Finance & Equity Should Be The Core Of COP29 Talks
COP28 signalled the ‘beginning of the end’ of the fossil fuel era. But more finance…
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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…
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…
Big Wins Eclipsed By Controversy, Discord At COP28
Feel-good, voluntary pledges have dominated the first week of the COP28 UN climate negotiations happening…
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…
Climate Damage: Who Pays And How?
COP28 will take stock of the step change in ambition needed, but the gulf in…
Opinion: Effective Climate Adaptation Must Be Locally-Led
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Sixth Assessment Report, released in 2021, stated that…
At COP28, Climate Finance Takes Centrestage
More than any previous year, this year’s UN climate conference, COP28, is likely to be…
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…
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,…
G20’s Delhi Declaration Falls Predictably Short On Climate
Ahead of the G20 leaders summit in New Delhi, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi published…
Little Sign Of A South Asian Voice On Climate
New Delhi is shutting down in preparation for the arrival of world leaders at the…
Tough Negotiations Ahead In COP27 Final Week
Climate change has reached a point where people can no longer adapt to many of…
Loss And Damage Climbs To Official Agenda In Egypt
All participating nations at the UN summit being held in Sharm El Sheikh in eastern…
COP27 Opens With Little Hope Of Success
The developing world wants financing from the developed world to be the main item on…
Whatever Happens At COP27, Climate Finance Must Be Overhauled
Last year, it was the pandemic. This year, it is the war in Ukraine. The…
Bonn Climate Talks End In ‘Empty Pages’
“Kicking the can”, “pointing fingers”, and “divorced from climate impacts” were descriptions used by observers…
Irreversible Climate Impacts Are Already Here: IPCC Report
Adaptation to climate change impacts will become impossible unless greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are controlled…
What’s In The Budget For Energy Transition?
The launch of India’s Union Budget, when the finance minister takes the stage carrying her…
Women’s Leadership Is Key To Climate Action
At the COP26 climate summit, the leaders of Estonia, Tanzania and Bangladesh were the first…
COP26: Key Outcomes From A ‘Fragile Win’
After running over by a day, negotiators at COP26 finally reached agreement on a “Glasgow…
COP26: Feats, Foibles And Failures
The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) drew to a close yesterday, Friday, November 12. When…
Frustration And Fury Over Climate Finance At COP26
The fortnight-long UN COP26 climate summit in Glasgow started with a bang but ended the…
India To Be Net Zero By 2070: PM Modi
As the World Leaders’ Summit kicked off at COP26 on 1 November, India announced that…
Trillions Missing In Climate Budget Without Private Finance
Almost all developing nations that have updated their climate pledges in the run-up to the…