Climate Emergency CoP 25: The European Green Deal is far from good enough

It offers a 50 per cent reduction when it should target complete decarbonisation by 2030

African leaders meet to draw plan for a climate-resilient continent

They noted that while Africa contributed the least to global emissions, it is the first in line of suffering the dramatic consequences of them

Parties differ on features of nationally determined contributions under Paris deal

While some Parties are emphasisng the need to focus on existing features of NDCs, others are calling for new features

Paris Accord and beyond, what is the road to COP26 Glasgow?

Two CSE experts discuss the progress so far since the signing of the Paris Agreement and the trajectory of the climate negotiations in the year ahead

Biden’s climate summit: Major polluters ramp up climate ambition

The summit has put climate back on the agenda and forced leaders of major economies to confront the scale of the task ahead

Climate Emergency CoP 25: New platform linking oceans and climate launched in Madrid

The new platform aims to integrate sensible ocean-based solutions into climate targets

Carbon budget target 2030: How it ends

What is the carbon budget that remains — the amount of carbon dioxide we can emit going forward if we are to limit temperature rise to 1.5&…

National targets to limit global warming: Off by a mile

Even enhanced Nationally Determined Contributions are not nearly enough to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C. Many poor countries, with …

Muted presence

India's participation at the recently concluded 22nd Conference of Parties was passive and lacked vision

'Developed countries will have to enhance their INDCs after 2020'

Senior Indian climate change negotiator says that a global stock taking of the INDCs is essential, and that developed countries must enhance …

5 days to CoP26: NDCs insufficient, climate finance unmet till 2023

Signals on key issues such as enhanced climate ambition and climate finance point to poor progress

Five years after Paris: How countries’ climate policies match up to their promises, and who’s aiming for net zero emissions

So far, countries’ individual plans for how they will lower their greenhouse gas emissions don’t come close to adding up to the Paris …

COP24: Will Katowice deliver ambitious outcomes?

As the Conference of Parties starts at Poland’s Katowice, scientific findings must guide negotiations. It is very important that the …

World will witness 2.9 to 3.4°C temperature rise even if Paris deal fully implemented

The rate of global GHG emissions increase during the period 2000 to 2010 was faster than what was during 1970 to 2000

Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement adopts revised agenda at the Bonn climate talks

This came after intense back door consultations with Parties resulting in compromises and eventual consensus

Climate Emergency CoP 25: Decent outcome on 2020 Ambition

The text on ‘Chile Madrid Time for Action’ may have just salvaged this CoP

Climate Emergency CoP 25: India is the only major economy to be ‘2 degree compatible’

The US, China and the EU are ‘highly insufficient’ in their efforts to reduce GHG emissions

Climate Emergency CoP 25: 70% of top polluting countries failed to meet GHGs reduction target

Countries should have been on track to meet the first round of their emission reduction targets under the 2015 Paris Agreement.

COP22: Developing nations say Paris climate deal must be guided by CBDR principle

According to them, the principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibility must guide the formation of rules and modalities

Include health actions in Paris Agreement implementation: WHO

Although evidence linking environmental degradation to health is growing, political action regarding it has been woefully inadequate

India, 170 other nations sign the Paris Agreement

The signatures are the first step in bringing the Paris Agreement into force

Are the INDCs submitted by the US ambitious enough?

A quick analysis of the US INDCs reveals that the emission reduction pledges are neither ambitious nor fair

Biden’s climate summit puts climate back on the agenda

It may not have galvanised the rapid and far-reaching changes needed, but has forced leaders to confront the scale of the task ahead

US to implement emission standards on all power plants; China promises emission trading system

In a joint climate change pact, both US and China reaffirm their commitment to reach an ambitious agreement in 2015 that reflects common but …

Bonn climate talks proceed with formation of contact group

First round of discussions held on matters including Nationally Determined Contributions, transparency framework and global stocktake