NEW DELHI: Renaming the Clean Energy Cess as Clean Environment Cess, the government today proposed to raise the cess on coal, lignite and peat from the current Rs 200 a tonne to Rs 400 per tonne. “I propose to rename the Clean Energy Cess levied on coal, lignite and peat as Clean Environment Cess and […]

Washington: In a setback to India, a World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute settlement panel has ruled in favour of the US in its challenge to New Delhi’s alleged discrimination against US solar exports, according to the US Trade Representative (USTR). The panel agreed with the US that India’s “localisation” rules discriminated against imported solar cells […]

[New Delhi, India] – 25 February 2016 : Climate Action Network South Asia, a coalition of over 143 civil society organizations, collectively condemned the  World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling against India’s ambitious solar program, that requires power companies to use locally manufactured #SolarCells and modules in order to benefit from a government-subsidized program, to achieve […]

By Anoop Poonia
When the Green Climate Fund (GCF) was announced at COP16 in 2010, the intention was to give small, developing countries direct access to finance to protect themselves from climate change. Yet many of the smallest and most at-risk countries in the world now claim that they do not have the means to access these funds directly.

Download Here PDF This submission fulfils a request made by the Secretariat for public input on elements for the development of the GCF ESMS in response to Board decision B.07/02, paragraph (n) and an approved outline for the Fund’s ESMS. The input below is provided on behalf of the organizations listed below. This submission should […]

By Charlotte Middlehurst and Ramesh Bhushal On 18 April 2014, an avalanche ripped through the base camp of Mount Everest killing 16 Nepalese Sherpa guides. The accident, the most deadly in the mountain’s history, triggered an unprecedented boycott among the Sherpas, who refused to return to the mountain for the rest of the climbing season. […]

Risks as perceived by communities go beyond the scope of what is recognised in international frameworks. Of the three major frameworks signed in 2015, each has its own focus area. The Sendai Framework looks at disaster risk reduction, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at development issues and the Paris Agreement at climate change. Yet, all […]

Bonn, 4 February 2016 – The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal submitted its new climate action plan to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) comes shortly after the adoption of a new universal climate change agreement in Paris. This INDC and all others submitted by countries are available on […]

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday approved a crop insurance scheme that would replace the existing ones to ensure that farmers pay less premium and get early claims for the full sum insured. A decision on the much awaited scheme was taken at the Cabinet meeting, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “The cabinet has […]

By Senashia Ekanayake Following the Paris Agreement in December 2015 at the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties organised by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Sri Lanka along with many other developing countries have renewed responsibilities towards combatting climate change and tackling environmental issues complementing the country’s development agenda. Mitigation […]