DTE Coverage: What happened at the MC12 WTO Meet in Geneva

WTO talks heading nowhere? Experts slam text on fisheries subsidies

Expert groups claim that the new draft of the fisheries subsidies favours developed countries and risks the interests of small fishers

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

Least Developed Countries want major emitters, G20 to increase climate efforts

The bottom of the economic pyramid is keen for progress on climate finance, loss and damage, global adaptation goal

World’s poorest countries need $6 billion a year for water, sanitation in healthcare centres: WaterAid

Half of healthcare facilities in LDCs lack basic water services

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  

‘Our vulnerabilities laid bare’: Least developed countries react to IPCC’s Working Group II report

Chair of LDC group urges rich countries to deliver on loss and damage and climate finance

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

CoP26 a missed opportunity: Graduate from kindergarten diplomacy

The much-delayed climate summit in Glasgow did little to acknowledge that combatting climate change requires cooperation at a scale never seen before

A third draft, still undecided; CoP 26 might not deliver what is expected

Unabated coal and fossil fuel subsidies are still in the text; ‘just transition’ added and minor adjustments to loss and damage  

CoP26: Hardly 12 hours to go, completion of Paris rulebook still under cloud in Glasgow

Big announcements have hardly influenced on-ground negotiations at Glasgow

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

The fate of our planet depends on the next few days of complex diplomacy in Glasgow. Here’s what needs to go right

Progress in the UN climate talks, both at CoP26 and beyond, may involve a “grand bargain” encompassing new promises on climate …

CoP26 Diary (Nov 9): India will not update its NDCs till there is clarity on climate finance

Developed countries are also keen to expand the list of donor countries, possibly including China to provide climate finance

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

Glasgow CoP26: Climate finance pledges from rich nations are inadequate and time is running out

If developing countries do not receive financial assistance to reduce emissions, it is unlikely we will meet the commitment of the Paris …

Expectations from CoP26: Climate finance needs to be scaled up with focus on adaptation, says LDC Group 

The group wants a balance between funds provided for mitigation actions and those for adapting to climate change

Agenda for CoP26: How to achieve net zero

At Glasgow, the world must focus on plans and targets to make developed countries net zero by 2030 and make sure that these are achieved

South Asia has lost most human capital due to air pollution: World Bank

World Bank releases the Changing Wealth of Nations report that says environmental degradation is leading to a decline in overall wealth

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 

Only 25 cities responsible for 52% of global urban GHG emissions: Study

Cities in the developed world show higher per capita emissions, according to the study

Some 5.4 billion people globally couldn't obtain necessary resources in 2017: Study

Some 57% of humanity was unable to obtain necessary resources in 1980; this figure rose to 72% in 2017, a study said

Biden’s climate summit puts climate back on the agenda

It may not have galvanised the rapid and far-reaching changes needed, but has forced leaders to confront the scale of the task ahead

Is India in a position to announce a target of net zero emissions by 2050?  

This has to be decided keeping into consideration the country’s national circumstances and the feasibility of achieving such a target