US unwilling to yield an inch

President Obama delivers a profoundly (but perhaps predictably) disappointing speech in Copenhagen

Typical US

Anyone but US is the problem

Jairam Ramesh Press Conference

The Environment and Forests Minister spoke to the media in Copenhagen on Friday evening

Things go North

Outside, there are demonstrations; registered observers are being refused admission without much explanation; and some metro stations are said to …

A possible Copenhagen deal emerges

Equitywatch has learned that a draft Copenhagen deal, to be presented to world leaders for their consideration later this morning, will propose …

Cities must lead the action on climate change

Administrators of cities across the world underline the importance of urban centres in tackling climate change at the Global Climate Action …

Another bold move by Tuvalu

On Thursday morning, more drama on the floor, this time at the Plenary of the Kyoto Protocol.

India should not support the Copenhagen Accord, says CSE

Copenhagen Accord is weak, meaningless and fundamentally flawed. It will be bad for the fight against climate change and bad for India.

Most vulnerable countries unable to access Green Climate Fund for adaptation

Lengthy, complicated application process a major hurdle for many countries 

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?

Better roads must for food security

Sound investment on infrastructure could curb hunger by 2030

India announces its INDC, pledges to cut emission intensity of its GDP by 33-35 per cent by 2030

All countries are required to submit voluntary climate action plans as contribution. These will form part of the outcome of Paris climate summit

‘India could achieve its 2030 climate targets’

In its NDC, India had promised to reduce its emissions intensity— greenhouse gas emissions per unit of GDP—by 33 to 35 per cent below …

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.…

Superstorm ‘Sandy’ tells us why the climate change denial must stop

Number of Alzheimer's patients grossly underestimated

Global agency revises the estimate for people with dementia from 36 million to 44 million

G7 commitment to decarbonisation could be more talk less action

While the US and Canada are moving from one fossil fuel to another, other G7 countries are burning more coal since 2009

Cloudburst explained

Has India taken heed of warning from previous cloudburst incidents?

UN climate talks: Money for Green Climate Fund to be raised from market

Finance agency goes ahead with decision in spite of demand from developing nations to keep private investments out

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 …

What Durban did not discuss

IPRs are blocking access to mitigation and adaptation technologies. India offers a way out

Report card on climate change aid: developed countries not transparent

Emerging economies cannot make emissions reduction conditional to financial support says the US

Climate change threatens peace and prosperity, says UN secretary general

Summit seeks joint engagement by countries, civil society and private sector

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 …