Doha failed to fashion meaningful action on climate change but got all nations on one platform

Several of India’s key concerns found a mention during the recently concluded climate talks in Doha even as the UN organised meet failed to break the ground for aggressive emission cuts or a firm f

With the Parliament debate on foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail keeping the government on its toes, Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan will give the global climate talks at

The negotiations at Qatar National Convention Centre have been a witness to a slow cleaving of ties between the 'allies' of Durban talks last year — the European Union (EU) and the association of 4

The Durban Platform talks, aiming for a new global agreement in 2015, present an opportunity to assess and strengthen the international climate change effort. Since launching the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change two decades ago, governments have tried both “top down” and “bottom up” approaches.

DOHA: Host Qatar plans to start a ministerial-level closed door meeting at the ongoing UN climate negotiations but outside the formal schedule, which could potentially short circuit and make redund

DOHA: Host Qatar plans to start a ministerial-level closed door meeting at the ongoing UN climate negotiations but outside the formal schedule, which could potentially short circuit and make redund

Last year’s Durban conference marked a breakthrough in global efforts to combat climate change. The EU and India played a key role in the final negotiations that unlocked the final agreement.

Doha: The Indian negotiating team in Doha will not be looking to score any big victories at the climate negotiations starting on Monday but to ensure that it does not lose ground.

After a prolonged slide, the price of each well below a euro, a 95% fall in 4 years, with no relief in sight

With the price of carbon credits continuing to slide in the global markets and the first commitment period for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM, under which carbon trading is permitted) coming to an end this year, companies and investors holding carbon credits are worried at the prospect for investments in this regard.

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