Countries not on track to reach 100% renewable energy systems
No G20 nation up to speed to reach 100 per cent renewables either in the power sector or economy-wide
Climate Emergency CoP 25: The Paris Agreement is tilting into a downward spiral
Procedural and political developments in Madrid show ominous signs
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Will the world be net carbon zero by 2050
To attain the 1.5°C warming target, the world must completely stop using coal
India among top 5 countries on Climate Change Performance Index
Denmark, Sweden, Chile and Morocco only countries to rank above India
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
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
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 final outcome of the Durban Conference on Climate Change
The Durban Conference is a turning point in the climate change negotiations
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
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
Being darker makes being a migrant much harder
Migrants from 'developed' economies enjoy more clout
Contracting texts to expand emissions
Southern proposals on equity mysteriously disappear
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
Five big disagreements on loss and damage as COP27 clock ticks on
Finance, semantics and syntax have slowed negotiations at Sharm El-Sheikh
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
COP28 recap: Climate finance negotiations showed little progress
New climate finance goal discussions remained limited to process, substantive elements pushed to COP29
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
Cheers Chiraq!
The French President calls for equity
Equity Primer
A look at why equity is so important at the climate negotiations
Mind that CDM: Discounting the future
A look at why CDM is not the solution for the poor or for sustainable development
COVID-19: UNCTAD predicts $3.4 tln debt for developing countries
Income losses to exceed $220 bln in developing countries, says report
UN projects food inflation to go up in 2024 due to El Nino, rising geopolitical tensions
May impact food insecurity, poverty; scaling up climate financing critical to help developing countries cope with climate impact