Climate Change

Civil society observers barred from climate change talks in Bonn

Countries begin negotiating on new balanced draft for Paris agreement

Publication Date: 
21/10/2015
Nitin SethI
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, UNFCCC, Developing Countries, European Union (EU), COP 21 (Paris)
Climate Change

Trends and projections in Europe 2015: tracking progress towards Europe's climate and energy targets

The European Union is on track towards meeting and overachieving its 2020 target for reducing greenhouse emissions by 20%, according to a report published by the European Environment Agency (EEA).

Publication Date: 
20/10/2015
European Environment Agency
Tags:
Climate Change, Green House Gases, Emission Targets, European Union (EU), Renewable Energy, LULUCF, Energy Efficiency, EU-ETS, UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol
Climate Change

Fair 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 Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs).

Publication Date: 
19/10/2015
Oxfam International
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Agreements, UNFCCC, NGOs, COP 21 (Paris), Climate Equity, India, Global, Climate Mitigation, Climate Adaptation, Finance, Emission Targets
Climate Change

Nigeria: COP 21 - France Urges Nigeria to Submit INDCs

France has urged the Federal Government to submit its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), a Climate Action Plans, to the UN few weeks to the climate change conference in Paris.

Publication Date: 
19/10/2015
All Africa
Tags:
Climate Change, Nigeria, France, COP 21 (Paris), Green House Gases, Renewable Energy, UNFCCC, Africa
Climate Change

Climate change can be tackled by adopting alternative sources of energy, says Dr Harsh Vardhan

Union Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Minister Dr.

Publication Date: 
19/10/2015
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol, Renewable Energy, Climate Adaptation
Climate Change

There is no time left: climate change, environmental threats, and human rights in Turkana County, Kenya

Climate change and regional development projects are threatening the health and livelihood of indigenous peoples in the Turkana region of northwest Kenya, Human Rights Watch said in a report released.

Publication Date: 
15/10/2015
Human Rights Watch
Tags:
Climate Change, Environment, Human Rights, Kenya, Health Effects, Water Resources, Food Security, UNFCCC, Climate Adaptation, Climate Mitigation
Climate Change

The climate ‘green’ boy

Why India received a pat on its back recently

Publication Date: 
14/10/2015
M Ramesh
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, Green House Gases, UNFCCC, World Bank, Global, Renewable Energy
Climate Change

‘Neither ambitious nor equitable’: Indian think tank on US climate action plan

At the time when India is asking rich nations to look at their lifestyle and excessive consumption pattern to reduce their carbon footprints, an Indian green think tank - the Centre for Science and

Publication Date: 
08/10/2015
Vishwa Mohan
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, Fossil Fuels, United States Of America (US), Fuel Efficiency, Carbon Dioxide, Green House Gases, Sunita Narain, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), UNFCCC, Climate Economics
Climate Change

Ahead of Paris meet, Berlin's billions put India firmly on low-carbon track

Recognizing "renewable energy" and "efficient use of energy" as the most effective routes to mitigate climate-damaging greenhouse gas emissions, India and Germany on Monday decided to move on this

Publication Date: 
06/10/2015
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Green House Gases, UNFCCC, Germany, Waste Management, Waste Recycling, Climate Mitigation
Climate Change

First draft of new climate change agreement presented to Governments

Work towards a new universal climate change agreement was today strengthened through the issuance of the first comprehensive draft of the agreement.

Publication Date: 
05/10/2015
UNFCCC
Tags:
Climate Agreements, Climate Change, COP 21 (Paris), UNFCCC, Green House Gases, Climate Adaptation, Climate Mitigation, Technology Transfer, Finance

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