By Sudhir Sharma
The last session of ADP prior to Paris came to an end prior to the last lap in Paris, and dramatic session it was. Session was about developing countries coming together to demand their fair share, figuratively speaking, in a text that becomes a negotiating text.

A new program on Sea Level Rise by Climate Central provides local and global information about sea level rise and coastal flood hazards. The program contains user-friendly maps and tools, extensive datasets, and high-quality visual presentation. The program dedicates its efforts to helping citizens, communities, businesses, organizations, and governments at every level to understand the […]

Existing policies and strong engagement by nations submitting their contributions ahead of the Paris climate meeting will limit anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, but a new climate agreement can encourage further action to limit global temperature rise to 2°C by 2100, according to a The Emission Gap report released by United Nations Environment […]

The Green Climate Fund Board approved USD 168 million of GCF funding for projects and  programmes worth USD 624 million, marking the end of its launch phase and kick -starting the flow of climate finance through the Fund to developing countries. The activities supported by the Board will generate up to USD 1.3 billion in […]

UNFCCC secretariat released a report which assesses the collective impact of climate action plans known as INDCs submitted by over 140 countries all over the world. The findings point that global emissions into the atmosphere can be dramatically slowed down and aggregate impacts will lead to fall in per capita emissions over the next 15 […]

Four Indian corporates: ITC Ltd, Tata Steel, Tech Mahindra & Wipro Ltd have attained a perfect 100 CDP disclosure score and topped the Climate Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI) for the quality of climate change related information that they have disclosed to investors and the global marketplace through CDP India, the not-for-profit that drives sustainable economies. […]

Download Here India’s goals for economic growth are ambitious; the Indian Government is aiming to achieve human development on a par with EU countries. There is also an intention to deliver ‘access to electricity for all’ in India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first term in office. At the same time, India is a country […]

India and African nations decided on Thursday to step up cooperation to fight climate change and terrorism, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for partnership in these key areas amid shared concerns about global warming and extremist groups like Boko Haram. At the third India-Africa summit in Delhi, visiting leaders backed Modi’s […]

[New Delhi, 2 October 2015]: With their national climate action commitment, lodged today, the Indian government has committed to reduce #GreenHouseGas emissions intensity – the ratio between gross emissions and a country’s GDP  – by 33-35% of its 2005 levels by 2030. To achieve this target  India will ensure that about 40% of its electricity […]

Negotiations towards a global climate change agreement resumed in Bonn, Germany, on Monday with a gathering of all 196 parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and observer organisations. Developing countries were unanimous in their criticism of the text produced by the co-chairs. While many developed countries—the EU, the US, New […]