COP27: Developing & developed blocks lock horns over new climate finance roadmap
Wealthy nations want to expand the donor base with New Collective Quantified Goal
COP27: Here’s how the Global Goal on Adaptation framework was negotiated at Sharm El-Sheikh
Framework will be considered and adopted at the COP28 in 2023; will review progress of achieving GGA
COP27: Africa desperately needs a ‘loss and damage’ finance facility; here is why
The continent has limited socio-economic capacity and is ill-prepared to adequately respond to climatic disasters, build resilience and adapt …
COP27: Let us not reinvent the wheel to finance loss and damage
While delegates in Sharm El-Sheikh debate the specifics of loss and damage finance, it would be well to remember to balance ambition and justice …
Simply Put: Annual climate finance COP-out
COP27: African bloc unhappy; says agreement on framework for adaptation goal being delayed
Parties have decided to initiate the development of a framework for GGA that will be considered and adopted in 2023
COP27: Clear battle lines drawn on loss and damage as rich try to divide the poor
This is a clear attempt to create divisions and to make the poor fight the poor, according to Sunita Narain, director-general of CSE
COP27: Global North governments want private sector to pay for loss and damage
Private sector companies’ understanding of climate adaptation and mitigation is limited, according to experts
FAO warns of alarming signs as global food import bill set to rise to nearly $2 trillion
Negative repercussions for global agricultural output and food security are likely to extend into 2023, according to FAO
COP27: Non-state actors can’t destroy the environment, yet claim to be net zero, says report
Businesses, financial institutions, cities and regions must ensure that their operations don’t contribute to deforestation, peatland loss …
COP27: Global loss and damage assessment needs a major overhaul; here is why
Estimations of loss and damage after weather events do not account for non-economic consequences
Run-up to COP27: India wants to assess loss and damage due to extreme weather better; can it succeed
There is a consensus among officials that a new tool to gauge climatic loss and damage should be embraced; but they say the transition will be …
COP27: Only together can we win
At COP27, loss and damage must not to be pushed away with another puny promise of a fund that never materialises but be accepted as a legitimate …
Five big disagreements on loss and damage as COP27 clock ticks on
Finance, semantics and syntax have slowed negotiations at Sharm El-Sheikh
High Road to Dubai COP28: Seven days later, Agenda for SB 58 still not adopted
Parties and chairs of the SBI and the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice have gone back into huddles to decide on the way …
COP27 enters loss and damage alley; finance facility issue to make or break it
Countries accepted the operationalisation of the Santiago Network, which talks about providing technical assistance on loss and damage, November …
COP27: Experts flag proposals to include carbon removals in UN trading mechanism
The recommendations, made at the beginning of COP27, provide a broad definition of removals and do not distinguish between them, according to …
COP27: Agriculture finally on table; beware of greenwashing though, warn experts
The first official Food and Agriculture Pavilion at a UNFCCC COP has been unveiled at Sharm El-Sheikh
COP27 diary (November 9): $2 trillion needed to finance climate action in developing economies
A round-up of what went on at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit
Run-up to COP27: Here is how India counts loss and damage due to extreme weather
While the actual process of loss and damage assessment for a disaster in India varies from state to state, the procedure broadly remains the same
CoP27 will be ‘implementation CoP’: Egypt CoP27 Presidency
The issues prioritised by developing countries must be placed front and center with loud voices and clear asks
A satellite data system will help detect, act on methane emissions
Methane Alert and Response System to help track major emission sources globally
COP27 diary (November 14): Global shield against climate risks for loss and damage launched
COP27: We don’t need new pacts, implement current ones, says climate scientist Saleemul Huq
Part 2: The climate scientist talks about need for region and ecosystem-wise targets for adaptation
Loss and damage funding officially included in COP27 agenda
Loss and damage financing has been a long-standing demand of developing and vulnerable countries including India