India’s climate diplomacy has to move up a gear
India needs to adopt a coordinated strategy when it comes to climate diplomacy so that financial and technological resources are prioritised and reallocated
Category: Negotiations
Countries come up short on carbon-cutting commitments
The United Nations has sounded a red alert as new pledges by countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions fall far short of the action required to stop runaway global warming
Countries need long-term strategy to combat climate crisis
A long-term low-carbon economic strategy can help a country to reduce policy uncertainty, which would help investment decisions by both the public and private sectors
Should India consider a net-zero climate pledge?
While an Indian net-zero announcement may add to the international momentum, it also risks being a hollow pandering to global pressures at best
US return to Paris pact raises hopes for global climate action
The United States under President Joe Biden has re-entered the Paris climate agreement, providing a renewed impetus to act on the world’s deepening climate crisis
India pushes back against strengthening climate pledge
India is meeting its current unambitious pledge, but it is still pushing coal and failing to protect natural resources needed to protect people from the worst impacts of climate change
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