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The 17th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change met in Durban in December 2011. Negotiations were heated and …

Climate change can cripple global economy

Private investors will lose $4.2 trillion to extreme weather events by 2100 if global warming is not arrested

Australia's energy sector is in critical need of reform

Australia's energy policy challenges—to move to a low-carbon economy without high prices—have never been tougher

We can cut emissions in half by 2040 if we build smarter cities

Future population growth is expected to take place almost entirely in cities. We won't fight climate change without them

'Transition to low-carbon economy will benefit Asia'

The adaptation should begin from the energy sector, which contributes two-thirds of Asia's emissions, the Asian Development Bank says 

World leaders launch coalition on carbon pricing

Countries agree on imposing carbon tax and adopting a market mechanism for trading carbon as part of their plan to reduce emissions

Net Zero by 2050 possible, but clean energy investments need to outweigh fossils fast: Report

Heavy investment, hydrogen and carbon capture & storage can help keep the temperature increase to 1.7 degrees Celsius

Green investment banks can unlock private finance for green infrastructure: Report

Centralised expertise in an independent institution can be an effective for drawing larger inflows of private capital

2020 US polls: How Democrats plan to tackle climate change

None of the major candidates’ plans go far enough to enhance global climate action and is unlikely to enable full and rapid decarbonisation …

Leading financers who pledged Net Zero are still backing fossil fuel expansion, finds report

Over 100 major coal, oil and gas players given $269 billion by financial institutions part of GFANZ

‘Anti-coal lobbying detrimental to developing economies, needs a check’

Some participants at Japan symposium talked about the need to a form a new alliance to tap the resource  

Japan symposium demands another chance for coal

Participants bat for clean coal in energy mix as Asia’s energy needs are set to double

Making sense of climate debate

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The `hot' debate

Operationalisation of equity and financial assistance will determine the future of climate negotiations

US Matters

The world is already celebrating the US' emissions reduction framework. Our research shows the US climate change action plan is neither ambitious …

Trade barred

Countries protect their renewable energy equipment. Exporting nations see it as trade barrier  

EU parliamentarians vote against propping up carbon prices

Proposal to artificially boost carbon prices fails to receive support, sends prices crashing further

Carbon pricing works to reduce emissions, says study

Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion in countries that have carbon pricing are two percentage points lower than those that …

Time for an overhaul

Having served the country for more than a century and a half, the Indian Railways has taken apathy in its stride. Politicians’ whims, and …

China has a carbon market now: What does it mean

Will overtake the EU market; carbon prices likely to be lower than the EU

Environment reports: potential and challenges of deploying clean energy across continents

Here's an overview of recently released reports and studies on renewable energy 

New low-carbon development, investment and governance models needed to achieve SDGs: UNDP Report

The transition in energy use is more important in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

After Paris, UK's latest 'carbon budget' just isn't ambitious enough

British people will still be able to emit 60% more than their fair share

'Paris Agreement signing would mark critical global efforts to address climate change'

In a couple of days, the Paris Agreement document will be open for signatures by states

Chief executives, investors write to world leaders: Need bold climate action

Need to change rules of the game to prompt corporate action, the open letter said