Climate Finance And in Its AbsenceAnother unresolved issue in finance is the definition and quality of climate finance. What constitutes climate finance, what are the respec...
18 Nov, 2021, 11.30 PM IST
Glasgow: Success As Avoiding DespairAdaption received greater attention — with the Adaptation Fund setting a record with pledges for $356 million, though more is required. Ric...
14 Nov, 2021, 11.43 PM IST
COP Scorecard: What did two weeks of climate talks actually achieve?The biggest surprise in Glasgow was an agreement by the two biggest emitters -- U & China -- to work together.
14 Nov, 2021, 10.09 AM IST
COP26 head Alok Sharma delays "stocktake" at climate summit for more talksAfter the so-called informal stocktaking plenary was delayed by delegations having chats on the floor of the summit hall for more than 90 m...
13 Nov, 2021, 07.25 PM IST
With COP26 in overtime, latest draft deal keeps eye on climate ambitionThe proposal retained its core demand for nations to set tougher climate pledges next year, in a bid to bridge the gap between their curren...
13 Nov, 2021, 04.19 PM IST
COP26 in the final hours of climate negotiationsCivil society groups who have been closely watching the deliberations were scouring documents released in the early morning for clues about...
13 Nov, 2021, 02.35 PM IST
Glasgow climate talks are down to the wire on money, ambition and fossil FuelsA draft agreement released Friday morning called for a doubling of money to help developing countries cope with climate impacts and said na...
13 Nov, 2021, 10.57 AM IST
Some say French food helped win the Paris climate Agreement. In Glasgow, things are differentA 2016 research paper on gastrodiplomacy did find that eating a meal together improved social interactions between those who dine together,...
13 Nov, 2021, 10.50 AM IST
Biggest fight at Glasgow: Who has the most historical responsibility for climate change?Rich countries, including the US, Canada, Japan and much of Western Europe, account for just 12% of the global population today but are res...
13 Nov, 2021, 10.35 AM IST
Can world's climate target and India's development coexist?No country's energy needs are expected to grow faster in coming decades than India's. Even under the most optimistic projections, a part of...
12 Nov, 2021, 02.09 PM IST
India says it expects climate finance of $1 trillion 'at the earliest'Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav made the remarks after meeting Scotland's Finance Minister Kate Forbes on the sidelines of the c...
03 Nov, 2021, 09.17 PM IST
Finance takes centre stage at UN climate talksIn the six years since the deal, planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions have continued to rise and extreme weather linked to the heating c...
03 Nov, 2021, 04.42 PM IST
Glasgow COP26: climate finance pledges from rich nations are inadequate and time is running outClimate finance is money paid by wealthy countries (which are responsible for most of the historic emissions) to developing countries to he...
01 Nov, 2021, 11.36 AM IST
'Last, best hope:' Crucial climate summit opens in GlasgowFollowing the opening gavel Sunday, leaders from around the world will gather in Scotland's biggest city Monday to lay out their countries'...
31 Oct, 2021, 06.10 PM IST
View: With changed climate goals likely in Rome, India has to fight to own its national emission pathwayBritain, as COP26 president, will have be careful not to get distracted by the 'net zero goal by 2050' announcements - unless the countries...
27 Oct, 2021, 11.13 PM IST
Climate finance, carbon markets key to India's talks at COP26 in GlasgowIndia's position will be closely watched at the crucial summit that will seek to accelerate Paris Agreement goals to bring global warming u...
23 Oct, 2021, 10.10 AM IST
India calculating the cost of increasing climate goalsReferring to it as 'climate finance', India is likely to link its ability to enhance climate targets to the availability of global green fu...
25 Sep, 2021, 09.07 AM IST