Bangkok climate talks on adaptation communication show sign of promise
The document, which is currently being discussed, emphasises the need for support for adaptation communications as well as the purpose of the support
PM Modi: Climate action ambitions must match with action on climate finance
Calls for democratising climate action in a blog article
COP27: Adaptation pledge sum 35% less than Glasgow, despite UN call for more support
Forty per cent of adaptation fund pledged in Glasgow not yet met
COP27: Developing & developed blocks lock horns over new climate finance roadmap
Wealthy nations want to expand the donor base with New Collective Quantified Goal
Access to financial services can help rural India cope with climate risks: Study
Over half the Indian households surveyed who faced climate shocks used their own savings to cope
Climate adaptation to cost India Rs 85.6 lakh crore by 2030: RBI
Sector-specific climate mitigation strategies can address the crisis in India to an extent
UN calls for overhaul of global governance to tackle climate crisis
It also outlined an ambitious plan to strengthen multilateral systems to address the crises of rising inequality, lack of finance for sustainable …
COP27: Here’s how the Global Goal on Adaptation framework was negotiated at Sharm El-Sheikh
Framework will be considered and adopted at the COP28 in 2023; will review progress of achieving GGA
Climate change is biggest global threat for young people in Africa, Europe: Survey
Africa remains the most vulnerable continent despite its low contribution to greenhouse gas emissions; hence, climate interventions must focus on …
COP27: Let us not reinvent the wheel to finance loss and damage
While delegates in Sharm El-Sheikh debate the specifics of loss and damage finance, it would be well to remember to balance ambition and justice …
Climate change may push 2 million more into poverty in Malawi
Extreme weather can raise the small south African country’s poverty rate by 8% by 2040, warns World Bank Country report
CoP26: Glasgow summit hits finance wall, lack of funds linked to achieving Net Zero target
India leads charge; Bangladesh, island countries also raise funds question
Experts seek reassessment of Power Finance Corp’s annual discoms rating
The credit rating exercise conducted by Power Finance Corp since July 2012 has not made much of a difference on the ground, according to experts
Budget 2021-22 should incentivise clean fuel for pollution control
Transition to cleaner fuels used for combustion, as done in Beijing, is the most dependable solution to clean Delhi’s air
Gram panchayats get more funds for Swachh Bharat activities
Mandatory for lowest tier elected bodies to use half the funds allocated under 15th Finance Commission
Bangkok climate negotiations: Daunting divisions remain on climate finance
Discussions on financial reporting requirements under the Paris Agreement expose the deep divide among the Parties
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Progress towards protecting indigenous territories slow, say experts
Though the Indigenous Peoples have a crucial role in protecting land, they receive less than 1% of climate finance
Earth Day 2024: Bhutan will host global meet today to mobilise finance for tiger conservation across Asia
World needs to invest $1 billion over next decade to conserve tigers and their habitats across the continent
Scaling up private finance is crucial to bridge funding gap for climate change projects
India’s climate pledges need a staggering $10 trillion financial investment, about three times the country’s GDP
‘Inaction of leaders led me to protest’: 12-year-old Manipuri activist shares her story after COP28 protest
Teachers and first-hand experience of facing weather extremes pushed the girl into activism
Climate finance goal of $100 billion close to achievement, but still not met, shows OECD report
The goal may have been met in 2022, says OECD, but based on “preliminary and as yet unverified data”
Adaptation Gap Report 2022 raises alarm on climate finance
International adaptation finance flows are 5-10 times lower than required
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
COVID-19 stimulus: Coal auctioning move along the lines of January ordinance
The Centre had relaxed norms required for mining and sale of coal in January 2020
Shift health to concurrent list: Expert group to Finance Commission
Activists voice concern about some recommendations by panel