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...
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Climate Action In 2022: What’s Next For South, Central And SE Asia?
Many Asian countries made net-zero pledges at COP26 in Glasgow last month, but most were vague and opaque. The big...
Why India Is Neglecting Its Methane Problem
Last month at COP26 in Glasgow, more than 100 countries pledged to reduce global methane emissions by 30% by the...
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....
COP26 Leaves Young People From Developing Countries Disappointed
It was a tale of contrasts at COP26, the 26th edition of the UN’s annual climate conference which wrapped up...
After COP26: India’s Crucial Decade
The science is clear. For a chance to keep global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius as stated in the Paris...
COP26: Large Compromises Overshadow Small Successes
A COP delayed by the pandemic ended with the Glasgow Climate Pact. Delayed, diluted and disappointing, the consensus left most...
COP26’s Bare Minimum Is Still A Ratchet
COP26 is finally over. Green lobbyists have already dismissed the global climate shindig organised by the United Nations as a...
How Enforceable Are Climate Pledges?
All is said and done at the U.N. climate talks, and the ink on the COP26 agreement is dry, but...
COP26: Feats, Foibles And Failures
The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) drew to a close yesterday, Friday, November 12. When it began, almost two weeks...
‘Definition Of Insanity’: What They Are Saying At COP26
COP26, a two-week U.N. conference critical to averting the most disastrous effects of climate change, came to an end on...
Pressure Mounts As COP26 Enters Final Day
Negotiators at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow are expected to lock horns on Friday for what is scheduled to...
Saudi Arabia Denies Playing Climate Saboteur At Glasgow
The tightest of smiles on his face and the fabric of his traditional thobe swirling about him as he strides...
COP26: What To Watch On Thursday
Only two days left to this year’s U.N. climate negotiations in Glasgow – officially. Behind the scenes, some delegates worry...
Partial Nod To End Of Fossil-Fuel Vehicle Use By 2040
A group of countries, companies and cities committed on Wednesday to phasing out fossil-fuel vehicles by 2040, as part of...
COP26: New Climate Pledges Make Little Dent In Emissions Gap
In late October this year, just before the start of COP26, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) calculated that the world...
As Climate Damage Mounts, Poor Nations Press Wealthy To Pay Up
Poor nations are pressuring their wealthy counterparts at the U.N. climate summit to pay up for the mounting damage being...
Frustration And Fury Over Climate Finance At COP26
The fortnight-long UN COP26 climate summit in Glasgow started with a bang but ended the first week with the usual...
COP Background Chatter Supports Views Held By Greta
Greta Thunberg looks to have COP26’s number. The 18-year-old Swedish environmental activist opened her speech to green protesters on Friday...
Global CO2 Emissions Back To Pre-Pandemic Levels: Study
Global carbon dioxide emissions have bounced back after COVID-19 restrictions and are likely to reach close to pre-pandemic levels this...
We’ll Lead Even If You Don’t: Indian Schoolgirl At COP26
A 15-year-old Indian schoolgirl, whose solar-powered ironing cart project was the finalist of Prince William's inaugural Earthshot Prize, addressed the...
Why It’s So Hard For World To Quit Coal
Every day, Raju gets on his bicycle and unwillingly pedals the world a tiny bit closer to climate catastrophe. Every...
Experts Break Down India’s Net-Zero Pledge
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi grabbed headlines on 1 November at COP26 with an announcement that India will be net-zero...
India To Be Net Zero By 2070: PM Modi
As the World Leaders' Summit kicked off at COP26 on 1 November, India announced that it would be net zero...
1 Min To Midnight: Johnson As COP26 Opens
A U.N. conference critical to averting the most disastrous effects of climate change kicked off on Monday, its task made...
