Climate Change

Insurance only part of disaster resilience, says climate change panel

Expert warns that people should not be seduced by disaster insurance, saying it is not a panacea for weather-related shocks

Publication Date: 
07/03/2013
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
UNFCCC, Climate Change, Insurance, Climate Impacts, Natural Disasters, Floods, Drought, Farmers, Agriculture, IPCC, Climate Adaptation, Netherlands, Developing Countries
Solid Waste

First carbon credits for Okhla plant

New Delhi: South Delhi Municipal Corporation’s composting plant in Okhla has become the first to get carbon credits from United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in the country.

Publication Date: 
06/03/2013
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Municipal Corporation, UNFCCC, Certified Emission Reduction, Waste Recycling, Waste Management
Climate Change

Okhla composting plant earns Rs.25 lakh as carbon credits

The South Delhi Municipal Corporation’s composting plant in Okhla received Rs.25 lakh as carbon credits from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Publication Date: 
06/03/2013
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Municipal Corporation, UNFCCC, Fertiliser Industry, Municipal / Household Waste, Organic Foods, Climate Change
Energy

Tata Power registers wind project under UNFCC

Tata Power has registered its 50.4 MW wind project at Samana, Gujarat, under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

Publication Date: 
19/02/2013
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Power Industry, Wind Energy, Energy, Renewable Energy, UNFCCC, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Gujarat, Certified Emission Reduction, Turbines, Carbon Dioxide, Maharashtra, Solar Energy
Climate Change

Joint statement issued at the conclusion of the 14th BASIC ministerial meeting on climate change, Chennai, 16th February, 2013

The 14th BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) Ministerial Meeting on climate change was held in Chennai, India on February 15-16, 2013. At the conclusion of the Meeting a Joint Statement was issued.

Publication Date: 
16/02/2013
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Tags:
Climate Change, Brazil, South Africa, India, China, COP 18 (Doha), UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol, Climate Mitigation, Climate Adaptation, Technology Transfer
Energy

CSE Press note: Who is the one not playing by the rules – India or the US?

US charges that India’s National Solar Mission is discriminating against foreign solar companies

Publication Date: 
11/02/2013
Centre for Science and Environment
Tags:
CSE, India, United States Of America (US), Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Power Industry, Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), Energy Policy, Subsidies, Trade, WTO, UNFCCC, Climate Mitigation, Green House Gases, Developing Countries
Energy

 US challenges India's solar energy policy before WTO

'It is an attempt to browbeat India and further the interest of US solar companies'

The US has challenged India's solar energy policy before the World Trade Organisation (WTO), saying it favours domestic sourcing of solar panels. The challenge, filed on February 6, says the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) flouts global trade norms.

Publication Date: 
08/02/2013
Ankur Paliwal
Down to Earth
Tags:
WTO, India, United States Of America (US), Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Power Industry, Energy Policy, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), CSE, Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), UNFCCC, Green House Gases, Climate Mitigation
Environment

UN climate body registers Tata Power’s solar project in Gujarat

Tata Power Company Ltd has said it has registered its 25 MW project at Mithapur, Gujarat, with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Publication Date: 
02/02/2013
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Solar Energy, Power Industry, Gujarat, Climate Change, UNFCCC, Certified Emission Reduction, Green House Gases, Energy, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Wind Energy, Trade, Emissions Trading
Climate Change

Oblivious money-men

With proper forethought, climate finance could cut gender inequity and consequentially become more economically efficient. But the opposite may happen if funds ignore the issue, warns Anna Petherick.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2013
Anna Petherick
Nature Climate Change
3
2
96-97
Tags:
Climate Change, Finance, Women, Extreme Weather Events, Disaster Management, Natural Disasters, Malnutrition, UNFCCC, Development, Knowledge
Climate Change

Climate finance: challenges and responses

Embarking on a climate compatible development pathway now has a price tag. The cost of tackling climate change in developing countries could reach some hundreds of billions of dollars annually over the coming decades.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2013
Ari Huhtala, Neil Bird
Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN)
Tags:
Climate Change, Finance, Developing Countries, Low Carbon Economy, Private Sector, UNFCCC

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