Climate Change

Study on Climate Change

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) constituted by the World Meteorological Organisation, in cooperation with United Nations Environment Programme is an internationally recognised

Publication Date: 
23/11/2016
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, IPCC, UNEP, Green House Gases, UNFCCC, Extreme Weather Events, Climate Impacts
Climate Change

Climate-threatened nations aim for 100 percent renewable energy

The Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF), which numbers 48 nations, also committed to update their climate action plans.

Publication Date: 
22/11/2016
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, Renewable Energy, COP 21 (Paris), UNFCCC, European Union (EU), Green House Gases
Climate Change

Global Trumpism Seen Harming Efforts to Reduce Climate Pollution

Populism is drawing momentum from environmentalism in the U.S. and Europe, threatening the world’s effort to rein in climate change.

Publication Date: 
21/11/2016
Bloomberg
Tags:
Climate Change, United States Of America (US), Global Warming, Fossil Fuels, COP 22 (Marrakech), Renewable Energy, European Union (EU), UNFCCC, COP 21 (Paris)
Climate Change

International market mechanisms after Paris

The Paris Agreement includes Article 6 with several provisions, which allow for the use of the international carbon market. In this paper, Cooperative Approaches (CA, Art. 6.2-3) and the Mechanism for Sustainable Development and Mitigation (MSDM, Art.

Publication Date: 
17/11/2016
German Emissions Trading Authority (DEHSt)
Tags:
Carbon Market, Climate Mitigation, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Joint Implementation, COP 21 (Paris), UNFCCC, Carbon Dioxide, Green House Gases, Global, Developing Countries, Governance
Climate Change

Developed world should raise climate fund: UN Environment head

The developed world should increase and accelerate their support to the developing nations bearing the brunt of climate change like rising sea levels, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Ex

Publication Date: 
16/11/2016
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, UNEP, Developing Countries, COP 22 (Marrakech), Global Warming, Climate Adaptation, UNFCCC
Climate Change

U.S. climate policy remains unchanged: Envoy

Momentum on climate action gained at 2015 Paris summit won't slow down

Publication Date: 
15/11/2016
Vidya Venkat
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, UNFCCC, COP 21 (Paris), United States Of America (US), Renewable Energy
Climate Change

India pavilion at climate change summit sees heavy footfall

Various sessions including that on sustainable lifestyles and climate justice was organised at the Indian pavilion at the ongoing climate change summit in Marrakech which registered a heavy footfal

Publication Date: 
10/11/2016
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, COP 22 (Marrakech), UNFCCC, Climate Adaptation, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Global
Climate Change

Dark clouds now hang over the Paris climate agreement

Trump has expressed disdain for green initiatives, may pull US out of pacts

Publication Date: 
10/11/2016
Aesha Datta
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Agreements, COP 21 (Paris), UNFCCC, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Carbon Dioxide, Green House Gases
Climate Change

The global goal for adaptation under the Paris Agreement: putting ideas into action

In this new CDKN technical report, Xolisa Ngwadla and Samah El-Bakri explore in detail the task ahead to transform the Global Adaptation Goal in the Paris climate agreement: from warm words into real action that will save lives and livelihoods on the ground.

Publication Date: 
09/11/2016
Xolisa Ngwadla, Samah El-Bakri
Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN)
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, COP 21 (Paris), Climate Agreements, Developing Countries, UNFCCC, Africa
Climate Change

International Climate Initiatives: a way forward to close the emissions gap?

In December 2015 Parties adopted the Paris Agreement at the 21st session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In its Article 2 governments agreed to limit global warming to “well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels” and to pursue to limit it to 1.5°C (UNFCCC 2015).

Publication Date: 
08/11/2016
Jakob Graichen, Sean Healy, Anne Siemons
NewClimate Institute
Tags:
Climate Change, Green House Gases, Emission Targets, UNFCCC, COP 21 (Paris), LULUCF, India, Global

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