Paris Agreement goals: UN urges countries to update emission targets

Sixteen of the world's biggest emitters have not increased their emission reduction targets substantially or at all

Ed Miliband makes a potentially transformative pitch for CoP 26 Glasgow presidency

He must clarify position on carbon markets, genuinely work in partnership with world

COP24: Nationally determined contributions and search for common time frames in Katowice

Time is running out and negotiators are still not happy. What will be the fate of the Paris Rule Book?

IPCC Special Report: Climate adaptation needs multi-level support

Adaptation is a local process that needs involvement of local authorities and communities in designing and implementing adaptation policies

Globally supported agricultural insurance mechanism must for developing nations: CSE

Unaffordability is one of the main reasons why farmers are not warming up to the idea of agricultural insurance

From permafrost microbes to survivor songbirds: Research projects are also victims of COVID-19

Ornithologists are committed to determining why North America lost 3 bln birds in last 50 years, and seamless records of individual birds’ …

Another bold move by Tuvalu

On Thursday morning, more drama on the floor, this time at the Plenary of the Kyoto Protocol.

Greta seeks honesty from world leaders at CoP 26

This story originally appeared in Reuters and is part of Covering Climate Now, a global media collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate …

Deep Impact shallow response

Climate change will trigger a series of ecological and economic fall-outs for India. Though details remain fuzzy largely due to the apathy of …

Climate talks: INDCs and the role of land use

Though some countries have emphasised on land-use change and forestry in their contributions, their commitments don’t seem to be ambitious …

Five reasons to believe the HFC talks are headed in the right direction

All is not lost for HFC talks as countries made tangible progress in Paris last week

Climate Emergency CoP 25: What leaders will discuss at the meet

The four issues that world leaders are expected to discuss at the 12-day meet  

Paris Agreement comes into force; first meeting of governing body may not happen

One of the talking points during this year’s COP could be the financial mechanism at play for climate change action

'UN must take urgent climate action for Tibet'

Tibetans hold climate march in Delhi to raise awareness about unchecked mining and dams in Tibet which are resulting in ecological devastation of …

The history of climate change negotiations

A quick summary of climate change negotiations over the years

Should fat cats guard the cream?

Industrialised countries want to monitor their own compliance to the Kyoto Protocol.

With GCF becoming headless, future of global climate finance does not look promising

Howard Bamsey resigned abruptly after a 'disappointing' meeting on expansion of GCF-funded projects

Loss and damage: 2022 Pakistan floods heighten need for climate reparations

Demands for L&D finance are not treated as humanitarian aid or charity. They are viewed as reparations owed for climate damages. As a result, …

Most vulnerable countries unable to access Green Climate Fund for adaptation

Lengthy, complicated application process a major hurdle for many countries 

CoP26: 104 countries promise to cut methane emissions; What is the global pledge about?

A 0.3% reduction per year in methane is equivalent to net-zero for carbon dioxide — there would be no additional warming if this level of …

DTE analysis leads to sacking of British CoP president

The new appointee must work with the world to ensure UNFCCC CoP 26 at Glasgow is remembered as an inflection point

COP24: Balanced rulebook must reflect latest climate science

The conference in Katowice will see parties negotiate to arrive at a consensus on the final rules and guidelines that would operationalise …

Developed nations turn a blind eye to the need for sustainable climate finance

They stalled meaningful discussion on the issue of reliable and sustainable sources of finance for developing countries

Will current INDCs prevent global temperature rise by more than 2°C?

The INDCs submitted to the UNFCCC are grossly inadequate to prevent catastrophic global warming, finds an analysis done by Delhi-based non-profit …

Bonn climate talks off to an explosive start

As opposed to negotiating with developed countries, day 1 seemed to be all about developing countries versus the co-chairs