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

CSE's analysis reveals compromises in Paris agreement draft text

With so much drama and negotiations running in parallel sessions, one would have hoped for a serious outcome

The Godot of climate change

In Samuel Beckett’s play, Godot never arrived till the end, leaving two characters anticipating his arrival. Will the Godot of climate …

High ambition coalition! Are you joking?

Chandra Bhushan explains why by no stretch of imagination can any one call the past, present and future climate actions of the US and the EU (…

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 …

The Smog

Most Kiribatian households are mulling climate migration – and that's just the start

Thinking of moving? Many Pacific islanders are

India announces 8 new observatories to study the impacts of climate change

The observatories will conduct research on the impact of climate change on bird populations, freshwater lakes in the Himalayan region, movement …

‘Africa demands compensation from Europe to battle global warming’

The African people have made their stand on climate change clear

Brazil becomes latest member of the High Ambition Coalition

The coalition has been formed to push for an ‘ambitious and strong Paris Agreement’

Final climate change draft agreement pushed to Saturday

The latest draft text agreement released on Thursday night shows that progress has been made in the negotiations on finance 

Parties yet to reach a consensus on core issues

A day before the final negotiations, no commitment has been reached on the adaptation front

Taking stock of the Paris climate debate

Climate change is about two things: mitigating the global warming effect and adapting to the changed climate

Current draft text “inequitable, weak and unambitious”, says CSE

The Delhi-based non-profit said that rich nations had been misappropriating the carbon space, leaving no chance for developing countries to …

Loss and damage in climate negotiation

An issue of delayed climate justice

Good deal or bad? Emotional turmoil as Paris climate talks draw to a close

How should we react to the likely outcome of the Paris climate conference?

A green future ahead as world adopts historic climate deal

Suspense in Paris comes to an end after countries officially adopt new agreement to fight climate change

India endorses outcome text of COP 21

Environment minister Prakash Javadekar said all the points raised by the Indian delegation had been included in the text

Paris Agreement adopted, countries whimper 'hooray'

More than 190 nations agree to a historic yet compromised climate deal

Lost and damaged

Negotiations on loss and damage signal a weak deal

Sunita Narain analyses the Paris Agreement

Sunita Narain, Director General Centre For Science and Environment, Delhi talks about the wins and losses from the Paris Climate Change Agreement.&…

Climate deal signed in Paris is weak and unambitious: CSE

The phrase ‘historical responsibility’ has been erased from the Agreement. This weakens the obligations of developed countries, says …

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 …

Paris Agreement on climate change: the good, the bad, and the ugly

The Paris climate summit was historic as a political achievement but it's not clear how and when the hard problems of emission cuts and climate …

COP 21 and India's plan on climate change: What does it mean for our food systems and cultures?

For any food security strategy for the future to be climate-resilient, it must move away from the industrial, agribusiness model