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A critical step in addressing the climate crisis comes in the form of climate finance that enables climate action in the form of adaptation and mitigation efforts. At the recently concluded UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), it was…
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The 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in Dubai, was notable in terms of stopping the lackadaisical approach of the international community to the…
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November 17 was no ordinary day. On this day, the Earth’s average surface temperature was two-degree Celsius higher than the pre-industrial average for the first time, providing more evidence of a fast build-up of greenhouse gases in the…
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The 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) concluded a day late on December 13. The battle over words and phrases was won, but not the war on climate change. This emerges starkly from…
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In a move towards bolstering global efforts to combat climate change, the Conference of the Parties 28 (COP28) Presidency organized a High-Level Roundtable on 'Unlocking High-Integrity Carbon Markets'. This gathering brought together…
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is all set to host the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28). The annual climate summit will begin on November 30 and conclude on December 12, 2023. More than 70,000 delegates are expected to attend COP28,…
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There is an almost linear relationship between global warming and cumulative carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1992 noted that per capita emissions in developing countries…
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Global emissions are predicted to drop just 2 per cent below the 2019 levels by 2030, as compared to a 43 per cent reduction needed to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, according to a new report by the United Nations. The report…
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The fourth meeting of the Transitional Committee on Loss and Damage Fund ended without a clear consensus on operationalising the fund last week, exposing a deep trust deficit among rich and emerging economies over historic responsibility,…
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The Paris Agreement (PA) had mandated a periodic five-yearly cycle of assessments of climate action called the Global Stocktake (GST) starting in 2023. GST is a process involving both country Parties i.e. governments, as well as non-party…
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