Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Narender Kumar Vs State of Haryana & Others dated 14/05/2025. In the application, the applicant said that for developing the dumping yard on panchayat owned land in village Pirthla, district Palwal, Haryana permission was granted for cutting of 43 trees …
The Union environment and forests minister Jayanthi Natarajan may not come to the climate talks but the Indian delegation here led by special secretary M Mehrishi has got the nod from the cabinet to draw its strong redlines at the Doha round of UN negotiations. The government has ordered the …
India should walk out of the Doha negotiations if equity is not made a part of the deal, says Sunita Narain in Doha. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and Ministry of Environment and Forests jointly organise a side event at CoP18 in Doha. The subject was ‘Equity: an integral …
United Nations climate talks on Monday entered their final week amid rows over the Kyoto Protocol and funding for poorer countries, despite fresh warnings of the peril from greenhouse gases. After six days of wrangling, nearly 200 nations remained far apart on issues vital for unlocking a global deal on …
New policy likely to help cut greenhouse gases in US by 17% As leaders in Washington obsess about the fiscal cliff, President Barack Obama is putting in place the building blocks for a climate treaty requiring the first fossil-fuel emissions cuts from both the US and China. State Department envoy …
Rich countries spend five times more on fossil-fuel subsidies than on aid to help developing nations cut their emissions and protect against the effects of climate change, the Oil Change International campaign group said. In 2011, 22 industrialised nations paid $58.7 billion in subsidies to the oil, coal and gas …
Union environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan would be unable to lead the climate negotiations at Doha when the high-level segment launches on December 5. The voting in Rajya Sabha on the FDI in the retail sector at the same time is expected to keep her away from the talks. In her …
The negotiations at Qatar National Convention Centre have been a witness to a slow cleaving of ties between the 'allies' of Durban talks last year — the European Union (EU) and the association of 43 small island states or AOSIS. The EU had forged an alliance with the AOSIS and …
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, …
Angry With A Critical Issue Like Equity Being Junked Abruptly Doha: The second week of the UN climate negotiations began with fireworks, led by a unanimous and angry G77 warning of collapse of talks because a critical issue like equity was abruptly junked on Monday morning. At the Doha talks …
Doha: A week after they began and before the ministers of more than 190 countries arrive in the Qatar capital on Monday, the UN climate negotiations are set to lock the countries into a low ambition deal with little to offer on emission cuts or money for the next eight …
Ahead of UN Climate Summit in Doha, a new research published today has come up with its data which says India has managed to control carbon emissions in comparison to other economies like China, the US and European Union (EU), the biggest polluters during the year. The research Global Carbon …
China, USA and European Union contributed 28 per cent, 16 per cent and 11 per cent respectively in global emissions during the year while India’s figure was 7 per cent despite a 7.5 per cent growth in emissions during the year Press trust of india LONDON, 2 DEC: Ahead of …
Never let it be said that climate-change negotiators lack a sense of the absurd. Thousands of politicians, tree-huggers and journalists descended on Doha this week, adding their mite of hot air to the country that already has the world’s highest level of carbon emissions per head. The feeling of unreality …
Host Qatar plans to start a ministerial-level closed door meeting at the ongoing UN climate negotiations but outside the formal schedule, which could potentially short circuit and make redundant the negotiator-level talks that started on November 26. The move has got several developing countries, who have been informed of the …
The reluctance of industrialised countries to accept binding emission targets will dry up demand for carbon credits and reduce their prices further, experts said at the climate talks in Doha, where 200 countries are trying to negotiate an agreement on climate issues. Russia, Japan, New Zealand have made it clear …
Agreeing to a second commitment period without meaningful rules is pointless. Emission cuts must be ambitious The 18th Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change began last Monday in Doha. This is an important “transitional” COP towards a brand new agreement that promises to …
The chances of hitting the UN's global warming target are diminishing, but the goal can still be met if greenhouse-gas emissions fall by 15 percent by 2020, scientists said yesterday. In a study issued at the world climate talks in Doha, they cautioned against mounting pessimism that the UN's objective …
DOHA: Host Qatar plans to start a ministerial-level closed door meeting at the ongoing UN climate negotiations but outside the formal schedule, which could potentially short circuit and make redundant the negotiator-level talks that started on November 26. The move has got several developing countries, who have been informed of …
DOHA: Host Qatar plans to start a ministerial-level closed door meeting at the ongoing UN climate negotiations but outside the formal schedule, which could potentially short circuit and make redundant the negotiator-level talks that started on November 26. The move has got several developing countries, who have been informed of …
DOHA(QATAR): An area of Arctic sea ice bigger than the United States melted this year, according the UN weather agency, which said the dramatic decline illustrates that climate change is happening "before our eyes". In a report released at UN climate talks in the Qatari capital of Doha, the World …
