Our cities need big funds to fight climate risks: World Bank
The COVID-19 pandemic added strain to cities’ finances in cities in developing countries; the disruption continues to make planning for …
COP27 diary (November 10): Rich countries admit funding gap in addressing loss & damage
A round-up of what went on at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit
Paris finance meet: What is the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact about?
Discussions on how to reform Multilateral Development Banks (MDB) to better serve the needs of the Global South will be in spotlight
COVID-19 tanked India’s carbon emissions, but stimulus will drive them up again
The Rs 90,000-crore stimulus for power distribution companies fails to consider emissions reductions
Panchayats to spend Rs 1.42 lakh crore on water and sanitation
Spend 60% grant on water and sanitation: 15th Finance Commission recommends to rural local bodies
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
COP28 head calls for ramping up renewables, carbon capture and climate finance
Comments indicate a focus on abatement technologies at Dubai summit over fossil phase-out
G7 sets renewables target, no timeline for fossil fuel phase out
Gas investments and nuclear energy remain in play while urgent action is needed to phase out fossil fuels
Solar power tariff hits record low, sparks worry about coal’s future
The solar power tariff bid of Rs 2.36 per kilowatt / hour is 3.3% lower than the previous record
World’s 60 largest banks pumped $5.5 trillion into fossil fuels after the Paris Agreement: Report
$673 billion spent on fossil fuel financing in just 2022; clean energy finance has been largely stagnant
Double standards on fossil fuel, backtracking on pledges: BASIC fires shots at wealthy countries at COP27
India, China and Pakistan to work together in climate forum over common interests of developing countries
G20 Summit: Good progress on easing debt in Zambia, Ethiopia & Ghana, says finance minister
India releases G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration stating developing countries would need $5.8-5.9 trillion up to 2030 to …
UN Climate Ambition Summit 2023: Who’s leading the charge?
Topics like Loss and Damage Fund, fossil fuel phaseout and $100-billion climate finance promise remain inconspicuous
Forest depts as nodal agency for community forest resources: A political blunder
The Chhattisgarh government issued an order on May 31, making the state forest department the nodal agency for Community Forest Resource Rights
WASH: UN report finds 2030 SDG targets may just be a dream
Plans in place to address water and sanitation issues, countries face hurdles in implementation, says GLAAS report
Climate financing adds to poor countries’ debt pile: Oxfam
Eighty per cent of climate financing was provided as loans in 2017-18, according to study
Why one of three African candidates fits the bill as the new head of the WTO
Africa represents a key bloc within the WTO and accounts for nearly 27 per cent of membership and 35 per cent of members from developing countries
Centre’s decision on schemes reflects its conservative approach to economic revival
It will also impact the vulnerable who are already bearing the brunt of COVID-19 and the countrywide lockdown, they said
Wanted: An urban equivalent of MGNREGA
Such a programme is the need of the hour not only as a measure to revive the urban economy now, but also to mitigate any further shocks to …
Pay attention to what’s happening with the Loss & Damage Fund
Climate justice hangs in the balance, as developed countries look for exit routes and seek to narrow eligibility for receiving money
African leaders demand financial systems reform; launch ‘Africa Club’ at 37th African Union Summit
African heads of state highlighted need for transformation of global financial architecture to address climate & development needs
COM2024: Climate financing hurdles take centrestage at African economic ministers’ conference
Some of the home-grown financing solutions that some African countries have already started embracing include carbon trading
We must catalyse innovation towards sustainable finance to enhance India’s climate resilience
Tapping the vibrant innovation ecosystem and enabling smooth green finance can drive the adoption of sustainable projects
Politics is a party
COP28: New Initiative to tackle debt & climate change launched by Kenya, Colombia, France
Countries announce coalition of experts to review linkages between debt, nature and climate change