The climate vulnerable countries like Bangladesh will speak up with one voice for global support for climate change adaptation at the oncoming Durban climate summit this December, two ministers sai
As the possibility of continuing with emission reduction targets under the Kyoto Protocol for developed countries grows dim, India has stepped up its efforts to ensure a rigorous and robust system
Maldives, an island nation on the frontline of the battle against rising seas, said Thursday it was unlikely a meaningful agreement on fighting climate change would be reached at the next UN summit
Rejecting demands that India’s voluntary actions on climate be brought under an international legal framework, Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan said the first necessary step towards negotiat
Kyoto Protocol’s future uncertain after the stalemate in Germany. The only global treaty that legally binds rich countries to cut greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions may not get a new lease of life, after all. That’s what the latest climate negotiations at Bonn point at. Delegates from 194 countries met in June in the German city for climate change talks, which included discussions on the future of Kyoto Protocol, accounting loopholes in calculation of emissions and the need to undertake ambitious emission cuts.
Since 20 years of talks have not resolved the differences, we may need a new paradigm
New data, based on national communications, released by the United Nations, shows that emissions from the US rose over 15% during 1990-2008, and will rise another 7% till 2020. The strategic issue for us now is to consider whether a new paradigm will be necessary to ensure global sustainability.
New Delhi: Mexico and Papua New Guinea have come up with a proposal that could either end the continuing impasse at the UN climate talks or break down negotiations completely. The two countries have proposed that instead of working by unanimity, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change should decide on major issues by a simple majority.
