Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Countries begin negotiating on new balanced draft for Paris agreement As delegations from 196 countries woke up to a more balanced second draft for Paris agreement on Tuesday morning in Bonn, the gathered civil society faced a lockout from the meat of the negotiations over the next four days. The …
Making its suggestions to the latest draft text of the Paris climate agreement, India on Monday pitched for inserting specific paragraph on the issue of finance and transfer of technology in the text. India wants the developing countries must be provided with cutting-edge environment friendly technology free of cost where …
The World Wide Views (WWViews) Alliance has launched the findings of a global citizen consultation on climate change and energy, which sought to determine “how far citizens around the world are willing to go” in the areas of climate action and energy transitions. The consultation, taking place on 6 June …
France has urged the Federal Government to submit its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), a Climate Action Plans, to the UN few weeks to the climate change conference in Paris. Stephane Gompertz, France's Ambassador for Climate Change, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday that Nigeria …
Talks under threat if draft is not revised to include their issues on Monday itself A storm of anger from developing countries gathered strength at the climate change talks at Bonn over the weekend, ahead of the formal launch of the negotiations on Monday. One hundred and thirty-four developing countries, …
Negotiations towards a new climate deal to be agreed at the UN climate conference in Paris in December have included voluntary climate targets by countries around the world in the form of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs). A total of 146 countries, representing almost 87 per cent of global greenhouse …
This report discusses possible ways to enhance the Parties’ contributions to climate mitigation and finance, and draws lessons for the international negotiations leading up to the Paris climate agreement. Particular emphasis is placed on the importance of the dynamic nature of the climate regime, looking not only at the Paris …
Policy makers have called for a 'fair and ambitious' global climate agreement. Scientific constraints, such as the allowable carbon emissions to avoid exceeding a 2 °C global warming limit with 66% probability, can help define ambitious approaches to climate targets. However, fairly sharing the mitigation challenge to meet a global …
To forge a strong climate accord in Paris, nations must agree on a common goal in everyone's self-interest, say David J. C. MacKay and colleagues. Original Source
Ahead of the crucial Paris climate summit, the United States has said the much-awaited global meet must deliver a long-term transparent framework that ratchets down future emissions over time. Days after India set the ambitious target of reducing carbon emissions relative to its GDP by 33 per cent to 35 …
India says that it will produce 40% of its energy from sources other than fossil fuels by 2030, and will reduce the intensity of its carbon dioxide emissions by roughly one-third. The country’s highly anticipated announcement on 2 October comes ahead of United Nations talks in Paris this December, at …
The Paris climate change agreement should be "progressive and pragmatic" and the accord should deliver "climate justice" to poorer sections and developing nations, India today said ahead of the crucial summit in France's capital. India also said the Paris agreement should provide carbon space to developing nations. Noting that the …
Terming the upcoming climate change conference in Paris as "important", a noted green economist today claimed that the summit's failure would "dramatically increase" the risk of global environmental catastrophe. Noting that the Indian government's 'Smart City' project should not be limited to just data management, German economist Ralf Fucks who …
The eagerly awaited 'Intended Nationally Determined Contribution' (INDC) from one of the world's biggest emitters has signalled that India is open for business with clear call for climate justice. For corporations and investors it provides pathways to channel their hard-earned money towards a cleaner future. CDP, together with other We …
Work towards a new universal climate change agreement was today strengthened through the issuance of the first comprehensive draft of the agreement. The Co-Chairs of the Ad hoc working group on the Durban platform (ADP), the body tasked with negotiating the agreement, prepared the draft, which contains the basis for …
India will on Thursday submit its post-2020 'climate action plan' to a UN body in Bonn, specifying what the country will do to fight the threat of climate change. Hours after its submission within the 'informal' deadline of October 1, the country will announce the plan in New Delhi on …
Warming, temperature extremes and strong variability in rainfall are likely to impact food and livelihood security of the population in India’ Ahead of the UNFCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) Conference of Parties (CoP) 21 later this year, the Prime Minister’s Office has asked Ministries related to climate …
Asserting that countries need to respect differentiation as a "principle" to deliver climate justice to the developing world, India today said that there should be no "tampering" with the elements of UN climate change convention in order to make the Paris summit a success. Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar claimed that …
This report elaborated by NewClimate Institute with support from Climate Action Network (CAN) and the Global Call for Climate Action (GCCA), investigates the co-benefits associated with countries’ Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs). This report first provides an overview of the general co-benefits that climate action may have and how they …
Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday exuded confidence that the world would appreciate India's dedication towards climate change and the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) which are likely to be announced on October 2. "We are conscious about our duties towards the environment. On October 2, India possibly will declare …
