Modi forges climate ties with Obama

During his US visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed support for new global climate pact to be signed in Paris by end of 2015; two …

COP27 was a win for the loss and damage cause; here is what transpired and the road ahead

Sharm El-Sheikh has established a loss and damage fund; but there is no guarantee that the fund that takes shape eventually will even remotely …

Equity, unabated coal phasedown in first draft of COP27 ‘Cover Decision’; other elements missing

Details are scant on the loss and damage fund demanded by G77, and there is no mention of the need to wean off fossil fuels, a crucial aspect of …

Irony just died: Coca-Cola, among biggest global polluters, to sponsor CoP27

Activists and commentators have called Coca-Cola’s sponsorship of the world’s biggest climate summit a ‘greenwashing exercise’

Indian agriculture: The route post-CoP 26

Strategies and pathways that can make Indian agriculture resilient and sustainable in a changing climate

Devil’s Advocate: Are solar electricity and electric vehicles really ‘clean’

A behind-the-scenes look helps one know that human as well as economic costs need to be paid upfront to make either solar grade silicon or put …

Is India in a position to announce a target of net zero emissions by 2050?  

This has to be decided keeping into consideration the country’s national circumstances and the feasibility of achieving such a target

Factsheet: What's on the table at Doha

The last conference of the Parties that took place inDurban in 2011 has put climate negotiations at thecrossroads again. The decisions taken at …

Factsheet: Who is responsible for Climate Change?

Read to find out what are the major source of North-South differences and the past, present and future of

Factsheet: The Cancun Conference of Parties

Was the Cancun CoP successful? What happened between Copenhagen and Cancun, that made countries vulnerable to climate change give their nod to …

Bonn fails to deliver need of hour as climate clock ticks away

The 50th United Nations Bonn Climate Change Conference didn’t include key findings on global warming

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 …

At COP23, consensus emerges on recognising rights of indigenous communities

A new platform will be made operational to strengthen efforts of indigenous communities towards addressing climate change

Kyrgyzstan's glaciers at risk

Ninety four per cent of the country’s glaciers may melt by the end of this century and the situation is only aggravated by gold mining in …

The truth behind developed nations' pledge to mobilise climate finance

A crucial issue is whether private money should be included in the target to reach US $100 billion for mitigating climate change impacts

Countries pitch in for early warning systems and accurate weather projections

Workshops in Bonn focus on the development of contingency plans to tackle extreme weather events and their adverse effects on crops

Japan uses climate finance to lend $1 billion to Indonesia for dirty coal

Observers call for clear rules on climate finance to ensure money is not spent on projects that would cause climate change

What to expect of the UN climate change conference in Peru

Centre for Science and Environment’s Vijeta Rattani writes from the UN Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru

The `hot' debate

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

90 companies responsible for two-third of global carbon emissions

Coal India Limited listed among the top 20. Should the onus of past carbon emissions be shifted to these companies?

Battle for turf

If the South wants to protect its interests against the power of the Bretton Woods institutions and WTO, it will need its own, equally powerful forum

Polluter says' principle

GEF should have been a liability fund, rather than a 'guilt fund' set up by the North to make up for the global damage it had caused

Free, not fair

Does a country have the right to demand that its domestic standards on environmental protection be applicable to all countries?

Wood-headed proposal

After almost 10 years of fighting for or against a forest convention, there is not even a common view on why forests are under threat and what …

Toxic travellers

Developing countries are wary of the proposed treaty as chemicals like DDT are still used in many malaria-prone regions for vector control