A US submission to UN-backed negotiations shows how a scaled-down global climate deal which falls short of a full treaty can be agreed in 2015.

Ireland is at significant risk of not meeting its EU 2020 targets even under the best-case scenario, according to figures released by the Irish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today.

Drought is becoming a recurring problem in some parts of the world

Canada is leaving a drought treaty, becoming the only UN member to do so, Canadian media report.

At a time when environment clearance procedures are blamed for delaying infrastructure projects, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said protection of the environment and promoting development need not be a zero-sum game.

He pitched for transparent regulatory regimes so that both could be pursued in tandem. Inaugurating the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), organised by The Energy and Resources Institute here, Singh said: “What is required is regulatory regimes that are transparent, accountable and subject to oversight and monitoring.”

Talk about good governance, ensuring energy, water and food security

Years from now, Quebec’s Minister of International Relations Jean-Francois Lisee would like to tell his children: “We did everything we could. We tried to lead by example and if anyone should be blamed it should be someone else.” Speaking at the 13th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit on Thursday, Mr. Lisee was referring to the efforts made by the province of Quebec to hold on to its status of a ‘green province’ – which has so far checked the emission standards of cars, launched a carbon trading system and in future hopes to electrify its transport system.

Says pressure on natural resources real challenge in pursuit of economic growth

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today pitched for transparent regulatory regimes to ensure that environmental and economic objectives are pursued in tandem. Stressing that protection of the environment and promoting development need not amount to a zero sum game, Singh said what is required is regulatory regimes that are transparent, accountable and subject to oversight and monitoring.