Bonn fails to deliver need of hour as climate clock ticks away

The 50th United Nations Bonn Climate Change Conference didn’t include key findings on global warming

Paradigm shift in transborder plastic waste trade

Agreement reached at 14th Conference of Parties to the Basel Convention to make global trade in plastic scrap more transparent and better regulated

#FridaysForFuture: Students demand climate action

Inspired by Swedish teen Greta Thunberg, thousands of youth from across the globe hit the streets

COP24: Developed nations successfully wipe out equity in finance, reporting

These countries seem to be working towards a weak and non-ambitious Paris rulebook

COP24: Negotiators happy to agree on the basics, but not on long-term vision

With the final Katowice decision yet to come, it is unlikely that longer term issues will be addressed here

COP24: Talanoa Dialogue ends with a weak declaration

A strong language on increasing ambition in COP24 outcome is crucial in implementing the objective of the Talanoa Dialogue and the Paris Agreement

COP24: Balanced rulebook must reflect latest climate science

The conference in Katowice will see parties negotiate to arrive at a consensus on the final rules and guidelines that would operationalise …

Bangkok climate negotiations: Carbon market discussions miss the point

Implementing carbon markets can incentivise climate action and emission reductions; however, the state of current negotiations makes that questionable

Bangkok climate intersession: Balanced rulebook must be the priority

The rule book cannot focus only on certain elements of the Paris Agreement and ignore the rest

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 …

Five things that should happen at the Bonn climate talks but probably won’t

Parties could agree on certain rules in order to help the first stocktake of progress in implementing the agreement

Climate-induced loss and damage continues to be neglected globally

Ever since inception, the executive committee of WIM has not been able to mobilise fund for addressing loss and damage in developing countries

Climate change is a threat to rich and poor alike

From Miami and Puerto Rico to Barbuda and Havana, the devastation of 2017 hurricane season across Latin America and the Caribbean serves as a …

To withdraw from climate deal is to reject the idea of global cooperation

American pressure was fundamental in retaining voluntary emission reductions for countries and eliminating possibilities of penalties in the …

Climate smart agriculture proposed at COP 22 raises concerns

Climate smart agriculture has not been defined, giving way for industrial agriculture to be promoted under its name

COP 22: India urges developed nations to adhere to the principle of 'Climate Justice'

Environment minister Anil Madhav Dave says developed nations need to provide effective finance, technology transfer and capacity building support

Africa presents united front and calls for action at COP22

Africa's key priority is to ensure that global ambitions are in line with the continent’s development goals

First week at COP 22: discussions on crucial issues stalled due to lack of consensus

There has been a near-zero progress on pre-2020 action as most discussions have gotten stalled over fundamental differences

Paris Agreement comes into force; first meeting of governing body may not happen

One of the talking points during this year’s COP could be the financial mechanism at play for climate change action

Climate talks now focus on health adaptation

As the global negotiations increasingly talk about the impacts of climate change on health, the upcoming UN CoP meet in Morocco will debate one …

'Link up public health with the climate change agenda'

The upcoming Conference of Parties on climate change at Marrakesh is expected to have a strong health commitment to use the 2015 Paris climate …

Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement adopts revised agenda at the Bonn climate talks

This came after intense back door consultations with Parties resulting in compromises and eventual consensus

Bonn climate talks proceed with formation of contact group

First round of discussions held on matters including Nationally Determined Contributions, transparency framework and global stocktake

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

Bonn climate talks end without creating any key deliverables

Divide between developed and developing countries witnessed over interpretation of provisions contained in the Paris Agreement