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 …

‘No foreign players will bid in India’s auction of coal blocks’

It does not make sense to auction coal blocks when most blocks do not have environmental clearances, says Tim Buckley, Institute for …

Just 5 oil cos spent 251 mn euros in lobbying against climate policies: Report

BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell and Total together made nearly $55 billion in profits in 2018, while pushing the world into climate …

Countries must up climate ambitions to achieve Paris commitments: Experts

The world is paced for a 3°C rise, according to the current nationally determined contributions 

Climate extremes, population rise to cause water, food scarcity in Upper Nile: Study

While the region is expected to receive heavy rainfall, it will be too slow to result in significant changes in runoff demand, researchers said

Green energy ministry issues phase-2 norms for rooftop solar project

Karnataka is the best state to set up a rooftop solar project, followed by Telangana, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh

Time to abandon UNFCCC to address climate change

The progress made by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change so far and its potential to deliver results in the future looks …

COP24: Carbon market talks go downhill

Key issues that render the environmental integrity of the Paris carbon markets questionable are the Overall Mitigation of Global Emissions …

COP24: Developed nations successfully wipe out equity in finance, reporting

These countries seem to be working towards a weak and non-ambitious Paris rulebook

Paris Agreement goals can be achieved with firm implementation

Two UNFCCC reports say that if actions and efforts are stepped up urgently, the goal to limit global temperature increase to below 2 degrees …

Climate solutions must be gender responsive

Women in developing countries are more vulnerable to floods and storms owing to their socially constructed roles

COP 23: Are countries ready for new market mechanism?

Developing countries need enabling conditions and more robust monitoring and accounting mechanisms for development of carbon markets

World’s second-largest emitter might leave the first-ever global climate deal

Uncle Sam v Mother Earth

Is there a legal way to hold the world's second largest emitter accountable for withdrawing from the Paris Agreement?

Setback for clean innovation, boost to fossil fuels

USA’s exit from the Paris Agreement can lead to a higher degree of global temperature rise, with widespread impacts

To withdraw from climate deal is to reject the idea of global cooperation

American pressure was fundamental in retaining voluntary emission reductions for countries and eliminating possibilities of penalties in the …

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

We will keep moving forward on climate action: UNFCCC after Trump’s executive order

Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa says the new US administration remains a Party to the landmark Paris Climate Change Agreement

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

COP 22: more than 20 nations sign framework agreement on International Solar Alliance

International Solar Alliance is an initiative by India wherein 121 solar resource-rich countries have come together

COP22: parties discuss ways to enhance transparency framework for climate action

The rules and modalities of the transparency framework are expected to be in place by 2018

Parties discuss aspects of global stocktake at COP22

Global stocktake is meant to assess collective progress of countries towards achieving long-term goals of the Paris Agreement

India Pavilion at COP22 inaugurated

The Enviroment Minister underlined the need to spread climate change awareness and the importance of collective action

Developed nations should assist us in climate change actions: BASIC group

The BASIC ministers reiterated that developed countries should provide financial and technological support for climate change actions

About 9,000 sq km of Brazilian Amazon lost to deforestation; government unaware

The study suggests that deforestation-related greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil are nearly twice as high as government estimates