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 …
This paper argues that India’s actions towards climate change mitigation and the domestic monitoring and evaluation mechanisms are fast evolving as key parts of the country’s climate policy in order to address the growing concerns on climate change. As the largest developing country with about one sixth of global population …
Discussions on a post?2012 future climate regime have been rigourously carried out, not only within the Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol, but also at other principal international forums, including the G8, G20 and the Major Economies Forum (MEF), as well as domestically in each country. …
The Union minister for environment and forest, Mr Jairam Ramesh, today said any global consensus during the climate change summit in Cancun starting from 27 November is unlikely and the most viable option for India is to hold grounds as far as compromises are concerned. The minister was speaking at …
Although India is not hopeful of a global deal from the forthcoming climate change negotiations in Cancun, it expects some progress in areas relating to forestry and on a new mechanism to scrutinise the actions taken by developing countries to curb emissions. The Environment Minister, Mr Jairam Ramesh, said the …
Bridging the Gap has developed a practical guide for developing country governments on how to access climate funds for sustainable land transport interventions. The guidance focuses on climate change mitigation and introduces existing and proposed sources of climate finance in the context of the land transport sector.
Developed countries need to do more, says China BEIJING: As the last round of negotiations before the year-end Cancun climate conference begins on Monday in Tianjin, a port city near here, Chinese officials played down the chances of a binding climate deal being reached this year, citing persisting differences between …
The purpose of this guide is to assist developing country negotiators and others who are working on REDD-plus. The guide is divided into three parts: Part I considers REDD-plus in the negotiations; Part II contains general negotiating tips for new REDD-plus negotiators and others; Part III contains UNFCCC documents that …
This document contains the Joint statement issued at the conclusion of the Fourth Meeting of Ministers of the BASIC Group took place in Rio de Janeiro on the 25th and 26th of July 2010. Ministers reiterated the importance of the two pronged approach, which envisages, an ambitious and comprehensive outcome …
New Delhi: Attending the seventh meeting of the Major Economies Forum (MEF) in Rome, environment minister Jairam Ramesh demanded that the principle of cumulative per capita emissions be embedded in the draft of the long-term deal. He invited the climate negotiators to a meet on the equity principle that he …
The statement by Mr Jairam Ramesh, Minister of Environment & Forests at 7th MEF meeting, Rome, 29-30th June, 2010. He stressed on the need for interlinking MRV of climate mitigating actions to ensure that developing nations have "equitable" access to carbon space. Statement of Mr Jairam Ramesh, Minister of Environment …
As it becomes clear that a global deal might elude Cancun, agreements on key issues can be expected at the December conference in Mexico. All attention is now being focused on smaller plurilateral groups. Smaller groups like the Major Economies Forum (MEF) are taking up discussions on substantive issues to …
THE concerted attempt over the past few months to lower expectations from the Cancun conference on climate change has not gone down well with Mexico. On Tuesday, Mexico responded by saying that Cancun can deliver results, and that the world community needs to be
This submission examines agriculture in the context of the climate change negotiations. It also underlines the importance of early discussion on the scientific, technological, and methodological aspects of agricultural mitigation within the Subsidiary Body on Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) to the more policy-focused work on agriculture under the AWG-LCA …
Ad?hoc Working Group on Long Term Co?operative Action, in its 9th Session has invited the Chair to prepare a text to facilitate negotiations among Parties, drawing on the report of the AWG?LCA presented to the COP at its 15th Session, as well as work undertaken by the COP on the …
FOR three days, beginning Sunday, environment ministers from 45 countries will meet in Bonn for the Petersberg Climate Dialogue. This is the first major ministerial meeting to be held since the Copenhagen climate change conference and is aimed at
