A history of climate change negotiations for beginners: Then and now
China’s announcement of achieving net-zero by 2060 is a stepping stone in fight against climate change. But it means nothing until …
COVID-19 can be a wake-up call for nature-based solutions
Money alone won’t solve the problem; but governments hold powerful levers to make markets value nature and attach a cost to …
When did CO2 become our planet's arch enemy?
Carbon dioxide was always essential for our planet, but when did it become too much?
COP 26 deferred for COVID-19: 2020 remains critical for climate policy
New national targets are due and novel coronavirus pandemic response is not an excuse for fossil fuel subsidies
Global emissions are way off target: what needs to happen
Four key questions on climate change and what their answers would mean
New CoP 26 Glasgow president: Alok Sharma distracts from national ambition
Nature-based solutions and Net Zero are welcome and adaptation finance is crucial. But they must not distract from enhancing countries’ …
FULL COVERAGE: Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals CoP in Gandhinagar
Climate emergency: A question of semantics?
Framing the changing climate as an emergency is preventing progress towards climate action
New CoP president’s first foreign engagement disappoints
In addition to being regressive on equity, ambition and markets, Claire O'Neill also has disturbing ideas about the new mantras of 'net zero'…
India to develop policy to deal with stranded marine species
Union government developing a policy to conserve the marine turtle population
Report at migratory species CoP flags rapid decline in India’s raptor population
State of India’s birds evaluated status of 867 species, using data from birdwatchers
Narendra Modi flags off UN migratory species meet; brings up Joint Forest Management
PM skips any mention of Forest Rights Act in speech to CMS CoP13 at Gandhinagar
Ed Miliband makes a potentially transformative pitch for CoP 26 Glasgow presidency
He must clarify position on carbon markets, genuinely work in partnership with world
Prince Charles pushed markets over State at Davos
Entirely at odds with his long advocacy of coercive state action on environmental issues
DTE analysis leads to sacking of British CoP president
The new appointee must work with the world to ensure UNFCCC CoP 26 at Glasgow is remembered as an inflection point
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Negotiations drag on, African group expresses worry over outcome
We would rather that there be no decision on some issues than having a bad decision, leaders of the African Group of Negotiators say
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Ranking of top climate change performers disregards consumption question
Reducing consumption needs to be a central axis of the global mitigation agenda
Climate Emergency CoP 25: New index makes scathing critique of climate laggards
Approval of Adani mine makes Australian government an “increasingly regressive force”
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Chile pushes for ambitious outcome in Madrid
However, even as the event reached its last day, resolution of key issues is still awaited
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Protests and climate summits will make politicians deliver
Climate multilateralism on shaky ground but summits help enforce accountability
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Carbon capture does more harm than good
It increases air pollution and social costs
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Carbon capture essential to our future
To allow recovery of the atmosphere, storage of CO2 is necessary for 10,000 years
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Will the world be net carbon zero by 2050
To attain the 1.5°C warming target, the world must completely stop using coal
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Developed countries have already exhausted the Earth’s carbon budget
Carbon space for Africa and India will be pittance; China too is consuming more carbon from the budget
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Why 2020 is a critical year for the planet
This is the year countries will declare the second round of their national targets to reduce GHGs