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 

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

UNEP releases adaptation gap report 2015

Says the costs of adaptation could be in the range of US$280-$500 billion

The rebuttals all around

India rebutts US and EUs attempts to make developing countries pay for climate finance

Modi's speech was about concerns of developing countries: Chandra Bhushan

Chandra Bhushan, Deputy Director General of Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi analyses Narendra Modi's speech at the COP 21 Paris

Around 155 countries set to sign the Paris Agreement in New York

The new climate change agreement was adopted in Paris on December 12 last year

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 (…

Paris committee takes stock of progress on draft text

Differentiation, loss and damage and finance emerge as critical issues

Convention must not be rewritten, assert developing countries at COP

At a high-level meet in Paris, the countries pushed for equal treatment of mitigation and adaptation in the final deal

For Al Gore, youth is the driver of climate debate

The renewable-energy enthusiast’s message was a ray of hope for civil society and non-government organisations at the Paris climate meet

The truth behind developed nations' pledge to mobilise climate finance

A crucial issue is whether private money should be included in the target to reach US $100 billion for mitigating climate change impacts

Current global emissions: who is emitting what

Delhi-based non-profit Centre for Science and Environment analyses the total, per capita and sectorwise greenhouse gas emissions of different …

Developing countries need carbon space, says Javadekar

Environment minister hopes that the new climate deal will be fair and just to underdeveloped and developing countries

Developed v developing debate on Durban Mandate intensifies

While some countries at the Bonn conference stressed on need for enhancement of pre-2020 action plan, others opined differently

International health agency warns of deaths due to climate change

In 2012, 7 million people died from air pollution-related diseases, making it the world’s largest single environmental health risk

Summary of Side Event

Centre for Science and Environment organized a side event in the COP21 at the India Pavillion

Paris Agreement inches closer to entry into force this year

Thirty-one countries deposit their instruments of accession with the UN Secretary General, 14 more pledge to join Paris Agreement

500 years of drought and flood: trees and corals reveal Australia's climate history

The dominant theme of Australia’s drought history is variability. The country may get one year of extremely wet conditions or six …

COP21

No way forward in climate negotiations

Developed and developing countries agree to disagree as climate negotiations hit a stalemate in Paris

Climate initiatives must keep out large hydropower projects, say environmentalists

Hydro projects emit methane, make water and energy systems vulnerable to climate change, cause severe damage to ecosystems and affect locals

World leaders launch coalition on carbon pricing

Countries agree on imposing carbon tax and adopting a market mechanism for trading carbon as part of their plan to reduce emissions

BASIC group emphasises raising pre-2020 ambition and implementation of Paris Agreement

This is the first meeting since the Paris Summit in December 2015