SOUTH AFRICA

Playing it cheap

Rich nations refuse to contribute funds to clean the planet of lethal organic pollutants

COP28: ‘We’ve given you loss & damage fund, do not ask for more’ seems to be unspoken stand of developed countries

US and Saudi Arabia termed obstructionist; developed countries have plans for fossil fuel expansion till 2050

Five African countries among top 10 affected by extreme weather in 2019: Germanwatch

India incurred the maximum losses due to extreme weather in 2019 

What's critical at Durban: removing the firewall between developing and developed countries

Equity Watch

Trade tactics

Imposing environmental trade sanctions on the South will not help, note experts

Smaller households=Greater consumption

'We cannot sell the idea of equity back home,' says US negotiator

US says no to equitable division of atmospheric space

Only 10 of 46 Least Developed Countries mention loss and damage explicitly in NDCs: Study

IIED urges countries to revise their NDCs before CoP27 and mention losses and damages

Dumping ground

Least developed countries need help to overcome COVID-19-induced economic setback: UNCTAD

Boosting productive capacities biggest hope for LDC to cushion COVID-19 impacts 

Least Developed Countries will prove challenging in the post-MDG agenda, says UN report

Only one out of 48 countries is on track to achieve seven developmental goals

Lost chance

Gridlock over farm trade issues continues

A logjam in the making

Lack of enthusiasm marks the preparations for the World Summit on Sustainable Development

Paris Agreement adopted, countries whimper 'hooray'

More than 190 nations agree to a historic yet compromised climate deal

Differences emerge at climate talks over counting emissions from agriculture

Least developed countries oppose developing countries

Quest in vain?

How can CDM resolve the conflict between developed and developing country interests?

Drafting the Paris agreement: the week that was

Draft text adopted, but many issues need resolving

Adaptation Gap Report 2023: Funding to developing nations declines 15% despite international pledges, rising costs

Neither domestic nor private funding sources could help bridge the adaptation finance gaps, report notes

Lost and damaged

Negotiations on loss and damage signal a weak deal

Noise and a sane voice

Whose CARBON hypocrisy?

Should Northern groups campaign to stop fossil fuel funding in the South?

Half-measure

NAFTA tribunal's ban on potential carcinogen leaves larger environmental issues unaddressed

Mixed reactions: COP28 focuses on fossil fuel role in climate change but disregards equity, says CSE

Inclusion of fossil fuels in Global Stocktake important starting point, rest a mixed bag

Award for ecosecurity

For his outstanding work in fighting malaria, V P Sharma gets the Green Scientist Award 2001