Reports
Trends in global CO2 and total greenhouse gas emissions
This latest report by Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research concludes that in 2016, total global greenhouse gas emissions continued to increase by about 0.5% reaching 49.3 gigatonnes of CO2 equivalent...Read more
India Solar Rooftop Map 2017
The latest edition of the report shows that India added 678 MW of rooftop solar capacity in the financial year ended March 31, growing at 81% year-on-year and reaching a total installed capacity of 1.4 GW. Strong market fundamentals including falling costs and improving debt financing mean that the segment will continue its strong growth trajectory...Read more
Brown to Green: the G20 Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy
G20 countries have stepped up green finance, but their investment in fossil fuels remains so high that the well below 2 degree warming limits set in the Paris Agreement will be missed by a wide margin, says the 2017 report. This third edition of the annual report provides a comprehensive overview of the G20 countries on how they are doing on the journey to transition to a low-carbon economy. It assesses the main trends for the G20 in emissions, climate policy performance, finance and decarbonisation...Read more
Policymaking
World at climate crossroads, India improves performance
Many high greenhouse gas emitting countries, including India and China, have reduced emissions intensity, but governments need to take stronger action to restrain global warming
Major Indian states could declare no new coal
Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and Karnataka are poised to meet their energy requirements from renewable and non-coal sources, following in the footsteps of Gujarat and Chhattisgarh
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
Events
1-4 July: 20th Meeting of the GCF Board
Venue: Incheon, Republic of Korea Organizer: UN
18-21 June: Adaptation Futures 2018
Venue: Cape Town, South Africa Organiser: Global Programme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation (PROVIA)
31 January – 4 February: 47th Session of the IPCC
Venue: To be announced Organiser: IPCC Secretariat
23-25 January: Third GEF-7 Replenishment Meeting
Venue: Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil Organiser: The Global Environment Facility
23-26 January: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2018
Venue: Davos, Graubunden, Switzerland Organiser: The World Economic Forum
Latest Articles
Articles
Smoke and haze continue to shroud most of India
Air quality over most of India remains very poor as satellite images from NASA show smoke from farm stubble burning and industrial pollution is still trapped in the lower atmosphere
World at climate crossroads, India improves performance
Many high greenhouse gas emitting countries, including India and China, have reduced emissions intensity, but governments need to take stronger action to restrain global warming
No money for climate loss and damage
Even six years after the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage was established, there is little hope for getting funding for climate disasters
India looks to expand International Solar Alliance
India has called upon sunshine-abundant nations to join the International Solar Alliance in larger numbers to hasten the global energy transition from fossil fuels
India offers compromises but no climate breakthrough likely
The Paris climate pact will come into effect on January 1, but probably without an agreement on starting a new market to trade greenhouse gas emissions
Protests, joy and Greta Thunberg in Madrid
The streets of Madrid were full of people protesting on behalf of change and their children's future, as activist Greta Thunberg arrived at the city hosting the UN climate summit
Declare climate emergency, say scientists
Putting together the many climate studies published in 2019, scientists tell the UN climate summit in Mardrid that the world is very close to tipping points
Major Indian states could declare no new coal
Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and Karnataka are poised to meet their energy requirements from renewable and non-coal sources, following in the footsteps of Gujarat and Chhattisgarh
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
India deeply vulnerable to climate disasters
India’s vulnerability to extreme weather events remains among the highest in the world, killing thousands every year and causing economic losses counted in billions