Can UN summits save the planet? A faltering year of talks brings up questions about the processGlobal environmental talks are facing a crisis, with recent UN negotiations on climate change, plastic pollution, biodiversity loss, and de...
16 Dec, 2024, 08.19 PM IST
COP29: Climate finance goal topped priority list at BakuThe COP29 climate summit concluded with a new climate finance target of at least $300 billion by 2035 to aid developing nations in transiti...
25 Nov, 2024, 12.01 AM IST
Cop29 agrees to $300 billion climate finance deal, India says amount 'abysmally poor'Developing nations have criticized the $300 billion annual climate finance commitment from wealthy countries as insufficient at the Cop29 s...
24 Nov, 2024, 07.44 AM IST
Here's what to know about the new funding deal that countries agreed to at UN climate talksAfter intense negotiations, countries at the UN climate talks agreed on a financial package to aid developing nations in combating climate ...
24 Nov, 2024, 06.56 AM IST
World reaches $300 bn climate finance deal at COP29Developing nations have criticized a climate deal that pledges $300 billion annually from wealthy countries as insufficient to address the ...
24 Nov, 2024, 06.39 AM IST
Protesters gather at UN climate talks in global day of action as progress on a deal slowsHundreds of activists gathered at the UN climate summit in Baku, demanding increased financial support for developing nations facing climat...
16 Nov, 2024, 06.16 PM IST
In Baku, will climate action trump a defiant prez-elect?As negotiators gather in Baku for COP29, the impact of Donald Trump's election on climate finance takes center stage. Trump's anticipated w...
10 Nov, 2024, 05.30 AM IST
Carbon tax turns into climate fight at COP28A recent study by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development found that a tax of USD 44 per tonnes of carbon emitted would slas...
10 Dec, 2023, 06.01 PM IST
Observers see OPEC 'panicking' as COP28 climate talks focus on possible fossil fuel phase-outCOP28 Director General Majid al-Suwaidi downplayed the OPEC letter, saying the UAE team running the climate conference has been meeting wit...
09 Dec, 2023, 07.06 PM IST
As UN climate talks near crunch time, activists plan 'day of action' to press negotiatorsProtests intensify on Global Day of Action at UN-led talks in Dubai and worldwide, urging decisive action to stop climate change. Reports r...
09 Dec, 2023, 11.12 AM IST
As UN climate talks near crunch time, activists plan 'day of action' to press negotiatorsIf activists needed any additional energy, they may have gotten it with reports that OPEC's chief had urged its oil-producing members to re...
09 Dec, 2023, 10.55 AM IST
COP27 ends with historic compensation fund; little progress on other issuesIndia termed COP27 "historic" for securing an agreement on establishing a fund to address loss and damage due to climate change-induced dis...
20 Nov, 2022, 03.31 PM IST
UN climate talks drag into extra time with scant progressThe heat is rising in Sharm el-Sheikh - literally. Many of the air conditioning units cooling the prefabricated buildings erected under the...
19 Nov, 2022, 05.22 PM IST
World leaders gather to talk climate in Egypt, but don't expect muchNearly 50 heads of states or governments on Monday will take the stage in the first day of "high-level" international climate talks in Egyp...
07 Nov, 2022, 11.57 AM IST
Nations approve major UN report on climate impactsThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed that debates had concluded over the report's crucial "Summary for Policymake...
27 Feb, 2022, 05.09 PM IST
Glasgow Climate Pact: India drew a blank on phase-out of all fossil fuels, say expertsFor India, a focus on coal alone was a cause for concern. The call for "phase-out of unabated coal" would effectively put its entire coal f...
20 Nov, 2021, 07.03 AM IST
COP26: UK puts out Glasgow draft, mild treatment of finance a concernThere is a definite push to get countries to increase ambition through rapid review of national climate targets. There is reference to inst...
11 Nov, 2021, 07.26 AM IST