Page 21 - Climate Change Talks

Nothing has been done to save the planet: Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg

"People are more generally aware now. The climate and the environment is a hot topic. But - and it's a big but: From another perspective, pretty much nothing has been done," she said

So close, and yet so far: Why COP25 climate talks in Madrid failed

Five years after the fragile UN process yielded the world's first universal climate treaty, COP25 was billed as a mopping-up session to finish guidelines for carbon markets

UN chief 'disappointed' as longest talks end with no deal on carbon market

The two-week long negotiations which extended till Sunday saw no agreement on major issues such as Article 6, loss and damage, and long term finance

How a little verb can give a climate treaty teeth or make it toothless

"We are in a fantasy land here," said Alden Meyer, strategy and policy director for the Union of Concerned Scientists

COP25: Negotiators burn midnight oil to keep UN climate talks alive

This summit has revealed a wide gulf between demands for action by an increasingly vociferous global climate activism movement and inertia in major economies

India among top 10 nations on climate change performance: Report

This assumes significance in view of India's resolve to reach 175 GW of clean energy capacity by 2022

With 2081 deaths last year, India 5th most vulnerable to climate change

Lower income countries are the hardest hit by climate change, but have lower coping capacity, the Germanwatch report said

COP25 underway in Madrid, aims to put finishing touches to Paris accord

The summit, which moved to the Spanish capital after Chile had to pull out amid anti-government protests, aims to put the finishing touches to the rules governing the 2015 Paris accord

Govt may set up National Coastal Mission to address climate change impact

The mission will be set up under National Action Plan for Climate Change and will include measures on climate change-related adaptation and mitigation while simultaneously advancing development

European parliament declares 'climate emergency' ahead of UN summit

"There is an urgency to act, but no state of emergency to declare," said EPP deputy Peter Liese, warning against giving an impression of "panic".

New forest policy on anvil; climate change a key feature, says official

It's going to be the country's fourth forest policy after the ones launched in 1894, 1952 and 1988

Best of BS Opinion: The importance of exports, the power of youth activists

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Our commitment on climate change is bold and best among most nations: FM

Noting that major solar parks are coming all over the country, Sitharaman said that India's commitment to climate change is unmatched

Climate curriculum for India

There is a need for training that will provide content to students in a form that is experiential, and innovative, and offers room for debate

Modi pledges to more than double India's non-fossil fuel target to 450 GW

In his Independence Day speech, Modi had announced that India will produce 175 GW of non-fossil fuel as part of its commitment to the Paris Climate agreement

Big bets for heavy (green) industries

Can Indian manufacturing remain competitive, add to national income and create jobs, despite environmental constraints imposing hard choices on patterns of industrial development?

Meat and bottled drink sales fall as consumers get climate change conscious

A survey was conducted by data analytics firm Kantar on 65,000 people in 24 countries in Europe, Latin America and Asia

What was the outcome of the climate change negotiations at Katowice?

Developed countries will be required to provide some upfront information on climate finance

India's wins and losses at Katowice Climate Change talks

The small team of Indian negotiators drove a hard bargain. Political constraints cost it on two strategic fronts

Deadlock continues in Katowice as COP24 climate talks enter extra time

The debate over what will classify as climate finance has also remained unresolved till now