The end game: Will Warsaw be a repeat of Poznan?
Climate negotiations at Warsaw may give the world a financial mechanism to deal Loss and Damage, but it may be a non-starter like the Adaptation …
Work plan under Durban Platform may prove contentious
Developing countries say the work plan can progress only if outstanding issues are resolved first
Glasgow showdown: Pacific Islands demand global leaders bring action, not excuses, to UN summit
Pacific island countries have refused to be the canary in the world’s coal mine at CoP26
Nuclear Madness
Even as the world abondons nuclear power, the Indian government and industry are pushing for it
RESCUED or DOOMED
Nations adopt a diluted agreement on implementing the Kyoto Protocol that gives away too many concessions to polluting countries
Miracle cure or placebo?
While CDM has been touted as the solution to all climate negotiation problems the reality is much different. This free market will impose huge …
Sinks: Can't convince? Confound
The US has spearheaded a puzzling proposal on sinks that opens loopholes for their own emissions
Unequal rights, equal responsibilities?
Industrialised countries want to have the cake and eat it too. President Carlos Menem delivered it to them on a silver platter by agreeing to …
COP24: Negotiators happy to agree on the basics, but not on long-term vision
With the final Katowice decision yet to come, it is unlikely that longer term issues will be addressed here
COP24: BASIC willingness to be transparent must bring Katowice consensus closer
At COP24, developing countries agreed to report on climate actions on par with developed countries
Cabinet gives nod to ratify Doha amendment of Kyoto Protocol
The second commitment period or the Doha amendment will determine the course of climate action till 2020
'Link up public health with the climate change agenda'
The upcoming Conference of Parties on climate change at Marrakesh is expected to have a strong health commitment to use the 2015 Paris climate …
Week one in COP21 over, will week two deliver?
Even though there is very little agreement at the Paris climate summit, there is still hope, say negotiators
French President sets agenda for COP 21
Developed countries must take the lead and developing countries must be supported in adapting
Climate talks: developing nations on back foot in Lima
Developed countries seem well-prepared with a plan to end differentiation between developed and developing countries in climate change mitigation …
2014 may turn out to be hottest year ever
What is particularly unusual and alarming this year are the high temperatures of vast areas of the ocean surface, including in the northern …
When did CO2 become our planet's arch enemy?
Carbon dioxide was always essential for our planet, but when did it become too much?
Power games at UN climate talks
Climate talks unfolded amid high drama. Developing countries protested inaction by developed countries, civil society organisations walked out, …
World gets a yellow card
The Warsaw climate talks serve a grim warning to the world that inaction will cost, writes Chandra Bhushan as he leaves Warsaw just before the …
Wait and watch
The US government is in transition. But why should the rest of the world suffer?
CCS: Fictitious mitigation stumbles
Over the last few days of intense negotiations, Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has emerged as one of the most controversial issues being …
Loss and damage funding officially included in COP27 agenda
Loss and damage financing has been a long-standing demand of developing and vulnerable countries including India
Confusion over editing of the agreement text slowed things down during week one
With less than 15 days of negotiations left, parties at the Bonn climate change conference were urged to speed things up
UNCCD CoP 14: 'Public-private partnership can help restore degraded lands'
Private players have skills to bring innovative technology which can help transform land, according to business leaders
Research can play a crucial role in combating desertification: Experts
Synergy between scientists, government and farming communities can help reclaim degraded lands