The recently-concluded Cop 27 relegated realistic climate goals to back seat, and put several developing countries in a tight spot. Will India gain from the newly-established 'Loss and Damage' fund?
Climate tech start-ups traditionally require longer gestation periods due to which the sector has not generated strong commercial returns recently
The latest global climate summit has failed to even mention the reduction of fossil fuel usage, a key demand from India, in the final agreement text at Egypt
In a Q&A, the head of the apex body of chartered accountants in the UK discusses the challenge of sustainability and other issues her tribe faces across the globe
Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today
India's call to end all fossil fuels not acknowledged in final draft
COP27 does not push forward India's agenda significantly
It is a big win for poorer nations which have long called for cash sometimes viewed as reparations
New Zealand Climate Minister James Shaw said both the poor countries that would get the money and the rich ones that would give it are on board with the proposed deal
COP27 president Sameh Shoukry said deliberations continued through the night, but did not result in a clear direction towards a consensus
Hope is the only meaning (sic) that makes us ALIVE! Mohamed Ageez, an Egyptian youth activist wrote
27-country EU said it would back one of the toughest agenda items financing for countries wracked by climate-fuelled disasters
The "draft text on COP 27's overarching decision" reaffirmed that limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius requires rapid and deep emission cuts
On November 22, Sitharaman would meet agriculture and agro processing industry, representatives from financial sector and capital markets
To this end, the COP27 Presidency, with the support of UN-Habitat, convened the first-ever Ministerial Meeting on Urbanization and Climate Change at a UN Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP)
And India's progress towards net zero by 2070 will depend on how successful it is in facilitating an orderly transition to a clean economy
India made it clear that the world is facing a climate crisis today because of the excessive historic cumulative emissions by the developed nations.
These findings are part of the Global Peatlands Assessment, published on Thursday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Focus is on coal 'phase-down', 'phase out and rationalise' fossil fuel subsidies
A2Z Coalition's partners also work on the acceleration of zero-emission medium and heavy duty vehicles