‘Global commons’: Indo-Bangla consensus on need to highlight climate impact, loss & damage in Sundarbans globally
DownToEarth | 27 September 2023

UN Loss and damage discussion progressing slowly; experts favour wider sourcing and innovative funding for Sundarbans..      

Canada must do more in ‘make-or-break’ global climate moment, groups urge
Global News | 18 September 2023

Canada is facing a “make-or-break” moment to regulate its oil and gas industry, several global environmental groups say. More than 250 environmental organizations urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to prioritize the matter as MPs returned to Ottawa on Monday.

U.N. ‘stocktake’ calls for fossil fuel phaseout to minimize temperature rise
Mongabay News | 12 September 2023

The U.N. climate change agency published a new report Sept. 8 confirming that while there has been progress on climate change mitigation since the landmark Paris Agreement in 2015, more needs to be done to limit the global rise in temperatures at 1.5°C (2.7°F) above pre-industrial levels...

South Asia Needs a Policy Framework to Respond to Climate Migration
Science The Wire | 10th August 2023

In the second installment of the four-part series Lands, Borders, and People, a panel of experts examines climate-induced migration pathways, policy efforts at the national and international levels, and some avenues for climate action..

Lands, Borders, and People: Climate-Induced Migration and Displacement
asiasociety.org | 15th June 2023

In the second installment of the four-part series Lands, Borders, and People, a panel of experts examines climate-induced migration pathways, policy efforts at the national and international levels, and some avenues for climate action..

Paris finance meet: Momentum builds for polluter taxes to fund green transition
DowntoEarth | 23rd June 2023

Panellists discuss shipping and airline levies, financial transaction taxes and fossil fuel taxes at Pact Summit.

Kolkata Municipal Corporation launches work on city’s climate action plan
The Hindu businessline | 7th June 2023

The climate action plan will focus on 15 sectors that will cover key issues ranging from urban flooding to energy.

Kolkata set to get own climate action plan, 2nd city after Mumbai
The Times Of India | 7th June 2023

KOLKATA: The city is all set to get a climate action plan (CAP), mayor Firhad Hakim revealed in a programme organized by Environmental Governed Integrated Organization (EnGIO).

Work on climate action plan for Kolkata to start on World Environment Day
The Telegraph | 4th June 2023

Kolkata will soon become the second Indian city to have a climate action plan, after Mumbai. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is set to announce the start of work on the climate action plan on June 5, World Environment Day.

COP27: Kolkata presents climate action roadmap, announces city-level summit
DownToEarth | 16th November 2022

Kolkata was the only Indian city at the meeting on urban climate resilience organised by the Climate Action Network South Asia.