The Lima Deal: Differentian ends, negotiations begin for sharing the global...
Lima witnessed the end game of a 20 year old negotiation around doing away with differentiation between countries at different levels of development and the beginning of negotiations on a global pact for
View ArticleUnderstanding the Lima Climate Conference: A proxy battle for the 2015 Paris...
What happened at the Conference of Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Lima in December 2014 is a prelude to the bigger battles that can be expected in the three or four meetings
View ArticleBuilding climate equity: creating a new approach from the ground up
For more than two decades, crafting global actions that all nations believe to be equitable has been a central challenge for international climate policy. A new approach is required to resolve this...
View ArticleVision for Paris: building an effective climate agreement
This report outlines the emerging elements of a Paris climate agreement based on in-depth discussions among senior climate negotiators from leading countries. The report foresees a durable legal agreement
View ArticleThe road to Paris and beyond
The Paris climate conference provides an important opportunity to advance global cooperation toward a low-carbon future that greatly mitigates climate risks and helps countries adapt to those risks...
View ArticleFair shares: a civil society equity review of INDCs- summary
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...
View ArticlePath to climate ambition must be paved with equity: India
The path to climate ambition must be paved with equity," said visiting MP from India S P Muddahanumegowda. India has warned that global efforts to arrive at a climate deal in Paris later this year
View ArticleParis, for the People and the Planet: the Encyclical Laudato Si’ – what it...
This publication by CIDSE – an international alliance of 17 Catholic development agencies – sets out a vision for the UN conference in Paris,i and beyond, and is directly inspired by Laudato Si’, Pope
View ArticleIndia asks rich nations to come out with a clear roadmap on climate finance
In a clear indication of what India would pitch for having an effective and equitable climate deal in Paris in December, New Delhi has once again asked the rich nations to come out with a clear financial
View ArticleManaging the transition to a low-carbon economy: perspectives, policies, and...
Asia must be at the center of the global fight against climate change. It is the world’s most populous region, with high economic growth, a rising share of global greenhouse gas emissions, and the most
View ArticleIndia to press for equity at climate talks
India’s strategy at the Paris Climate Change summit will be to work with emerging economies and press the developed world to concede that responsibility for cutting carbon emissions after 2020 cannot be
View ArticleDraft Paris Agreement
The Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action agreed to transmit the text titled “Draft agreement and draft decision on workstreams 1 and 2 of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban
View ArticleDeveloped countries should show flexibility in climate talks: CSE
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said that BASIC has clearly spelt their red lines An Indian green body today praised BASIC countries for clearly spelling out their "red lines" in climate change
View ArticleUS secretary of state John Kerry meets Javadekar ahead of crucial round of...
PARIS: Hours after India, as part of the BASIC group reiterated its stand on the ongoing climate negotiation, the US secretary of state John F Kerry met India's environment minister Prakash Javadekar in
View ArticleGlobal mismatch between greenhouse gas emissions and the burden of climate...
Countries export much of the harm created by their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions because the Earth’s atmosphere intermixes globally. Yet, the extent to which this leads to inequity between GHG
View ArticleNational contributions for decarbonizing the world economy in line with the...
In June 2015, the G7 agreed to two global mitigation goals: 'a decarbonization of the global economy over the course of this century' and 'the upper end of the latest Intergovernmental Panel
View ArticleMake Paris Agreement equitable and effective: CSE
PUNE: India has deposited its instrument of ratification with the UN Depositary to join the Paris Agreement. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed India's decision to ratify the Paris...
View ArticleIMF chief warns of 'dark future' over climate change
The world faces a "dark future" if it fails to tackle climate change and inequality, IMF managing director Christine Lagarde warned today. "If we don't address these issues... we will be moving to a
View ArticleTesting the Japanese listed equity market alignment with the 2°C climate goal
This report compares the energy and technology exposure of the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) with the 2℃ roadmap of the International Energy Agency (IEA). The analysis is based on a translation of this
View ArticleCOP25: what the world must do
The world is facing an existential threat. But it is also clear that without equity, ambition is not possible. The ongoing CoP25 must not duck this question any further says Centre for Science and...
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