Swedish teen Greta Thunberg inspires mass protests against climate change
The solo protest of 16-year-old Greta Thunberg outside Sweden’s parliament last year has snowballed into…
Climate Policy
Brazil’s environment minister cancels NGOs’ funding for 90 days
President Jair Bolsorano’s new environment minister Ricardo Salles has suspended all agreements with NGOs and…
Davos 2019: Grim climate “risk report”, are leaders listening?
“The Garden of Eden is no more” — this was the stark warning naturalist and…
China: Lender of last resort for coal plants
Continued support for coal power across Asia erodes China’s clean energy leadership January 22, 2019…
India updates UN on its carbon footprint, forest cover, and climate targets
India’s annual carbon emissions increased in 2014 (compared to 2010), but it will meet its…
COP24: Katowice hammers out Paris rulebook despite headwinds, countries agree to enhanced ambition by 2020
The two week long UN climate conference in freezing Katowice agreed to a decision at…
Big story : After a brief lull, UN climate talks progress
The negotiations at COP24 are progressing at a snail’s pace, albeit they are progressing. The…
Won’t allow developed countries to backslide: India, China raise alarm
As versions of text for the Paris Rulebook started trickling in, BASIC group of countries…
COP24: Consensus eludes climate talks over finance and transparency
The progress in the first week of climate negotiations in Katowice has been painfully slow,…
COP24: Business calls for strong guidelines and increased climate ambition
At COP24, the world’s governments will convene at the most important climate negotiations since the…