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

A well-hatched plot

Indications are that India will be made the "fall guy". Developed countries will try at every step to propose changes in the 1992 convention, …

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 …

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 …

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?

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

Last call to save the planet

Graphic Editor Sorit Gupto's take on COP 21

Chandra Bhushan on the draft negotiating text before highlevel segment

Chandra Bhushan Deputy Director General of Centre for Science and Environment, says that the negotiating draft produced on December 9, 2014 will …

Operationalising technology transfer—learning from the Montreal Protocol

Fracking damaging for environment, say activists

Irreversible damage caused to water resources due to shale gas exploration is being ignored, particularly in the United States

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