Climate Summit

COP28: Loss and damage fund, climate finance among India's key focus at climate summit, says Env min

The present COP Presidency has prepared a draft proposal to operationalise the loss and damage fund which confirms what the Loss and Damage Fund technical committee had recommended in its last meeting that the World Bank be the interim host of the fund.

COP28 to offer 1.5° C-aligned menus as part of its objective of making conference carbon-neutral

The COP28 Sustainable Catering Strategy mandates caterers to minimise waste, provide sustainable packaging, source local and regional produce, and recycle where possible, demonstrating that climate-conscious catering can be achieved on a large scale.

US Vice President Harris will attend COP28 climate summit in Dubai

The two-week meeting of international leaders aims to assess where the world stands when it comes to limiting emissions to slow global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) compared with pre-industrial times. 

Russia aims to block EU from hosting COP29 climate summit, emails show

Moscow's action demonstrates how geopolitical conflicts have complicated global efforts to address climate change since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year

Explained: The row over UAE's choice of oil boss to head COP28 climate talks

The United Arab Emirates has picked Sultan Al Jaber, the head of its national oil company, as president of this year's COP28 climate talks. This has stirred a controversy, but the country argues that including including oil executives in the climate conversation is helpful

Sharm El-Sheikh was a 'pyrrhic' agreement, should have achieved more: John Kerry

US Climate envoy John Kerry said that international global warming talks last month did not do enough to speed up cuts in emissions of heat-trapping gases

Climate summit: India opposed developed world's efforts to extend scope of mitigation to agriculture

Expressing concern over the draft decision text on the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture, India said the developed countries are blocking a pro-poor and pro-farmer decision by insisting on expanding the scope for mitigation to agriculture, thereby compromising the foundation of food security

COP27: India calls for gradual low-carbon development over de-carbonisation

India asked the developing countries to be given their fair share of the carbon budget to make sure that the switch to carbon-free sources of energy doesn't come at the expense of their development

COP27 climate summit begins today in Egypt: What to expect

COP27 is expected to bring concrete actions and commitments on emission reductions and also on the financing of losses and damages resulting from climate change to the global south. It has been called the 'African COP' because important commitments are expected for the African continent

Why phasing out coal completely is easier said than done even though its future is bleak

Electricity needs are soaring as the world’s population and prosperity increase, and renewables simply aren’t enough to satisfy that growth in demand