Climate Emergency CoP 25: The Adaptation Fund is perfectly fit to serve the Paris Agreement

But some countries insist that its fundamental structure be changed

A farce of a face-off

For 10 days in Kyoto the world saw highly moral arguments put forward by world leaders to save the planet. But behind all those arguments was …

Climate Control

Politics gets the better of common sense on the issue of global warming. At the upcoming climate change talks in Buenos Aires, US-led developed …

Negotiating the future

On the eve of the start of the CoP 6 negotiations a quick look at representation in the Hague

A Brazilian Proposal

Industrialised nations have introduced a Clean Development Mechanism to meet their reduction targets. In the second part of her climate change …

वैज्ञानिकों ने बताए ग्लोबल वार्मिंग का लक्ष्य हासिल करने के तरीके, एक तिहाई उत्सर्जन हो सकता खत्म

एक अध्ययन में कहा गया है कि विकसित देश खाना बर्बाद करना छ…

AOSIS ultimatum to BASIC

THE DURBANATOR REPORTS - Saturday, December 3, 2011 - 19:26

New AWG-LCA text out!

Equity Watch

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

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

Equity Watch

Climate Emergency CoP 25: 70% of top polluting countries failed to meet GHGs reduction target

Countries should have been on track to meet the first round of their emission reduction targets under the 2015 Paris Agreement.

Small businesses provide most jobs in under developed, developing nations: ILO

Policy makers need to focus on informal sector and small economic units to address fundamental challenges of employment creation and improvement …

Simply put: Livestock fart and greenhouse gas emissions

Progress in SDG indicators still not up to the mark: WHO

The report also notes discrepancies in life expectancy among rich and poor nations, men and women and suggests five key actions to improve global …

25% healthcare centres lack water facilities, 20% sanitation facilities: WHO

The report highlights that each year 17 million women in least developed countries give birth in centres with inadequate facilities for water, …

A developed and walled world

COP24: Proactive, support-focused approach required, says CSE

Centre for Science and Environment suggests that developed countries should commit resources to support adaptation planning in developing countries

'Developed countries reduced emissions by 13% in 26 years'

COP24: UNFCCC report says financial support provided by the developed countries to the developing ones also saw increase 

This is how rich nations protect profits of multinational pharma firms

When rich nations insist on patent linkage provisions in bilateral and regional trade pacts, there is a way out

BASIC Ministerial on Climate Change: India calls for developed countries to step up at Katowice

Government argues for a just implementation of the 2015 Paris Agreement that incorporates the principles of equity and common but differentiated …

Consumption and emissions: rich Indians v/s rich (and poor) Americans

Here’s an attempt at starting a serious debate around sustainable consumption and production by drawing a comparison

Can developing world adapt to climate change like Germany?

Experts doubt if countries whose shorelines are being fast eroded by the sea level rise and coastal regions being battered by extreme weather …

Change the climate now

Now that the rich are also being hit by climate change & the “attribution” is clear, the targets for the world’s anger will …

Green Climate Fund’s breakdown may impact climate action

GCF, the primary vehicle for Paris pact finances, struggles as developed countries don’t seem too keen on donating

Unsustainable hunting & recreational activities a primary threat to global protected areas: study

A study which assessed around 2,000 protected areas across 149 countries shows unsustainable hunting, tourism & forest fire can degrade the …