Benchmarks

To assess climate change mitigation projects

What Durban did not discuss

IPRs are blocking access to mitigation and adaptation technologies. India offers a way out

Hazy beyond Kyoto

Consensus elusive on future climate mitigation strategy

Now, a web tool to help estimate forest biomass and carbon stock

The updated GlobAllomeTree tool provides access to expansive data that may aid mitigation plans for climate change

COP 22: India not happy with the mode of work under APA

According to India, the progress report was mitigation-centric and did not capture the range and depth of discussions held during deliberations

Countries differ on the issue of stocktaking at COP 21

Countries agree on taking stock on climate mitigation and finance targets every five years but are more hesitant on doing so for climate adaptation

Convention must not be rewritten, assert developing countries at COP

At a high-level meet in Paris, the countries pushed for equal treatment of mitigation and adaptation in the final deal

On mitigation

Who will take the lead in mitigation? Will developed countries, with their historical responsibility, take the lead? Or, will it fall on emerging …

Strengthening adaptation must to protect human health in face of climate change

During the Second Global Conference on Health & Climate, participants warned that without adequate mitigation and adaptation, climate change …

CO2 emissions soar; climate panel calls for rapid scale-up of low-carbon technology

IPCC report on mitigation says that the current level of ambition not enough to stop climate change. Prescribes a few controversial solutions

Action on water and climate needed for Paris goals and climate justice

Water is critical for successful climate change mitigation, as efforts to reduce GHG emissions depend on access to water resources

Controversial document on national contributions mars progress of Geneva climate summit

Several developing countries reiterated that the intended nationally determined contributions are not just about mitigation

Fight over finance: where's the money, ask developing countries

Developed countries shy away from promising more money to developing nations from next year till 2020 for mitigation and adaptation measures

BASIC nations stick to 'equity and fairness' principles in climate talks

In the run up to Lima climate negotiations, emerging economies in BASIC group say their mitigation efforts are 'far higher' than that of …

Climate change impacts: the message for investors

Estimating global economic impact of climate change and the cost of GHG mitigation is difficult, but governments and private investors would have …

Can algae be a profitable solution for carbon capture?

Siddhanta Das, special secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, talks about using algae to capture carbon from industrial …

Short-lived pollutants: the other part of climate agenda

CO2 mitigation has to be conjoined with methane and black carbon mitigation to keep temperature rise below 2°C

India protects its farmers’ interests at climate talks

Successfully stalls attempts of developed countries’ move to bring agriculture under mitigation efforts

AOSIS proposal for focus on renewable energy welcomed

Need for integrated approach to adaptation and mitigation raised; parties call for Warsaw COP to address finance

What to expect from India’s INDCs

INDCs may focus on all key elements—including mitigation, adaptation, finance, capacity-building, technology development and transfer, …

Agenda for Doha

Closure of long-term cooperative action, sought by the US and other developed countries that want to wriggle out of climate change mitigation …

FAO report shows how climate change is impacting small fishers

Outlook for fisheries and aquaculture better than for other food sectors, but UN agency calls for adaptation and mitigation to secure future food …

Climate talks: developing nations on back foot in Lima

Developed countries seem well-prepared with a plan to end differentiation between developed and developing countries in climate change mitigation …

Climate talks in Bonn is about ‘building bridges’

Developing countries call on developed nations to meet their existing commitment for climate change mitigation for pre-2020 period

Another crawl for humankind

The Kyoto agenda shuffled along at the recent climate change meeting in Bonn, but climate change mitigation was still not in sight