CoP 26: ‘Every third child is severely exposed to water scarcity’
UN bodies red code the impact of climate change on water resources crippling overall development
Inheritance of loss: The young are restless to conserve the world, want to be heard in global forums
The young environmentalists are taking climate action into their own hands as “leaders are lost and planet damaged“
Agenda for CoP26: Why the phasing out of coal won’t be decided in a jiffy
Despite the progress, coal still accounts for 34 per cent of the world’s power production in 2020; and that is only going to rise
Devil’s Advocate: Are solar electricity and electric vehicles really ‘clean’
A behind-the-scenes look helps one know that human as well as economic costs need to be paid upfront to make either solar grade silicon or put …
Is India in a position to announce a target of net zero emissions by 2050?
This has to be decided keeping into consideration the country’s national circumstances and the feasibility of achieving such a target
Paris Accord and beyond, what is the road to COP26 Glasgow?
Two CSE experts discuss the progress so far since the signing of the Paris Agreement and the trajectory of the climate negotiations in the year ahead
COP27: Adaptation pledge sum 35% less than Glasgow, despite UN call for more support
Forty per cent of adaptation fund pledged in Glasgow not yet met
COP27: Developing & developed blocks lock horns over new climate finance roadmap
Wealthy nations want to expand the donor base with New Collective Quantified Goal
Delivering climate action: The road ahead for India after CoP26
We need many more important and concrete measures to drastically reduce emissions.
CoP26: A ‘net nothing’ summit that the UN termed a global compromise
Glasgow failed to respond to climate urgency and betrayed the poor, claim activists
‘Hyperlocal neighbourhoods’ can promote sustainable travel, help decarbonise transport sector: Report
Trip avoidance research is the need of the hour, finds study
Antonio Guterres to convene climate ambition summit in 2023; says 1.5-degree goal ‘gasping for breath’
World still moving in the wrong direction on climate change, UN chief noted in his end-of-year address
COP27: Africa desperately needs a ‘loss and damage’ finance facility; here is why
The continent has limited socio-economic capacity and is ill-prepared to adequately respond to climatic disasters, build resilience and adapt …
Include wetland conservation in upcoming biodiversity, climate change negotiations: Experts
Experts suggested 5 wetland conservation targets for 2030 should be discussed during CoP15, CoP27
CoP26 a missed opportunity: Graduate from kindergarten diplomacy
The much-delayed climate summit in Glasgow did little to acknowledge that combatting climate change requires cooperation at a scale never seen before
A third draft, still undecided; CoP 26 might not deliver what is expected
Unabated coal and fossil fuel subsidies are still in the text; ‘just transition’ added and minor adjustments to loss and damage
The latest CoP26 decision draft urges and urges; and then deeply regrets
The decision falls short of what the world needs according to various scientific reports published leading to and during the summit
CoP26 Diary (Nov 8): Fossil fuel lobby larger than delegation of any country, term missing from draft statement
Saudi Arabian delegation blocked efforts to write in greater climate ambition in the document, say reports
CoP26: Glasgow summit hits finance wall, lack of funds linked to achieving Net Zero target
India leads charge; Bangladesh, island countries also raise funds question
COP 26: Water and Climate Coalition stresses on better disaster-warning to buffer water cycle changes
Water dimensions of climate change adaptation and mitigation must be addressed, says letter to global leaders
Agenda for CoP26: Why China matters at Glasgow
As the new global superpower and polluter, China’s emissions will have a significant impact on the world’s ability to achieve its …
Paris Agreement goals: UN urges countries to update emission targets
Sixteen of the world's biggest emitters have not increased their emission reduction targets substantially or at all
Fighting climate change: Why we need more policy experts, green jobs in India
We cannot leave the creation of green jobs to the future; they need to be created now
CoP26: Not on official agenda but Loss & Damage comeback gives hope, say experts
14 of the 97 pointers in the final draft of Glasgow Pact were dedicated to Loss & Damage
Africa climate programme to benefit 5.4 million small-scale farmers in Sahel
The programme aims to restore degraded land, provide climate information systems and agricultural insurance