Change of cast
Two shifts in diplomatic climate
Most vulnerable countries unable to access Green Climate Fund for adaptation
Lengthy, complicated application process a major hurdle for many countries
“Not in my lifetime”
The new UNFCCC chief on a full climate deal
We have almost certainly blown the 1.5-degree global warming target
Limiting global warming to 1.5℃ already looks out of reach, so where do we go from here?
How US built consensus to get a deal it wanted
US machinations made everybody fall in line
BASIC distinct
Developing countries isolate Copenhagen Accord
Poor man’s burden
Developing countries shoulder the clean-up responsibility, yet it is not enough
All is not well: climate negotiations in a new avatar
Cancun clinches deal—for polluters
Cancun has restored the sanctity of multilateral negotiations under the UN climate convention. People had lost faith in it by the end of the …
Doha climate talks: rich nations push for dropping disputed matters
No progress on the Durban Platform to be allowed unless elements from long-term cooperative action incorporated in negotiating process, say …
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 …
Sunshine sector loses sheen
About 40 kilometres from Delhi, in the bustling real estate market of Noida-Greater Noida, lies the biggest irony that the renewable energy …