Developing countries are dumpyards for e-waste
A recent study in the US shows that by 2004, over 315 million computers will become obsolete. By 2005, for every single computer an American buys,…
High road to Dubai COP28: 6th Technical Expert Dialogue on New Collective Quantified Goal held at Bonn
Quantum of new climate finance goal should be based on needs of developing countries, backed by science & tied to specific outcomes, …
Avoiding climate breakdown depends on protecting Earth’s biodiversity — can the COP15 summit deliver?
COP15 brings together parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) with a goal of negotiating this decade’s biodiversity …
Climate talks in Bonn serve a grim reminder
Negotiations at the recently concluded climate meet at Bonn were a replay of post-Bali discussions in 2007; Parties agreed to move into formal …
Death Inside The Factory Gates
Asbestos makes homes, but it also causes cancer. The "indestructible" substance is increasingly being cast aside by developed countries,…
The crossover
Fuel cells are more important to a developing country like India than developed countries. But the corporate sector is slow.
Inklings
In which we trace where the world stands with fuel cells and some clear signals of the technology to come
Hurdles
Narrow business interests and an apathetic political leadership will never allow fuel cells to take off
Focus on pledges
Accountability issue set to take centrestage at the upcoming CoP-8 (Read full article)
"Governments should try for 100 per cent pure water"
HANS JEURING is the chairperson of Codex Committee on Pesticides Residue (CCPR). It is responsible for establishing maximum limits for pesticide …
What negotiations mean for least developed countries
They insist that loss and damage is a non-negotiable element of the Paris agreement
Paris foretold and forewarned: what to expect from COP21
The French government knows it cannot make the same blunders as the Danish government made in Copenhagen in 2009, when trust between countries&…
Inheritance of loss
Economic losses due to extreme weather events reach record high while nations spar over liability
THE FUTURE OF CLEAN ENERGY
A simple chemical reaction is the basis of fuel cell technology. Fuel cells run on hydrogen to provide electricity. The only byproduct is water …
Talking in riddles
A recent protocol on compensation to victims of hazardous waste permits the generators to go scot-free
Immunisation's lethal leftovers
Immunisation is a double-edged sword -- providing a shield against diseases, at the same time generating waste that can be hazardous to health …
Looking for the right bait
Developing countries like India need to be prepared for multilateral negotiations. This is certainly true of the fishing economy
FARM IP, ENTER WIPO
Developing countries will now have to battle IP issues related to new agricultural technologies at WIPO instead of WTO
Question of safety
The Bangkok conference on the risks of genetically modified corps advocated greater investment of public funds in bio-safety research
Ecofriendly subsidies proposed
EU plans to give more weightage to environmental and public safety norms by amending agricultural policy
Declining food imports by most vulnerable countries a cause for concern: FAO
World food import bill to touch record high, but cost-of-living pressures may persist in 2023
Debt of emerging markets & developing economies rose by 178% from 2008-2022: Report
The Global South is staring at a debt crisis, but the “Common Framework” created to provide debt relief has serious shortcomings
COP27 must be remembered as ‘Implementation COP’, says Sameh Shoukry
The developing world’s first COP since Marrakesh in 2016 must implement the ‘Paris Rulebook’
Billionth carbon credit issued
Kyoto Protocol device marks impressive milestone, but its effectiveness remains doubtful
Beware the modified wolf
Will bureaucrats choose to throw farmers and ecology to the mercy of multinational corporations by preparing the way for cultivation of …