Page 10 - Climate Change Talks

Meat and bottled drink sales fall as consumers get climate change conscious

A survey was conducted by data analytics firm Kantar on 65,000 people in 24 countries in Europe, Latin America and Asia

What was the outcome of the climate change negotiations at Katowice?

Developed countries will be required to provide some upfront information on climate finance

India's wins and losses at Katowice Climate Change talks

The small team of Indian negotiators drove a hard bargain. Political constraints cost it on two strategic fronts

Deadlock continues in Katowice as COP24 climate talks enter extra time

The debate over what will classify as climate finance has also remained unresolved till now

'Urgent threat' dominates talks at UN climate summit in Poland

The smaller, poorer nations that will bare devastating brunt of planetary warming are pushing for richer states to make good on the promises they made in the 2015 Paris agreement

Climate talks: It's getting hotter

The tug of wills on a fine print to enforce the Paris pact has begun. Initial portents show India, for one, has much to work on

Target Marrakesh

India must bargain hard at the upcoming conference of parties

Go clean: A green signal to industry

And a global market to trade in carbon dioxide

Target zero: Skeleton of the agreement

A new frame for collective global climate action

196 countries give in a little for a big deal

Resets the framework by which world will move away from fossil fuels before 2100

Coalition led by EU and US a sham?

The 15 as of now include, EU, Colombia, Angola, Gambia, Mexico, Norway, Germany, the US, Grenada, Guatemala, Tuvalu, St Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago and the UK

Paris talks drag, threaten to stretch beyond Friday

Under stress, Indian team engages in tough negotiations and bilateral with the US

Revised Paris package out: Differentiation remains unresolved

Negotiations to go on through the night with 24 hours left to close the deal

Countries state their true positions behind closed doors

Heads of states to get involved over next 48 hours from respective capitals to make political compromises

US and EU want Loss and Damage as a toothless tiger in Paris agreement

Ask vulnerable countries to explicitly give up the right to raise issues of compensation and liability in future

The principle trouble in Paris is called differentiation

Why India is so focused on keeping it alive in the new climate agreement

Paris package gets green light from 196 nations

Penultimate draft for climate pact cleared; solution to all other issues to be resolved by ministers in the second week of negotiations

US wants developing nations to also share finance costs

Developing world says offer breaching UN framework a delay tactic

$500-mn initiative to cut emissions in developing nations

Four European countries - Germany, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland - have announced a USD 500 million initiative to find new ways to create incentives aimed at large scale cuts in greenhouse gas emissions in developing countries including India to combat climate change. The World Bank Group worked with the countries to develop the initiative "Transformative Carbon Asset Facility", which was launched yesterday at the COP21 climate summit. "This new initiative is planned to start operations in 2016 with an initial expected commitment of more than USD 250 million from contributing countries. The facility will remain open for additional contributions until a target of USD 500 million is reached," the World Bank Group said in a statement. It is expected that the new facility's support will be provided alongside USD 2 billion of investment and policy- related lending by the World Bank Group and other sources. "We want to help developing countries find a credible pathway toward low ..

$2 trillion rated debt under risk due to environment issues: Moody's

11 sectors seen having credit exposure to environmental risks in next five years; Developing economies susceptible too