 2020
Rio draft text revives common but differentiated responsibility
Calls for doing away with green protectionism through trade barriers while dealing with environmental matters
Peru summit: dignitaries call for equitable climate treaty
Negotiations in Lima expected to pave the way for new climate deal
Updates From Rio
The Rio+20 challenge
Green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication are the two themes of the summit, but consensus eludes on both …
The bumpy road to Rio+20
The meeting will review achievements and failures since the Earth Summit of 1992
Attractive cigarette packs may go up in smoke
India might follow in Australia’s footsteps to enforce plain packaging for tobacco products
Basel Convention: Tenth Conference of Parties begins Monday
Meeting may end up defeating the very purpose of the international treaty on hazardous waste says SAVVY SOUMYA MISRA
Nations discuss ban on toxic exports
Ban Amendment seeks to curb export of hazardous waste by rich countries to the poor, but has not been brought into force since 1994
Future compromised
The Earth Summit was a historical opportunity to set the world on the correct development trajectory. Negotiators from 191 countries came …