COP27 summit adopts resolution to fund poor nations for damages caused by natural calamities

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the COP27 has taken an important step towards ensuring justice.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 20, 2022 · 01:55 pm

COP27: UN climate summit has begun in Egypt with little hope of success

Hope for a strong outcome is perhaps at its lowest in the three-decade history of global climate negotiations.

Joydeep Gupta

· Nov 08, 2022 · 07:30 pm

If India wants to fulfil its 2030 climate promises, it must take stronger steps: UN report

The report provides the latest assessment of scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions.

Flavia Lopes, IndiaSpend.com

· Oct 29, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Rich countries have no right to label India and China as the villains of the Glasgow climate summit

While the world berated developing countries for weakening the latest coal resolution, few questioned the new fossil fuel projects in developed nations.

Daniel Parsons, The Conversation

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Martin Taylor, The Conversation

· Nov 19, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Glasgow climate summit was high on words, but low on action

The diluted pact will not put the world on track to avoid catastrophic global warming, but it does represent progress.

Soumya Sarkar

· Nov 17, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Glasgow climate pact: An economist explains why India did not commit to coal phase out

Without historical emitters agreeing to enhanced finance, the agreement wasn’t perfect in the first place, says Ulka Kelkar of World Resources Institute, India.

Tanvi Deshpande, IndiaSpend.com

· Nov 16, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Five loopholes that the UN climate change conference has left for the fossil fuel industry

Until future climate negotiations put a ban on new fossil fuel projects, the industry will continue to thrive.

Jeremy Moss, The Conversation

· Nov 15, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Explainer: What Modi promised at the COP26 climate change meet – and what that means for India

However, with dilutions in environmental laws at home, ambitious announcements abroad will not go far in fighting the climate crisis.

Ishan Kukreti

· Nov 03, 2021 · 05:45 pm

G20 leaders’ empty talk on climate action has cast a shadow on the Glasgow summit

While world leaders agreed that substantial action was needed to contain global warming, they made few real commitments.

Caitlin Byrne, The Conversation

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Susan Harris Rimmer, The Conversation

· Nov 01, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Four key issues to watch as world leaders meet in Glasgow for the climate change summit

At COP26, countries are discussing how they will reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are driving global warming.

Rachel Kyte, The Conversation

· Oct 31, 2021 · 11:30 pm

Opinion: For a more just UN Biodiversity Framework, bridging the North-South divide is crucial

The 30×30 biodiversity conservation proposal, which is largely developed by scientists from the US and Europe, could be disastrous for the poorer nations.

Subhankar Banerjee

· Oct 14, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Activist Greta Thunberg, 15 others file UN complaint against 5 nations over climate change inaction

France, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, and Turkey were named for failing to uphold their promises under the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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· Sep 24, 2019 · 05:55 pm