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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 Change (MoEFCC) is part of…

9 months ago
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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 UN, in 2022, the struggles…

10 months ago
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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…

2 years ago
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Loss & Damage & What It Means For South Asia

The effects of climate change are already being felt across the world. As temperatures continue to rise, South Asia is…

2 years ago
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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…

2 years ago
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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…

2 years ago
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On Climate Justice, India Should Practise What It Preaches

The first ever draft resolution to include climate change in the mandate of the United Nations Security Council was vetoed…

2 years ago
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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…

2 years ago
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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 international community’s attention. As the…

2 years ago
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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…

2 years ago
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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.…

2 years ago
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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 cool. This year, several deadly…

2 years ago
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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…

2 years ago
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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…

2 years ago
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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…

2 years ago
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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…

2 years ago
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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…

2 years ago
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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…

2 years ago
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‘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…

2 years ago
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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…

2 years ago
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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…

2 years ago
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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…

2 years ago
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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…

2 years ago
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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…

2 years ago
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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…

2 years ago

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