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
COP28: Differences on responsibility continue in the 15th Global Stocktake negotiation
A final round of negotiations is expected on December 6, following which the text will be handed over to the Presidency
COP28 Dubai: Climate finance to developing countries needs to quadruple by 2030 to reach Paris goals, says new report
Developed countries must lead by tripling the amount of bilateral concessional finance by 2030, say authors
Poorest countries are in debt; spent record $443.5 bln in debt service payments
Interest payments by these countries quadrupled to all-time high of $23.6 billion in 2022
COP28: New GST text urges global Net Zero by 2050 with cuts to fossil fuels; proposes rapid phasedown of coal
Experts term it a retrograde draft; presidency shifts onus on parties
India among top 5 countries on Climate Change Performance Index
Denmark, Sweden, Chile and Morocco only countries to rank above India
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 …
Africa needs at least 9 times more climate finance to meet 2030 goals
Africa requires $277 billion annually to implement its Nationally Determined Contributions towards mitigating greenhouse gas emissions
Why the world needs a new wave of migration
Migrants would sustain the developed countries’ economy in the near future as their working population hits record low
COP27 was a win for the loss and damage cause; here is what transpired and the road ahead
Sharm El-Sheikh has established a loss and damage fund; but there is no guarantee that the fund that takes shape eventually will even remotely …
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
Climate change adaptation: Cost to at least quadruple for developing countries in 3 decades
The current annual adaptation costs in developing countries are around $70 billion
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
COP28: Developed countries owe $500 billion to developing ones under new climate finance goal, finds UNCTAD
Some $250 billion of the $500 billion owed should go to mitigation, $100 billion for adaptation and $150 billion for loss and 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
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
Sequence for a just future: Can safeguards for digital genomic data from biodiversity be ensured
Developing countries feel digital sequence information provides a loophole through which developed countries can circumvent the Convention …
UN report outlines how developing, developed countries can reduce emissions from constructions
If India uses recycled materials, it could reduce emissions in the material cycle of residential buildings by 50-70 per cent
Bonn climate conference: Glasgow ‘colonial’ pact shifts burden of climate change to developing countries, say parties
Inadequate climate finance among the biggest challenges for developing countries bloc
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
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
More people in countries with low human development index suffer from climate-related disasters
Central America, the Caribbean, Eastern Africa, southern & eastern Asia have highest levels of impacts from climate-related disasters
Five big disagreements on loss and damage as COP27 clock ticks on
Finance, semantics and syntax have slowed negotiations at Sharm El-Sheikh