It is unrealistic for rich countries to increase financing for fight against climate change, says official
The U.S. does not want the new global climate agreement to have “rigid rules” or penalties for countries that do not meet their greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.

U.S. Special Envoy on Climate Change Todd Stern said this at a Chatham House conference in London on October 22, explaining the U.S. vision of the new agreement countries will have to sign by 2015.

Government is desperate to keep bushfires and climate change apart for fear its emissions reduction policy will be found wanting

India is blocking an international plan to reduce the polluting gases used in air conditioners and refrigerators, saying negotiators are trying to use the wrong treaty to bring about changes.

SYDNEY: Wildfires are "absolutely" linked to global warming and increasingly intense heatwaves, the UN climate chief has said, as bushfires burned out of control in Australia.

EU Finance Ministers fail to agree on putting any figure on the table at the Warsaw meet.

The developed countries should not count private investments against the commitment of $100 billion annual fund for fighting climate change, India demanded, along with several other developing coun

South Africa has formally demanded that the new global agreement on climate change be in the form of a protocol with targets, commitments and actions for all parties.

The government of Japan has developed the joint credit mechanism (JCM) to mitigate climate change and help developing countries achieve low-carbon growth by mobilising technology, markets and finan

The green initiative undertaken by Hindustan Zinc, part of the Vedanta Group, has resulted in an annual saving of Rs 280 crore.