Uncle Sam v Mother Earth

Is there a legal way to hold the world's second largest emitter accountable for withdrawing from the Paris Agreement?

जग बीती: अमीर देशों का जलवायु लक्ष्य

India Pavilion at COP22 inaugurated

The Enviroment Minister underlined the need to spread climate change awareness and the importance of collective action

A wake up call against weather disasters

Since COP1 in 1995, about four billion people have been injured, left homeless or in need of emergency assistance as a result of weather-related …

क्या उम्मीदों की कसौटी पर खरे उतर पाएंगे बाइडन?

डोनाल्ड ट्रम्प की वजह से हुई क्षति को सुधारना जो बाइडन का पहला कदम हो सकता है, लेकिन अमेरिका को जिन जलवायु चुनौतियों का ...

Developed nations should assist us in climate change actions: BASIC group

The BASIC ministers reiterated that developed countries should provide financial and technological support for climate change actions

Warsaw Climate Talks into Extra Time

Bolivia and Nararu representing AOSIS, supports Fiji and G77+China.

जलवायु परिवर्तन पर चिंता: जानें कब से हुई शुरू और क्या है पेरिस समझौता

16 साल की ग्रेटा थनबर्ग के रोषपूर्ण भाषण के बाद एक बार फिर से दुनिया भर में जलवायु परिवर्तन को लेकर गंभीर चर्चा शुरू ...

Green energy ministry issues phase-2 norms for rooftop solar project

Karnataka is the best state to set up a rooftop solar project, followed by Telangana, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh

Heatwaves across continents drive home global warming reality

Most nations are facing record high temperatures

World would be better off if Trump withdraws from Paris climate deal

If the US stays in the Paris deal but misses its targets, the deal could look like a sham

COP 22: little progress on pre-2020 actions

The facilitative dialogue was held at Marrakech to review progress of pre-2020 actions before the Paris Agreement comes into force

Paris Agreement goals can be achieved with firm implementation

Two UNFCCC reports say that if actions and efforts are stepped up urgently, the goal to limit global temperature increase to below 2 degrees …

COP22: parties discuss ways to enhance transparency framework for climate action

The rules and modalities of the transparency framework are expected to be in place by 2018

क्या खराब बिजनेसमैन हैं ट्रंप?

अमेरिका के निर्णय के बाद पूरी संभावना है कि शैल गैस के उत्पादन से संबंधित नियमों में ढील दी जाएगी

COP24: Carbon market talks go downhill

Key issues that render the environmental integrity of the Paris carbon markets questionable are the Overall Mitigation of Global Emissions …

Parties discuss aspects of global stocktake at COP22

Global stocktake is meant to assess collective progress of countries towards achieving long-term goals of the Paris Agreement

CSE's analysis reveals compromises in Paris agreement draft text

With so much drama and negotiations running in parallel sessions, one would have hoped for a serious outcome

The Godot of climate change

In Samuel Beckett’s play, Godot never arrived till the end, leaving two characters anticipating his arrival. Will the Godot of climate …

Paris committee takes stock of progress on draft text

Differentiation, loss and damage and finance emerge as critical issues

The truth behind developed nations' pledge to mobilise climate finance

A crucial issue is whether private money should be included in the target to reach US $100 billion for mitigating climate change impacts

Climate extremes, population rise to cause water, food scarcity in Upper Nile: Study

While the region is expected to receive heavy rainfall, it will be too slow to result in significant changes in runoff demand, researchers said

About 9,000 sq km of Brazilian Amazon lost to deforestation; government unaware

The study suggests that deforestation-related greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil are nearly twice as high as government estimates

Climate initiatives must keep out large hydropower projects, say environmentalists

Hydro projects emit methane, make water and energy systems vulnerable to climate change, cause severe damage to ecosystems and affect locals

COP 23: Are countries ready for new market mechanism?

Developing countries need enabling conditions and more robust monitoring and accounting mechanisms for development of carbon markets