Green Credits Could Spur Cities To Take Local Need-Based Climate Action
The draft Green Credit Programme Rules notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate…
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Building A New Restoration Economy In India
In recent years, the planet has confronted a series of growing environmental challenges. At the…
Whatever Happens At COP27, Climate Finance Must Be Overhauled
Last year, it was the pandemic. This year, it is the war in Ukraine. The…
Loss & Damage & What It Means For South Asia
The effects of climate change are already being felt across the world. As temperatures continue…
Bonn Climate Talks End In ‘Empty Pages’
“Kicking the can”, “pointing fingers”, and “divorced from climate impacts” were descriptions used by observers…
Women’s Leadership Is Key To Climate Action
At the COP26 climate summit, the leaders of Estonia, Tanzania and Bangladesh were the first…
On Climate Justice, India Should Practise What It Preaches
The first ever draft resolution to include climate change in the mandate of the United…
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…
Polluters Risk Litigation If They Fail To Address Loss And Damage
Thirty years ago, Vanuatu first brought the harms being caused by climate change to the…
Why India Is Neglecting Its Methane Problem
Last month at COP26 in Glasgow, more than 100 countries pledged to reduce global methane…
COP26: Key Outcomes From A ‘Fragile Win’
After running over by a day, negotiators at COP26 finally reached agreement on a “Glasgow…
5 Sustainable Solutions To Tackle Extreme Heat In South Asia
As the world warms, there is an urgent need to find ways to keep people…
COP26 Leaves Young People From Developing Countries Disappointed
It was a tale of contrasts at COP26, the 26th edition of the UN’s annual…
After COP26: India’s Crucial Decade
The science is clear. For a chance to keep global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius…
COP26: Large Compromises Overshadow Small Successes
A COP delayed by the pandemic ended with the Glasgow Climate Pact. Delayed, diluted and…
COP26’s Bare Minimum Is Still A Ratchet
COP26 is finally over. Green lobbyists have already dismissed the global climate shindig organised by…
How Enforceable Are Climate Pledges?
All is said and done at the U.N. climate talks, and the ink on the…
COP26: Feats, Foibles And Failures
The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) drew to a close yesterday, Friday, November 12. When…
‘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,…
Pressure Mounts As COP26 Enters Final Day
Negotiators at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow are expected to lock horns on Friday…
Saudi Arabia Denies Playing Climate Saboteur At Glasgow
The tightest of smiles on his face and the fabric of his traditional thobe swirling…
COP26: What To Watch On Thursday
Only two days left to this year’s U.N. climate negotiations in Glasgow – officially. Behind…
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…
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…
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…