Amazon Calls The World To Account At 30th UN Climate Summit In Belém
The 30th UN climate summit in Belém puts nature at the centre of climate stability since forests and ecosystems are...
Climate Finance
World Court Strikes A Blow For Climate Justice
The International Court of Justice has issued a landmark advisory opinion affirming legal obligations of nations under global law to...
From Bonn To Belém, Global Climate Talks Inch Forward Amid Deep Divides
Finance-related tensions overshadowed the mid-year climate talks in Bonn, despite a climate finance deal at COP29. Some progress was made...
What Is Climate Finance? [Explainer]
While there is no universally accepted definition of climate finance, the UNEP refers to it as transnational funding for climate...
Finance & Equity Should Be The Core Of COP29 Talks
COP28 signalled the 'beginning of the end' of the fossil fuel era. But more finance and a focus on equity...
Interview: “We Are Still Very Far From Climate Adaptation Goals”
At the COP28, pledges by developed countries, to the Adaptation Fund, are over $100 million short of the Fund’s target....
COP28 Offers Climate Action A Lifeline But No Finish Line
For the first time, countries have agreed to transition away from fossil fuels to avert the worst consequences of the...
Big Wins Eclipsed By Controversy, Discord At COP28
Feel-good, voluntary pledges have dominated the first week of the COP28 UN climate negotiations happening now in Dubai, with host...
Climate Change Talks Do Not Consider Nature In Its Economics
The issue of climate finance and loss and damage funds are taking centre stage at the ongoing climate conference in...
Climate Damage: Who Pays And How?
COP28 will take stock of the step change in ambition needed, but the gulf in climate finance promises and realities...
Opinion: Effective Climate Adaptation Must Be Locally-Led
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Sixth Assessment Report, released in 2021, stated that South Asia will face intensified...
At COP28, Climate Finance Takes Centrestage
More than any previous year, this year’s UN climate conference, COP28, is likely to be judged on its ability to...
In Saleemul Huq’s Death, Climate Justice Loses A Champion
Saleemul Huq, who brought to global attention the need to adapt to climate change impacts and to pay for the...
Infrastructure Deficits And The High Risk Of Destruction From Disasters
The annual average loss of infrastructure and buildings, due to natural disasters and climate change, is estimated to be worth...
G20’s Delhi Declaration Falls Predictably Short On Climate
Ahead of the G20 leaders summit in New Delhi, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi published an article laying out his...
Little Sign Of A South Asian Voice On Climate
New Delhi is shutting down in preparation for the arrival of world leaders at the G20 Summit on 9-10 September....
Tough Negotiations Ahead In COP27 Final Week
Climate change has reached a point where people can no longer adapt to many of the impacts. Delegates at the...
Loss And Damage Climbs To Official Agenda In Egypt
All participating nations at the UN summit being held in Sharm El Sheikh in eastern Egypt have agreed to place...
COP27 Opens With Little Hope Of Success
The developing world wants financing from the developed world to be the main item on the agenda at this year’s...
Whatever Happens At COP27, Climate Finance Must Be Overhauled
Last year, it was the pandemic. This year, it is the war in Ukraine. The global conversation on climate change...
Bonn Climate Talks End In ‘Empty Pages’
"Kicking the can", “pointing fingers”, and “divorced from climate impacts” were descriptions used by observers to describe progress at the...
Irreversible Climate Impacts Are Already Here: IPCC Report
Adaptation to climate change impacts will become impossible unless greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are controlled far better, and this must...
What’s In The Budget For Energy Transition?
The launch of India’s Union Budget, when the finance minister takes the stage carrying her iconic red bag containing the...
Women’s Leadership Is Key To Climate Action
At the COP26 climate summit, the leaders of Estonia, Tanzania and Bangladesh were the first to sign the Glasgow Women’s Leadership...
COP26: Key Outcomes From A ‘Fragile Win’
After running over by a day, negotiators at COP26 finally reached agreement on a “Glasgow Climate Pact” on 13 November....
