Rich countries refuse to pay for green projects in poor nations
Developing countries that reduced greenhouse emissions are told that the carbon certificates they had got in return are now worthless paper
Author: Joydeep Gupta
What price carbon pollution?
As the annual UN climate summit opens in Madrid, who will pay how much for greenhouse gas emissions remains the main stumbling block, leaving developing countries without resources
Sundarbans mangroves save Bengal from Cyclone Bulbul
The mangroves in the Sundarbans region absorbed the fury of the cyclone to save West Bengal and Bangladesh, but was badly damaged in the process
No money means no teeth in Paris agreement
As rich nations fail to put in sufficient money into the Green Climate Fund, emerging economies are left with very little financial resources to respond to climate change
As glaciers disappear, can we be far behind?
Climate scientists turn spotlight on mountains in a new global report, and are appalled at the quickening pace of melting ice and retreating glaciers
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