Developed countries want Paris Climate Change treaty to be outside the convention

This will help to break the differentiation between developed and developing countries

Fiji becomes the first country to ratify Paris Agreement

Fiji has also pledged an unconditional 10 per cent emissions cut by 2030

The rebuttals all around

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

Trust shaken and time lost at Bonn climate talks

Trust and inclusiveness were questioned even more when observers or civil society were barred from attending the negotiations

Struggling with global climate change

Developing countries must once again take the lead just as they did during the transformation to sustainable development

Montreal Protocol: Some consensus on HFC-related challenges, but solutions still far fetched

From funding to technology assistance for phase out of ozone depleting substances, a lot is being debated

No way forward in climate negotiations

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

Adaptation in the time of 'climate apartheid'

The inequality against developing and under-developed countries is increasing in global climate negotiations

How strong are the world's new climate targets? Here are four things to consider

58 countries have submitted their climate targets ahead of international talks in Paris. We know the numbers, but not all efforts to combat …

Activists object to having carbon-emitting sponsors for COP 21

Say sponsorship of UN climate conference by big carbon emitters is hypocritical

‘Climate plans of developing countries far more ambitious’

The ongoing Bonn climate negotiations must be open to observers like non-profits and civil society, urges a diplomat

Meeting of Parties on Montreal Protocol begins in Dubai

Administrative and discussion on agenda items dominate the first day of MOP

What to expect from India’s INDCs

INDCs may focus on all key elements—including mitigation, adaptation, finance, capacity-building, technology development and transfer, …

Bonn climate talks off to an explosive start

As opposed to negotiating with developed countries, day 1 seemed to be all about developing countries versus the co-chairs  

Four agreements signed at meet organised by International Solar Alliance

Prime Minister Modi called on all UN members to join ISA to save the Earth

India and France invite countries to join International Solar Alliance

The initiative by the developing world that claims to address solar energy needs will be introduced at COP21

US to implement emission standards on all power plants; China promises emission trading system

In a joint climate change pact, both US and China reaffirm their commitment to reach an ambitious agreement in 2015 that reflects common but …

Controversial document on national contributions mars progress of Geneva climate summit

Several developing countries reiterated that the intended nationally determined contributions are not just about mitigation

Climate negotiations resume in Geneva with a plea for urgency

The session has the mandate of coming up with the “negotiating text” towards the climate agreement that is expected to be signed in Paris

Keep us in the room, urge observers at Bonn climate summit

ADP co-chairs barred observers from attending negotiations in spin-off groups after Japan said real negotiations cannot happen in front …

Climate negotiations moving at a slow pace, but seemingly in the right direction

Loss and damage continues to be a contentious issue while multiple spin-offs have slowed down the process

Targeted groups at Bonn climate meet show little progress

Parties have agreed to organise offline discussions beyond the scheduled time

An evening in Paris

Over two weeks and two extra days, the Paris climate conference delivered everything the world expected. Impassioned speeches. Hectic, sleep-…

CSE projections show world is on a temperature path of more than 3 degrees

With the US and EU misappropriating more than their fair share of carbon budgets, Asia and Africa will have very little space for growth after …

Global CO2 levels breach 400 mark again

This time, the level stayed above 400 ppm for a month, leading researchers to call it ‘a milestone’ for the planet on its way to …