Children's Camaraderie for Climate Change

Children join hands with CSE to talk of climate change, carbon emissions and global environment governance

COP24: Will Katowice deliver ambitious outcomes?

As the Conference of Parties starts at Poland’s Katowice, scientific findings must guide negotiations. It is very important that the …

Extreme heat could claim lives of 204,000 women annually in India, Nigeria & US: Report

Women bear the disproportionate burden of heat’s devastating physical, social & financial effects, report emphasises

Natural wealth of the nations

 Wealth is increasing in the world but will not be sustainable in countries that have degraded their natural environment or capital: World …

Cheers Chiraq!

The French President calls for equity

Equity Primer

A look at why equity is so important at the climate negotiations

CSE on CoP 25: What we want on equity

The world is facing an existential threat. But it is also clear that without equity, ambition is not possible

Negotiating the future

On the eve of the start of the CoP 6 negotiations a quick look at representation in the Hague

India proposes formation of separate workstream on equity in global stocktake

There was a difference in views on interpretation over equity between developed and developing nations

Are the INDCs submitted by the US ambitious enough?

A quick analysis of the US INDCs reveals that the emission reduction pledges are neither ambitious nor fair

Is Kamala Harris a reliable climate leader?

Harris, the democratic vice-presidential candidate, expressed support for the Green New Deal, but has represented the establishment wing of the …

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 …

Climate crisis: Expect more extreme heatwaves in near future

India witnessed a concurrent increase in meteorological droughts and heatwaves in various parts of the country over the last 60 years

Unequal rights, equal responsibilities?

Industrialised countries want to have the cake and eat it too. President Carlos Menem delivered it to them on a silver platter by agreeing to …

Cabinet gives nod to ratify Doha amendment of Kyoto Protocol

The second commitment period or the Doha amendment will determine the course of climate action till 2020

Once again, US walks away from global climate agreement  

Without the US being held accountable for reducing its share of emissions, the world cannot keep warming “well below 2°C”

Talks progress slowly at Bonn, focus shifts to next COP at Marrakesh

Adaptation, finance, pre-2020 actions and loss and damage should remain the core agenda for the next Conference of Parties

India's climate dilemma

Will India toe the US line of capping carbon emissions from farming?

World not on track to meet long-term climate targets, shows largest-ever UN assessment

Climate impacts “eroding past human development gains” & lack of adaptation action will make it difficult to make such gains in future

CoP26: Women need more space at the climate table

Climate change does not affect everyone equally: Women are disproportionately more vulnerable. This should ideally mean more women having a …

George Bush: "I oppose the Kyoto Protocol"

The leader of the most polluting country in the world claims global warming treaty is "unfair" because it excludes India and China

A well-hatched plot

Indications are that India will be made the "fall guy". Developed countries will try at every step to propose changes in the 1992 convention, …

New ‘vulnerable nations’ bloc looks set to redraw the climate politics map

A new bloc of 'vulnerable' countries has emerged at the Paris climate talks—perhaps heralding the end of the old rich-poor geopolitical divide

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 …

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 …