Trump and other G7 leaders are meeting without China. Is that a mistake?The G7, a club of wealthy nations, faces questions about its relevance without China. China's economy now surpasses most G7 members. Howeve...
14 Jun, 2026, 07.34 AM IST
Why travellers are turning to the zodiac for vacation planningPeople are increasingly using astrocartography to guide major life choices. This practice, which maps planetary influences on locations, he...
08 May, 2026, 09.02 AM IST
Oil price shock from West Asia conflict accelerating shift to renewables: UNFossil fuel advocates have unwillingly given a boost to renewable energy as the war in the Middle East has triggered an oil price shock, UN...
30 Apr, 2026, 04.07 PM IST
Road to COP28: Bonn climate talks end without resolving differences over financeThe United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bonn ended without addressing the dispute between developing and developed countries over f...
16 Jun, 2023, 10.04 PM IST
View: Common sense about common time frames in climate negotiationsWhy are Common Time Frames critical? If countries are allowed to pick and choose the periods covered by their contributions to the global c...
11 Jun, 2021, 05.29 PM IST
Differences on carbon trading delays climate talksThe 2015 pact makes clear that there will be distinction in the obligations of developed and developing countries.
16 Dec, 2018, 07.13 AM IST
Climate talks focus on consensus over politically vexed issuesPoland, which is chairing this round of talks, on Saturday evening announced that a text that addresses the currently unresolved issues wil...
10 Dec, 2018, 07.45 AM IST
United Nations Secretary General to address climate change meet in Bonn“You should expect that the Secretary-General to call on all parties to ratify the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol,” said Robert C Orr...
15 Nov, 2017, 05.58 PM IST
We must not fail our people, says Fijian PM at the opening session of climate talks in BonnAt Bonn, countries are expected to work towards finalising the rules that will guide the implementation of the Paris Agreement.
06 Nov, 2017, 10.43 PM IST
Paris climate talks: John Kerry & Prakash Javadekar talk finance, differentiation & transparencyKerry, who has been in Paris since the beginning of the week, held a second meeting with Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday...
11 Dec, 2015, 05.04 AM IST
- India, China urge rich world to fulfill their commitment to green fund, not dodge it
Flagging the issue of finance as super-critical to the success of the climate change summit, a group of 134 countries, including India and ...
04 Dec, 2015, 06.44 AM IST
- Encouraged that world’s largest emitters have already committed: IPCC chairman on Paris climate talks
Dr Hoesung Lee chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a United Nations body that assesses climate research and i...
30 Nov, 2015, 02.34 PM IST
Fight against climate change is responsibility of all: PM ModiModi asked the people to adopt energy conservation and energy efficiency measures like the maximum use of solar-powered items.
29 Nov, 2015, 02.14 PM IST
Global carbon pricing off menu at Paris climate talksClimate experts say the need to agree on a global carbon price to cut pollution and aid clean technologies is a no-brainer.
24 Nov, 2015, 10.53 AM IST
- Ministers in Paris to reboot climate talks hit by squabbling
Foreign and environment ministers and other high-level officials from 45 countries are set to gather in Paris Monday seeking to re-energise...
20 Jul, 2015, 03.39 PM IST
- Paris climate talks may have to pay for Lima compromise
Is the outcome at Lima a recipe for a weak climate deal in Paris? Compromises on many key issues in the draft negotiating text that will se...
21 Dec, 2014, 01.13 AM IST
India digs its heels in on phasing out refrigerantIt’s not going to be easy to make India budge over the controversial climate-damaging hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) issue. It will move on its p...
22 Nov, 2014, 07.31 AM IST