Climate Change

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding large scale felling of toddy yielding palm trees in Bihar, 05/06/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …

Initial thoughts on the elements for a draft decision

Technical examination and periodic assessmentswith respect to “fairness” and “ambition” are at the heart of the climate regime and involve important trade-offs; even in the Convention, negotiated twenty four years ago, in 1992, assessment and review (Article 10) was the very last item to be agreed. While the proposals are …

India’s leadership challenge in the climate negotiations

  What countries will do at the national level is less important than the nature and scope of international cooperation MukulSanwal[1] The just concluded tenth round of preparatory meetings at Bonn, an 83 page compilation document yet to become a negotiation text, 193 countries seeking to secure their national interest and …

THE NEGOTIATING TEXTFOR PARIS: AN APPEAL

There are two opposing visions of the new climate regime and the unresolved issue is whether the multilateral consensus at Paris will be around climate justice, reflecting the concerns of the majority of the human population, or environmental integrity, which reflects the approach adopted in the negotiation text, released on …

WITH INSERTIONS (In bold) AND DELETIONS (Underlined) TO ACHIEVE THE PURPOSE OF THE AGREEMENT, IN ARTICLE 2.

A. DRAFT AGREEMENT [ The Parties to this Agreement, Pp1 Being Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, hereinafter referred to as ôthe Conventionö, Pp2 In furtherance of the objective of the Convention, Pp3 Recalling decision 1/CP.17, whereby the Conference of the Parties to the Convention decided …

Struggling with global climate change

The developing countries must take the lead just as they have done in the transformation to sustainable development Mukul Sanwal[1] The United Nations process has been jolted with developing countries unanimously rejecting the text that was to be the basis for negotiations. Even more unprecedented is the lack of confidence …

India’s call for ‘climate justice’ can break the deadlock at Paris

India’s pivotal role: speaking for the late developers Mukul Sanwal[1] Since 1992 the key issue dividing countries in global environmental negotiations has been ‘common but differentiated responsibilities’and ‘climate justice’ can operationalize that principle to the satisfaction of all countries in a universal regime. As the political consensus moves away from …

The paris climate: A new global vision, challenges of the urban transition remain and negotiations continue

  Mukul Sanwal[1] The Paris Agreement shifts the global concern away from the sole focus of the Climate Convention on emissions reductions, which is really the symptom of the problem, to dealing with its causes, that is, human activities inthe urban transition.The Purpose of the Agreement, or the new global climate …

Sunita Narain highlights hits and misses of Paris climate deal

 @sunitanar The much-awaited Paris Agreement on climate change was adopted by all members of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on Saturday. The Agreement will now be open for ratification by each member nation from April 2016 onwards. Some highlights from the draft text: Achievements for developing …

LCES-2014 — The 4th Low Carbon Earth Summit-2014, 21-23 September, 2014, Qingdao, China

Based on the three Low Carbon Earth Summits respectively being successfully held in Dalian (LCES-2011), Guangzhou (LCES-2012) and Xi'an (LCES-2013), BIT's 4th Annual Low Carbon Earth Summit-2014 (LCES-2014) will be convened in Qingdao, China, during September 21-23, 2014. With the theme of 'Green Action for Sustainability', this summit will comprise …

Second International Conference on Environmental Justice, Climate Change and Biodiversity (ICECB), March 1-4, 2014, Nepal

This conference has been organized out of widespread the environmental degradation, global warming, biodiversity threats and the increasing conflicts of violence around the world.

3rd International Conference on Climate Change & Social Issues 2014, July 28-29, 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka

CCSI 2014 offers a valuable opportunity to network with colleagues from many countries who share the same goals. Session themes for the conference cover a rich and diverse range of research topics. CCSI 2014 aims to take initiatives to forge better solutions to reduce future risks and threats of climate …

4th International Conference on Climate Change and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources, 12-14 February 2014, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

Conference will examine evidences and causes of climate change (natural and anthropogenic. Impact of climate change on humans and ecosystems. Mitigation of climate change through technology innovation. Strategies for adaptation. Innovation in energy.

2014 International Conference on Renewable Energy, 21-23 February 2014, Pune, India

ICRE 2014 is an international forum for the presentation of technological advances and research results in the fields of Renewable Energy. The conference will bring together leading researchers, engineers and scientists in the domain of interest from around the world. We warmly welcome previous and prospected authors submit your new …

Third International Conference on Climate Change & Social Issues 2014, 30-31 July 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka

CCSI 2014 offers a valuable opportunity to network with colleagues from many countries who share the same goals. Session themes for the conference cover a rich and diverse range of research topics. These sessions will bring researchers from across the globe together to discuss broad questions of common interest and …

Resilient Cities 2014, 29-31 May 2014, Bonn, Germany

Resilient Cities is the global platform for urban resilience and climate change adaptation, organized by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability and co-hosted by the World Mayors Council on Climate Change and the City of Bonn, Germany. Each year, Resilient Cities brings together 500 urban planners, mayors, international organization representatives, …

Climate Summit, 23 September 2014, New York.

As part of a global effort to mobilize action and ambition on climate change, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is inviting Heads of State and Government along with business, finance, civil society and local leaders to a Climate Summit in September 2014, New York.

3rd International Conference on Climate Change & Social Issues, 13 July - 1 August 2014, Colombo, Sri-Lanka

Welcome to the 3rd International Conference on Climate Change & Social Issues. CCSI 2014 offers a valuable opportunity to network with colleagues from many countries who share the same goals. Session themes for the conference cover a rich and diverse range of research topics. We hope these sessions will bring …

International Conference On “Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Aquaculture, Animal Sciences, Food Technology, Biodiversity and Climate Change Sustainable Approaches” (AFHAFBC-2014) 30th to 31st August 2014 New Delhi, …

Invites research papers for international conference in Convention Centre, J.N.U., New Delhi. All Selected papers will be published as chapters in edited book and few high-end papers will be published in international Journal having ISSN No.

4th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum, 1-3 October 2014, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The 4th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum will assist participants from all levels of government, in business and society become more effective in addressing the challenges of development in a changing climate through critical reflection on the roles of actors involved and how new partnerships for resilient development can be …

2nd International Conference Improving Water Use Efficiency in the Urban Sector Climate Change, 14 November 2014, New Delhi, India

The world is becoming increasingly urbanised with majority of the population residing and working in cities. While increasing urbanisation and economic growth can provide significant benefits, they also present a range of challenges with regard to the escalating resource use and today we witness one of our most important natural …

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