Marrakech climate talks produced defiance towards Trump, but little else

The latest climate summit generated more questions than answers, particularly on how to handle a Trump-led United States

READ MORE 22 Nov 2016

COP 22: little progress on pre-2020 actions

The facilitative dialogue was held at Marrakech to review progress of pre-2020 actions before the Paris Agreement comes into force

READ MORE 16 Nov 2016

Paris Climate Talks Day 1: oh, so pious

Going by the happenings on the first day, the gathering at Paris seems to be all about homilies

READ MORE 02 Dec 2015

Will Climate Summit in New York Yield a Climate Pact in Paris?

The divide between developed and developing nations threatens a binding treaty on climate change to replace Kyoto protocol

READ MORE 06 Oct 2014

Climate, capital and conflict

The alternative to fossil-fuel based economy is being sought in free market instruments such as pollution permits, cap and trade, carbon tax and …

READ MORE 25 Oct 2013

Cabinet gives nod to ratify Doha amendment of Kyoto Protocol

The second commitment period or the Doha amendment will determine the course of climate action till 2020

READ MORE 24 Jan 2017

COP 22: India urges developed nations to adhere to the principle of 'Climate Justice'

Environment minister Anil Madhav Dave says developed nations need to provide effective finance, technology transfer and capacity building support

READ MORE 17 Nov 2016

What's in store for US climate agenda after Obama?

The success of Paris Climate deal depends largely on the political willingness of one of the largest emitters in the world

READ MORE 08 Nov 2016

Climate talks: developing nations on back foot in Lima

Developed countries seem well-prepared with a plan to end differentiation between developed and developing countries in climate change mitigation …

READ MORE 09 Dec 2014

Uncertainty over emissions reduction in near future

Only 21 nations have so far accepted Doha Amendment to Kyoto Protocol for emissions reduction up to 2020

READ MORE 06 Dec 2014

IPCC report sets zero emissions target for world by 2100 to contain climate change

Synthesis report cites mass die-offs of forests, the melting of land ice, rapid rise in sea levels and crop destruction to give ‘clear’…

READ MORE 03 Nov 2014

Should HFCs be dealt under Montreal Protocol or Kyoto Protocol?

The climate-damaging refrigerant gases have currently been kept out of the Montreal Protocol that deals with phasing out ozone depleting substances

READ MORE 31 Oct 2014

China hints at rolling out major emission caps next year

Cap year for carbon emissions might also be announced

READ MORE 16 Jul 2014

The oil bully

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READ MORE 14 Feb 2013

No balanced package for Doha

Bangkok climate talks divided over closure of long-term cooperative action

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Bonn to bust

Kyoto Protocol’s future uncertain after the stalemate in Germany

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Doha debates Kyoto Protocol

No market benefits for developed countries that are not part of Kyoto Protocol, developing countries demand

READ MORE 27 Nov 2012

Let us be smart about 'differentiation'

It important to deconstruct the politics of differentiation

READ MORE 08 Dec 2015

'Threat to integrity of global South in climate negotiations reflects its success'

Matt McDonald, associate professor of international relations at University of Queensland, explains the position of developing …

READ MORE 02 Dec 2015

Parties at Bonn find ways to make draft text ‘balanced’

The text that was released on October 5 was supposed to be more clear, structured and concise

READ MORE 20 Oct 2015

Norway to cut emissions by 40 per cent

The government presented a proposal in the Norwegian Parliament, showing its commitment towards reducing anthropogenic climate change

READ MORE 11 Feb 2015

US $650 billion of annual climate finance flowed globally in 2011-12

UNFCCC Standing Committee on Finance releases first assessment report on financial flows related to climate action

READ MORE 04 Dec 2014

Peru summit: dignitaries call for equitable climate treaty

Negotiations in Lima expected to pave the way for new climate deal

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SBI update: session at Bonn suspended without adopting agenda

Lack of consensus forces move

READ MORE 12 Jun 2013

‘Developed nations want India to leapfrog to a technology which even they have not accepted’

With climate change negotiations round the corner, an important debate on the use and phase out of hydrofluorocarbons used as coolant in …

READ MORE 21 Nov 2012