The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Negotiations at Poznan were in limbo for many days, waiting for EU to finalize its climate action plan. The much touted European climate deal was expected earlier. As recession split EU nations, what was finally adopted in Brussels on December 12 was a watered down version of the draft proposed …
The climate talks in Poznan failed on all counts. The US was found missing in post-election inaction; climate-champion EU was squabbling over the economic pain of taking action; developing countries found themselves talking amongst themselves about what needs to be done to cut emissions. Action is now moving towards finding …
Guy Ryder, general secretary of the International Trade Union Confedaration, went to Poznan to attend his first UN climate meet. He sees green opportunity in the financial crisis. Pradip Saha caught up with him Is it okay to discuss climate change in the midst of a financial crisis? Governments are …
I spent a week at the climate change conference in Poznan, and realized the world is in deep trouble and deeper denial. Worse, the denial is now entirely on the side of action. It is well accepted that climate change is a reality. Scientists say we need to cap temperature …
Will India still be the world's fourth-largest emitter of carbon dioxide in the New Year? This is one more from our own wish-list that found echoes from corporate India when we asked around. A greener, cleaner India Inc. that actively seeks alternative fuel, invests in rainwater harvesting, works out of …
Both EU member states and the European Parliament agreed in December upon legislation to combat climate change, but critics claim that the compromise deal contains too many loopholes. The package upholds the 20-20-20 targets proposed by the European Commission for 2020: a 20-percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 …
Whilst leaders in many nations discuss ambitious targets for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), there is also an intense debate underway regarding the technical and economic feasibility of different target levels, what emission reduction opportunities should be pursued, and the costs of different options for meeting the targets. To …
This paper is meant to deliver input into the political discussion on Emission Performance Standards (EPS) in the EU power sector. The paper will explore the effects of the introduction of an EPS on electricity sector emissions until 2030 and discuss various EPS related implementation issues. Regarding emission effects, the …
Many studies have assessed cost implications of different burden sharing regimes or allocation schemes for post-2012 regional emission reductions. These studies analysed the implications of emission allocation rules on the regional costs of abatement. Adaptation costs and residual damages are generally analysed separately from the burden sharing regime.
In a world that attempts to move towards a low-carbon economy Efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate change have created a new market, generating new opportunities, dubbed green jobs. According to a report by the United Nations Environment Programme, over the coming decades, millions of green jobs …
UN suspended project verifier The UN body overseeing clean development mechanism, or CDM, has suspended one of its verifiers for CDM projects for lax audit and veri fication. CDM allows emission-red uction projects in developing countries to earn carbon credits. On December 2, the CDM Executive Board said it had …
the provision of new and additional resources, Parties proposed: New (EC and its member states, MISC 2) and additional, that is, over and above the target of 0.7 GNP for Official Development Assistance (ODA) (Colombia, MISC 1; Singapore, MISC 2; AOSIS (Alliance of Small Island States), G77 and China, African …
Sectors mentioned by parties include: Energy or power generation (Bangladesh, MISC 1; Korea, sectoral approaches workshop); coal-fired power generation (Japan, MISC.4 and MISC 5; Alliance of Small Island States, called AOSIS (sectoral approaches workshop); energy efficiency (India, sectoral approaches workshop); Iron and steel (Japan, MISC 4 and MISC 5; Republic …
The Clean Development Mechanism must be amended. What shape should it take? The Clean Development Mechanism (cdm) is up for review and there are several proposals to reform the process. The mechanism has always been under severe criticism, since its inception, on various accounts, ranging from its philosophical principles to …
