"The convention (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement both recognise this, but we have not had adequate action," he said
Minister outlines plan for carbon reduction
The emission strategy also envisages maximising the use of green hydrogen fuel to drive the low carbon development of the transport sector
Rising global borrowing costs are denting the finances of some of the most climate-vulnerable countries right when they most need money to fight the devastating impacts of global warming
NDCs are national plans to limit global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, as advocated in the Paris Agreement
Ghana's Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta called it a path-breaking effort that would help protect communities when lives and livelihoods are lost
There is work being done to put a draft cover text which will be the main outcome text and will capture the main issues which will be presented for resolution at the end of COP27 scheduled close
But 'greenwashing' fears abound
There are developing countries in the top 20 emitters, including India, that are not responsible for warming that has already occurred
With a long list of demands for COP27, country delegates said there had been little progress so far on the technical details of how to deliver on deals and pledges made in previous years
The Emissions Gap Report 2022 showed India's per capita carbon dioxide emissions in 2030 will be nearly the same as its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) target
Here's how week one went down and what to expect from the rest of this year's UN climate summit
Indian businesses today recognise the potential of sustainability to unlock business value, a recent study says
Among other things, the IPCC has pointed fingers at the upcoming Coastal Road Project, rising sea-levels and flood damage.
Ebrard announced the new target alongside US climate envoy John Kerry on the sidelines of the UN climate talks in Egypt
Hundreds of activists called on industrialised nations to pay for impact of climate change and to speed up transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy in the largest protest yet at COP27
This gathering must be the moment to recommit our future and our shared capacity to write a better story for the world," Biden said
Here is a look at the main issues on the table at the COP27 talks and how they might be reflected in a final agreement
'Climate crisis is existential, overriding and ever present and we need to look at every piece of the puzzle, including the decarbonization of the industrial sectors that underpin the global economy'
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