Small country, big example
St. Lucia shows the way at a meeting of politicians and NGOs that was sponsored by the Global Commons Institute, GLOBE, CSE, Climate Network …
Even 0.5°C more global warming can have big climate impacts
A new study has shown that limiting global warming to 2°C instead of 1.5°C would result in longer heat waves and more extreme rainfall events
Uncertainty over emissions reduction in near future
Only 21 nations have so far accepted Doha Amendment to Kyoto Protocol for emissions reduction up to 2020
Green Climate Fund races to get its show on the road before COP 21
Fund members attempt to address concerns raised over its operationalisation
Biodiversity meet: Parties disagree on resource mobilisation
Contact group to now fix individual financial targets for countries
UN climate talks: G77 and China stage walk-out over Loss and Damage
Developed countries want the matter be discussed only after 2015
The curious case of climate finance
While a recent OECD report suggested that climate finance had risen to US $110 billion, India found that the only credible finance was for US $2.…
Climate smart agriculture proposed at COP 22 raises concerns
Climate smart agriculture has not been defined, giving way for industrial agriculture to be promoted under its name
CSE welcomes India's decision to ratify Paris Agreement, warns of hard work ahead
By becoming one of the early ratifiers, the country has shown that it is a serious global player in climate negotiations
Did 2015 make us more climate wise?
Last year, weather records were broken left, right and centre all over the world as the world witnessed cold waves, heat waves, droughts, …
Mexico submits national contributions, says it will peak its emissions by 2026
Mexico is the first developing country to submit the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions ahead of Paris summit
Green Climate Fund gets richer after G20 pledges; Australia refuses to contribute
Contributions are believed to be a vital step towards reaching global climate agreement in Paris
'CBD has lost its track'
Bolivia is one of the few countries that has consistently been opposing treating biodiversity as a commodity at the ongoing Conference of Parties …
Drafting the Paris agreement: the week that was
Draft text adopted, but many issues need resolving
Bonn conference ends without making headway: CSE
The non-profit says it is concerned about tardy progress of negotiations
US won't backtrack on climate commitments, says John Kerry at Marrakech
The US has suffered climate-related losses worth $27 billion this year so far
New Delhi to Milan
Will this year's climate change conference be different?
Sunita Narain highlights hits and misses of Paris climate deal
The agreement has come after an intense two weeks of negotiations and represents a lot of compromises made, particularly by developing countries &…
'Threat to integrity of global South in climate negotiations reflects its success'
Matt McDonald, associate professor of international relations at University of Queensland, explains the position of developing …
Countries complain about slow pace of progress at Bonn
Session co-chairs reiterate the principles that will guide negotiations in the three days that remain in this ADP session
G77, China appeal to developed countries to meet commitments on resource mobilisation
Financial targets agreed to by developed countries in Nagoya were to be determined at CoP 11 in Hyderabad
CoP26 slideshow: Environment and development changes in a climate-risked world
Climate change is real; and it is important to understand its various manifestations to combat it. Sunita Narain presents a slideshow to cut …
Cop-out
Hopes were pinned on the latest UN climate summit at Lima. It was supposed to prepare the ground for a new climate deal that will replace the …
Lost and damaged
Negotiations on loss and damage signal a weak deal
Post-Paris climate: the ‘historic’ Agreement
The absence of the term ‘carbon space’ in the Paris Agreement is a reason to worry as this will hurt India in the long run