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Melting permafrost could blow world’s remaining carbon budget

Melting permafrost could blow world’s remaining carbon budget

by | Dec 10, 2015

As the world struggles to thrash out a climate deal, a new report shows melting permafrost could release a fresh wave of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere

As the world struggles to ink a new climate deal to save the planet from the irreversible perils of global warming, countries are rushing to claim their share of the world’s remaining carbon budget. The world’s “carbon budget”, scientists say, is the total amount of carbon dioxide that we can emit and…Read More

Paris summit delivers uncooked agreement draft

Paris summit delivers uncooked agreement draft

by | Dec 9, 2015

With no firm money commitment on the table and no agreement on the long term ambition to control carbon emissions, the Paris agreement draft leaves most issues unresolved

Two days before the scheduled close of the UN climate summit in Paris, its organizers have produced a draft Paris agreement without any resolution of the most contentious issues. There is no agreed commitment from rich countries…Read More

‘Loss and damage’ issue lost in Paris, almost

‘Loss and damage’ issue lost in Paris, almost

by | Dec 9, 2015

Should ‘loss and damage’ be a standalone issue or be included in the adaptation section of the Paris agreement? As the climate summit draws to a close, vulnerable countries are worried that a compromise will be forced on them, again

Negotiators gathered in Paris have less than 60 scheduled hours to ink a global deal on climate change but the critical issue of ‘loss and damage’, a hot button topic in previous meetings…Read More

India joins climate water coalition in Paris

India joins climate water coalition in Paris

by | Dec 9, 2015

India has joined a group of researchers, businesses and NGOs to make water systems more resilient to climate change impacts

Two hundred and ninety river basin organisations, businesses, civil society groups and governments have come together for the Paris Pact on Water and Climate Change Adaptation. The Indian government has joined the coalition with a promise to improve groundwater management so that…Read More

Accord in Paris, discord in details

Accord in Paris, discord in details

by | Dec 8, 2015

The ongoing climate summit is likely to lead to a little-effective Paris accord, while governments gear up to fight another day

Representatives of over 190 governments gathered for the annual climate summit are unanimous on one point – there will be a Paris accord. The discord starts with the details. In essence, the accord will be a summation of the pledges made by almost all countries throughout 2015 – the…Read More

‘India missed its INDC opportunity’

‘India missed its INDC opportunity’

by , | Dec 8, 2015

While India has pledged ambitious targets in its climate action plan, many challenges and questions remain on the trajectory it will have to follow to fulfil its development agenda

“As far as India is concerned, INDC was a missed opportunity,” according to Navroz Dubash, senior fellow at the New Delhi-based think tank Centre for Policy Research. Speaking at an event on the sidelines of the ongoing climate…Read More