Of stances, tactics and country positions

Key players at the climate negotiations in Durban presented a preview of their tactics which they might adopt over the next 14 days.

Press conference of the delegation of the United States

All countries need to contribute. It is recognised that the emerging economies also need to take action.

Cost of mitigation: How cheap can it be

All discussions, efforts and side events in Poznan are held with a single point agenda of getting the developing nations to take up some …

The latest Indaba text: bad for the developing world

It only allows developed countries to continue polluting and shift the burden of mitigation to the developing countries

Warsaw Climate Talks: Day 11, November 21

China reminds parties of equity being key at Durban and the mandate for a workshop on equity and equitable access to sustainable development

Things go North

Outside, there are demonstrations; registered observers are being refused admission without much explanation; and some metro stations are said to …

Better to have no rulebook than a weak rulebook, says CSE

As negotiations enter the second week at the 24thmeeting of the Conference of Parties (CoP24)

CSE Side Event: The Global Adaptation Goal and the Importance of Gender Transformative Resilience Finance

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), in partnership withCARE International, is organising side event at the UNFCCC Conference of Parties (CoP)…

Factsheet: Climate finance

Climate finance involves flow of funds from developed to developing countries to help them cut  their emissions and adapt to climate change. …

Carving the carbon cake

NGOs literally cut up a carbon cake and distrbuted crumbs to the G77 president while the US delegates refused to accept their overwhelming portion.

Factsheet: Who is responsible for Climate Change?

Read to find out what are the major source of North-South differences and the past, present and future of

Factsheet: The Cancun Conference of Parties

Was the Cancun CoP successful? What happened between Copenhagen and Cancun, that made countries vulnerable to climate change give their nod to …

2020 US elections: Voters across party lines irked with climate change inaction

Democrats registered the strongest negative emotions, followed by Independents and Republicans, showed the survey

When wasteland bears fruits

Chikapalli Anasuyamma has transformed over two dozen wastelands into forests in Telangana

India most vulnerable to climate change

More than 22 million Indians were affected by extreme weather events in 2017, making the country most open to the cliamte attack

Just 5 countries have 70% of world’s remaining wilderness: study

Climate change impacts can worsen if wilderness is not protected immediately on a global level, says the study published in Nature

Cities must lead the action on climate change

Administrators of cities across the world underline the importance of urban centres in tackling climate change at the Global Climate Action …

Bangkok climate negotiations: The fate of the Adaptation Fund

Discussions dedicated to the Fund are not focussing on critical issues namely, the composition of its Board and reform in the way the Fund …

Deaths due to heat wave likely to increase by up to 2000%

By 2080, deaths from heat waves could increase by up to 2,000 percent in some areas of the world, say Australian researchers

'Africa should not be a dumping ground for cheap technologies'

Africa has only 1,152 weather stations; most of which are in dilapidated condition. Adequate infrastructure and quality data is needed to …

54% of Africa’s surface weather stations can't capture data properly

With extreme weather events becoming the new normal, forecasting has become more important than ever. It's time African nations invest in …

After Bonn, 5 things to watch for in the coming year of global climate policy

A look at what actually happened at the recent climate talks, and some pointers for the year ahead

COP 23 did not accomplish much, but developing nations keep hopes alive

Environmental groups are not happy with the outcome of the negotiations, whose objective was to get clarity on complex operational issues …

At COP23, consensus emerges on recognising rights of indigenous communities

A new platform will be made operational to strengthen efforts of indigenous communities towards addressing climate change

Conflict and climate change lead to a rise in global hunger

We need to heed the warning and take actions necessary to help communities build more resilient food systems