The media outlet TV2 Lorry reports that the citizen representation of the municipality of Copenhagen has approved phasing out all diesel buses in the city before the end of 2025, starting with the budget of 2019. Two routes in the city have been tested for two years in cooperation with …
The presentation by Sunita Narain at the South Asian Media Briefing Workshop organized by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) in New Delhi, Nov 24-25, 2010. Says that we are compromising our position in climate negotiations and getting too little to prevent climate change. Climate change: Poznan- Copenhagen-Cancun What is …
Climate change: Poznan- Copenhagen-Cancun What is at stake and play? by Sunita Narain, Director, CSE presented at the South Asian Media Briefing on Climate Change, CSE, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, 24
This report examines the climate change debates in seven key countries in the Asia-Pacific region—Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan South Korea, and the United States. In their stances toward mitigating the effects of climate change, the key Asia-Pacific countries define their interests differently, and often in ways defying standard expectations, …
ONE of the gestures that saved the UN climate conference in Copenhagen last December from complete meltdown was American support for the idea that, by 2020, $100 billion should be flowing from the north to the south every year to pay for emissions reduction and climate adaptation. In March Ban …
How exactly does India intend to achieve a low carbon growth path? The interim draft of a road map will be submitted to the government next week, according to economist Kirit Parikh, who heads the panel of experts set up to create a strategic plan. This report is key to …
POLITICIANS and commentators are understandably pessimistic about the chances of an international deal on carbon cuts emerging from the United Nations summit in Mexico this December. Nothing has been resolved since the Copenhagen climate talks fell apart last year. Fortunately, recent research points to a smarter way to tackle climate …
Sheila Mathrani Geneva: The informal climate change ministerial talks in Geneva hosted by the Swiss government to overcome the hurdle of tong-term financing of mitigation and adaption measures and its regulation on climate change evoked mixed responses from the players and NGOs. The success of the climate change talks in …
This publication provides background information and a framework for discussing mountain issues in the context of the current climate change dialogue. It synthesizes the state of current knowledge and provides an overview of the evolution and status of the global Mountain agenda from the time it was agreed upon during …
This working paper, sponsored by CFR's International Institutions and Global Governance program, examines alternatives to large-scale multilateral agreements, evaluates financing and monitoring structures, and recommends smaller and more varied negotiating venues. Climate change is the most difficult collective action problem the world has ever faced, yet global governance frameworks have …
Can Cancun do what Copenhagen could not? Negotiations have resumed after the failed climate conference of December 2009 but few believe that a strong agreement will emerge at the 16th Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to be held in Mexico later this year. …
This report aims to explain to governments, decision makers and disaster professionals the potential uses of geoinformation technologies for reducing disaster risks and losses, based on the knowledge and experience of experts in these fields. It covers all regions of the world and all aspects of disaster risk and its …
The prospect of an international agreement to halt dangerous climate change may seem more remote than ever following the talks that ended last week in Bonn, Germany. The delegates there appeared to be more interested in being cordial than in delivering on science-based targets. (Editorial)
Climate finance and the development of the global low-carbon economy are crucial elements for discussion at G8 and G20. An outcome form these Summits can be leveraged positively by formal UN negotiations. The United Nations climate change talks in Copenhagen brought together unprecedented participation of Heads of State and Government …
Renuka Bisht The climate change mini-summit at Bonn has ended with a whimper, in sharp contrast to the storm that was raised over Copenhagen six months ago. If we consider the sum total of developments in the interim, the prognosis for the Canc
While developing country parties are worried with the disbursement of fast-track climate fund committed by developed countries in Copenhagen, a new institutional arrangement for financing came into focus in the ongoing climate change meeting here in Bonn today. Delegates of the country parties of the UNFCCC discussed the issue in …
New Delhi: With a goal to reduce carbon emissions by 20-25% by 2020, as a part of India's commitments at Copenhagen, India Inc is trying its best to adopt newer strategies to reach that target. In the Financial Express-Emergent Ventures India Green Business Awards on Saturday, several industry associations discussed …
