Bring the US back to the climate conclave: CSE

CSE media briefing insists on finding ways to re-engage the US in climate change negotiations and setting up a democratic framework with right …

South Africa proposes Registry for national action

The South African proposal for a national registry of domestic actions to mitigate emissions is gaining ground at CoP.

Commentary

A day in the life of a “Contact group on enhanced action on mitigation and its associated means of implementation” at the Poznan CoP.

Japanese proposal on differentiation

Mitigation in the developing world according to Japan: Proposes domestic action in different sectors, will lead to taking international commitments

All for a change

Global climate change is today a spectre which allows for no ostriches

Cost of mitigation: How cheap can it be

All discussions, efforts and side events in Poznan are held with a single point agenda of getting the developing nations to take up some …

Negotiating the future

On the eve of the start of the CoP 6 negotiations a quick look at representation in the Hague

CCS: Fictitious mitigation stumbles

Over the last few days of intense negotiations, Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has emerged as one of the most controversial issues being …

A Brazilian Proposal

Industrialised nations have introduced a Clean Development Mechanism to meet their reduction targets. In the second part of her climate change …

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

Climate Emergency CoP 25: Protesters thrown out of venue for opposing slow progress in talks

Protesters have repeatedly pointed out the disconnect between the reality of climate change and the slow pace of negotiations without any …

Climate emergency CoP 25: Circumventing climate action

What should be done, now that the longest CoP is over

Climate Emergency CoP 25: What you need to remember about Madrid summit

Look back at the decade: Climate collapse

At the beginning of the second decade of the millenium, the world took a step backwards

Sunita Narain ‘national climate leader’ from India for 2019

Non-profit Climate Scorecard's first National Climate Leader awardee list published in Global Spotlight Report #22 

Economic Survey 2019-20: Need was to get serious about climate crisis

Listing ‘green’ programs is not the point

Union Budget 2020-21 spares little for climate mitigation

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman reiterates old announcements, cuts budget for National Adaptation Fund  

Simply Put: Trump vs climate strike

Getting Amazon to pay its taxes could be Jeff Bezos’ biggest climate action

Climate justice demands democratic oversight over efforts to overcome mankind’s biggest challenge

Resource literacy of the poor

We must invest in economies of poor, build capacities so they can withstand & overcome calamity

Coronavirus should give us hope that we are able to tackle the climate crisis

Coronavirus isn't the only global crisis we face: Climate crisis is expected to be more devastating. Some have observed the response to the two …

Current financing inadequate for universal water, sanitation coverage: UN report

Ignoring climate risks and failing to increase water investments would threaten chances of meeting this target, it said

Earth Day@50: Fixing our broken relationship with nature

COVID-19 is the grimmest reminder of nature’s revenge

What do science-based targets to limit climate change really look like?

Commitment to climate justice demands that rich countries make deeper cuts to their emissions than merely equalising per-capita emissions by 2030

Insect attacks affected 142 mn ha forest between 2003 and 2012: Report

The State of the World’s Forests report warned climate change will exacerbate wildfires and pest attacks in the future