Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant has raised a grievance against setting up of a tyre pyrolysis plant by M/s Adideva Carbon LLP. According to the applicant, the tyre pyrolysis plant has …
The study, supported by Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, provides an overview of the performance of developed countries under the pre-2020 climate regime. It is a first-of-its-kind research in a developing country that seeks to illustrate clearly the performance of developed countries in the Kyoto Protocol and Doha Amendment. It does …
With ministers pouring in here for the high-level segment of the UN climate negotiations, rumours swirled over the weekend about the host Qatar asking ministers from select countries to lead talks on specific issues that remained unresolved. On some previous occasions, the hosts, who act as presidency of the meeting, …
The purpose of this guide is to assist developing country negotiators and others involved in the negotiations on REDD-plus. The guide is divided into three parts: Part I considers REDD-plus and related issues in the negotiations; Part II contains general negotiating tips for new REDD-plus negotiators and others; and Part …
At the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference in Cancun, in November 2010, the Heads of State reached an agreement on the aim of limiting the global temperature rise to 2 °C relative to preindustrial levels. They recognized that long-term future warming is primarily constrained by cumulative anthropogenic …
The finance ministry has set up a unit dealing with the issue of financing climate change under the department of economic affairs. The unit, to be headed by chief economic adviser Kaushik Basu, would work as the nodal agency in the finance ministry on all matters relating to climate change. …
The ongoing rapid industrialization of the world's advanced developing economies means global emissions of heat-trapping gases will by the end of the decade exceed safe levels by far more than previously expected, according to a report published Friday. The report from PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency said global greenhouse gas …
Following the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, in 2011, international climate policy has taken a further step towards agreement on legally binding commitments to reduce greenhouse gases. However, none of these commitments will be implemented before 2020. Therefore, the pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as put forward …
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) is considered as an important mechanism under the UNFCCC aimed at mitigating climate change. The Cancun Agreement on REDD mechanism has paved the way for designing and implementation of REDD+ activities, to assist countries experiencing large-scale deforestation and forest degradation. Contrary to …
This paper examines the outcomes from Durban by analysing the new negotiating structure set up for the next decade, the prospects from securing a Kyoto arrangement and understanding why the Durban decisions are not sufficient to stay below the 2°C limit stated in the Copenhagen Accord and the Cancun Agreements.
Principle Of Equity Must In Future Talks New Delhi: The Durban climate talks finally ended more than 36 hours after the scheduled close on Sunday with the world agreeing to a new global climate change regime that will come into effect from 2020. India took centrestage as a force to …
The Durban Conference on Climate Change finally ended on the wee hours of Saturday after running for over 24 hours beyond schedule. By Friday, the two-week meeting being held at the International Convention Centre in Durban, had broken down into the ministerial-level huddles - small groups of top leaders meeting …
New Delhi India has said it is open to negotiate on mitigation issues at the Durban climate talks but said developed countries have to show clear commitment to reduce their carbon footprints. The Indian response makes the chances of the global ministerial level talks on climate change yielding clear solutions …
Throughout the year, the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA) has been working on the preparation of a balanced and comprehensive outcome to be presented to the Conference of the Parties (COP) for adoption at its seventeenth session to enable the full, effective and …
The world's three biggest polluters joined in opposing a European Union (EU) proposal for talks aimed at drawing up a new climate treaty, dimming the chances of extending the Kyoto Protocol limiting greenhouse gases. J M Mauskar, the Indian government official leading his nation's delegation at United Nations climate talks, …
New Delhi With only 30 members, India's delegation to the Durban climate talks is the smallest among all key negotiating nations. China is taking a 150-strong delegation while Australia has 40-plus. Further, several key climate negotiators like Chandrashekhar Dasgupta and Prodipto Ghosh are absent in the delegation led by environment …
The BASIC appears to have finally shed its reticence. For the first time, the four advanced developing countries – India, China Brazil and South Africa — put out their positions at the formal opening session of the negotiations at Durban. For India, which put in an official proposal for the …
New Delhi With climate talks having begun in Durban, both the industry and climate experts are pessimistic and don’t expect any concrete decision emanating from it. However, the Indian government’s hardline is also being perceived as a negotiating tactic that might help bridge the gap between the developing and the …
The 17th Conference of Parties (COP) under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) is being held in Durban, South Africa, from November 28 to December 9, 2011. Urgent action is required to arrest the inexorable rise in global CO2 emissions. What are the issues before this important international …
Countries like Bangladesh and India must endeavour to make the global green fund operational at the ensuing Durban summit to combat climate change impacts, said eminent environmentalists at an international workshop in New Delhi yesterday. Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) organised the two-day South Asian Media Workshop on …
Ahead of the Durban climate change talks beginning Nov 28, experts are worried that Eurozone crisis may curtail the billions of dollars of funding from industrialised countries to their poorer counterparts to adapt to climate change. Money is expected to be a bone of contention between developing and developed countries …
