The latest CoP26 decision draft urges and urges; and then deeply regrets

The decision falls short of what the world needs according to various scientific reports published leading to and during the summit

CoP26 Diary (Nov 8): Fossil fuel lobby larger than delegation of any country, term missing from draft statement

Saudi Arabian delegation blocked efforts to write in greater climate ambition in the document, say reports

Funding Loss & Damage: Differences persist as COP28 looms

Contentions persist over the contributors, recipients and headquarters of the LDF

Scaling up private finance is crucial to bridge funding gap for climate change projects

India’s climate pledges need a staggering $10 trillion financial investment, about three times the country’s GDP

Simply Put: Annual climate finance COP-out

COP27: Clear battle lines drawn on loss and damage as rich try to divide the poor

This is a clear attempt to create divisions and to make the poor fight the poor, according to Sunita Narain, director-general of CSE

COP27: Global loss and damage assessment needs a major overhaul; here is why

Estimations of loss and damage after weather events do not account for non-economic consequences

CoP26: Not on official agenda but Loss & Damage comeback gives hope, say experts

14 of the 97 pointers in the final draft of Glasgow Pact were dedicated to Loss & Damage

Climate Emergency CoP 25: India’s mixed role

India continued to push developed countries on climate action but played a less-than-constructive role on other issues

Climate Emergency CoP 25: Two different worlds exist at CoP 25 in Madrid

The world of political negotiators behind closed doors and that of young activists and other stakeholders outside is hardly seeing eye-to-eye

Five big disagreements on loss and damage as COP27 clock ticks on

Finance, semantics and syntax have slowed negotiations at Sharm El-Sheikh

New AWG-LCA text out!

Equity Watch

Loss and Damaged: Who suffers most from extreme weather events?

While all regions have incurred losses due to extreme weather events, developed countries remain the least affected and most insured from the shocks

Uncertain economy: ‘Green goods’ grew last year despite a slowdown in global trade, says UNCTAD

Trade stagnated for Q1 of 2023, but second half of year shows promise; underdeveloped and developing countries performed poorly

Getting out of fossils

Quickly ramping up cheaper finance should be JET-P’s focus so that the new energy future is clean

India seeks permanent solution on fisheries subsidies, public stockholdings ahead of WTO meet  

Civil society members claim current negotiations tabled at the WTO’s MC12 do not favour developing countries  

Bonn Climate Conference begins with tense stand-off on ‘Loss and Damage’

Developing countries complained about inadequate focus on loss and damage and climate adaptation

Will a new and ‘improved’ WTO be in India’s interests

The World Trade Organization needs an overhaul, but the reform will leave even less space for developing nations

Climate financing adds to poor countries’ debt pile: Oxfam

Eighty per cent of climate financing was provided as loans in 2017-18, according to study

Global economy’s weakest half-decade performance in 30 years likely by end of 2024, warns World Bank

Calls for $2.4 trillion increase in investment by developing countries for course correction

Simply Put: Free trade

Climate Emergency CoP 25: Decent outcome on 2020 Ambition

The text on ‘Chile Madrid Time for Action’ may have just salvaged this CoP

World Cancer Day 2023: Indian children with the disease are in dire straits; here is why

Children with cancer in India grapple with lack of awareness, adequate treatment and low survival rate

Accountability, equity: Experts suggest what WHO’s first-ever pandemic treaty should encapsulate

The first round of public hearings for the treaty is currently underway though it will be drafted only by 2024  

Climate Emergency CoP 25: India is the only major economy to be ‘2 degree compatible’

The US, China and the EU are ‘highly insufficient’ in their efforts to reduce GHG emissions