India’s time to lead at the WTO

USA’s price suppression and market distortions in cotton is threatening Indian and African producers

India ratifies nuclear liability convention

The ratification may attract international nuclear suppliers to invest in the country

Parts of Germany will phase out coal-fired power by 2030, war in Ukraine notwithstanding: EU MP Matthias Ecke  

As a response to the natural gas crises, Germany has built LNG terminals near ports to import fuel from elsewhere, says Ecke

World would be better off if Trump withdraws from Paris climate deal

If the US stays in the Paris deal but misses its targets, the deal could look like a sham

UN ocean conference: 'Blue Deal' to enable sustainable use of ocean resources for economic development

Post-COVID-19 economy should prioritise sustainability, resilience in ocean-based value chains.

Keeping global warming to 1.5 degrees: really hard, but not impossible

It's still possible to hit the more ambitious of the two Paris global warming goals, according to a new estimate of global carbon budget

Nuclear's unclear leap

Is India's failure to bag foreign reactors the real reason behind its announcement to set up 10 nuclear plants on its own?

European Parliament passes nature restoration law with 336 votes in favour, 300 against

The final text will now be negotiated. The aim is to reach a deal before EU Parliament elections in 2024

2020 US elections: Voters across party lines irked with climate change inaction

Democrats registered the strongest negative emotions, followed by Independents and Republicans, showed the survey

Can Bio-CNG click: A primer on this coming of age tech that can deal with air pollution at 3 levels

Apart from biodegradable waste, agricultural residue, cow dung and chicken litter and press mud from sugar factories are also used as feedstock …

EU ratifies Paris climate deal; pact to come into force by November

The treaty needed to be ratified by a minimum number of parties contributing at least 55 per cent of global emissions

‘Climate plans of developing countries far more ambitious’

The ongoing Bonn climate negotiations must be open to observers like non-profits and civil society, urges a diplomat

It is now US against the rest of the world

With Nicaragua joining the Paris deal and Syria announcing its intention to ratify the accord at COP23 in Bonn, the isolation of US is now complete

Obama-Modi and climate change

Ask not what India will do for climate. Ask what the US will do to reduce emissions to save world from climate

Why US-China climate deal is neither ‘historic’ nor ‘ambitious’

It will take the world towards a catastrophic beyond 4°C temperature increase pathway

World gears up for Ban Ki-moon’s climate summit

Civil society prepares to mount pressure on country heads as they gather in New York to show their commitment ahead of Paris climate deal

India committed to equitable climate deal: Javadekar

Indian environment minister says the country supports transparency of action but is against assessment of contributions

US federal agencies to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent by 2025

Move comes in the wake of US-China deal and is expected to cut overall emissions of the country by 26 million tonnes

Week one in COP21 over, will week two deliver?

Even though there is very little agreement at the Paris climate summit, there is still hope, say negotiators  

Al Gore's ‘sunny’ proposal to India

Climate crusader and former US Vice President wants India to realise its solar potential; but solar energy alone cannot solve problems of …

Modi, Obama seal nuclear agreement deal

Breakthrough deal made within framework of India’s liability law; US waives off condition to track nuclear material provided by it to India

US endorses legally binding emission cuts for all

US chief climate negotiator focuses on current emissions rather than historical emissions in forging a roadmap towards new global climate agreement

Controversial document on national contributions mars progress of Geneva climate summit

Several developing countries reiterated that the intended nationally determined contributions are not just about mitigation

Climate negotiations resume in Geneva with a plea for urgency

The session has the mandate of coming up with the “negotiating text” towards the climate agreement that is expected to be signed in Paris

India to set up 12 nuclear plants with Russian collaboration

India has agreed to identify a second site, in addition to Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu, for construction of the Russian-designed plants