Bangkok climate negotiations: The fate of the Adaptation Fund
Discussions dedicated to the Fund are not focussing on critical issues namely, the composition of its Board and reform in the way the Fund …
After Bonn, 5 things to watch for in the coming year of global climate policy
A look at what actually happened at the recent climate talks, and some pointers for the year ahead
Notable agriculture initiatives discussed at COP 22
Although the progress on adapting agriculture to climate change has been slow, the latest climate conference saw discussions on major initiatives …
COP22: India focuses on afforestation and sustainable transport
The India Pavilion at COP22 saw three side-events on afforestation, REDD+ and sustainable transport
Paris Agreement success: the devil is in the detail
The success of the Paris Agreement will depend on how negotiations will move in Bonn
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 (…
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
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
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
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 …
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
Durban diary: a visual journal
Time-out
The 17th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change met in Durban in December 2011. Negotiations were heated and …
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
CoP26 Glasgow: Why equity is key to stopping climate change — Sunita Narain explains
Will net zero emissions targets by 2050 help mitigate climate change?
New proposal by LDCs
THE DURBANATOR REPORTS - Saturday, December 3, 2011 - 03:39
Green Climate Fund: Yes and No
The Durbanator reports
First casualty
Rising sea levels force Tuvaluans to find new homes
Contracting texts to expand emissions
Southern proposals on equity mysteriously disappear
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Technologies being experimented to become net zero carbon
Natural sinks cannot sequester all the carbon we currently emit each year
CITES COP19 urges parties to remove references to pangolins from ‘official pharmacopoeia’
At least 23.5 tonnes of pangolins and their specimens were trafficked in 2021 alone