The common but differentiated challenges of COVID-19 and climate change
Realities of managing 2 planet-wide crises to soon overwhelm utopian philosophy
India and the new climate deal: walking the talk on equity
Known for its adamant advocacy in the climate negotiations, India now has a chance to put its best foot forward and lead talks towards …
Post-Paris: climate realpolitik
India needs a new narrative, a new strategy and new allies
COP28: New GGA text lacks teeth and money
The text was without strong language on means of implementation, especially adaptation finance gap and target and no resolution of the inclusion …
COP22: Developing nations say Paris climate deal must be guided by CBDR principle
According to them, the principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibility must guide the formation of rules and modalities
Of the obvious, the banal and the rerun
Two Country Statements—by India and the US—emerged on the penultimate day of the ongoing COP23, but neither had anything new to say
COP28: Additions and deletions make new GGA text a ‘scary’ one
This is a developed country tactic that has been used before. It was also used during the negotiations on the Loss and Damage Fund at COP27 last year
Current text promotes a voluntary country-driven climate actions regime, says CSE
The negotiating draft text dilutes the key elements of the Convention like historical responsibility, differentiation and carbon budget, and will …
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
India endorses outcome text of COP 21
Environment minister Prakash Javadekar said all the points raised by the Indian delegation had been included in the text
Paris Agreement adopted, countries whimper 'hooray'
More than 190 nations agree to a historic yet compromised climate deal
Intolerance in Paris: an opinion by Sunita Narain
As I write this, it is two days to the endgame at the Paris climate conference. Despite problems, everybody is clear that there will be an …
Are we moving towards an 'equitable' climate deal in Paris?
In the wake of recent draft text playing down ‘equity’, the upcoming Bonn conference will be much more crucial
Brokering carbon
The world urgently needs a comprehensive approach that considers responsibility, capability and development indicators towards dividing the …
Sunita Narain highlights hits and misses of Paris climate deal
The agreement has come after an intense two weeks of negotiations and represents a lot of compromises made, particularly by developing countries &…
'Threat to integrity of global South in climate negotiations reflects its success'
Matt McDonald, associate professor of international relations at University of Queensland, explains the position of developing …
Post-Paris climate: the ‘historic’ Agreement
The absence of the term ‘carbon space’ in the Paris Agreement is a reason to worry as this will hurt India in the long run
'Developing countries are treated in a very unfair manner'
Bernarditas Muller, a seasoned member of the Philippines negotiating team, is among the rare few who call a spade a spade. Speaking to Indrajit …
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 …
WHO publishes zero-draft of pandemic treaty: Equity, IPR take centre stage
Many believe draft unlikely to survive in current form due to Big Pharma, particularly in EU
Rio draft text revives common but differentiated responsibility
Calls for doing away with green protectionism through trade barriers while dealing with environmental matters
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 …
Climate deal signed in Paris is weak and unambitious: CSE
The phrase ‘historical responsibility’ has been erased from the Agreement. This weakens the obligations of developed countries, says …
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