Indian ICA proposal finds partial support in new drafts on mitigation actions
Cancun, December 2, 2010 By Arnab Pratim Dutta
Cancun, December 2, 2010 By Arnab Pratim Dutta
Text to be presented to high level ministerial segment could be the first positive outcome at Cancun By Arnan Pratim Dutta Cancun: A semblance of agreement on the crucial element of technology transfer may emerge as the first positive outcome at Cancun on the 10th day when a rather diluted text on the matter is handed over to the high level segment, where ministers get involved in negotiations.
December 6, 2010 A week of non-results By Arnab Pratim Dutta,
Bribery is passé, ugly attempts to demean camaraderie among emerging powers as revealed in Wikileaks is worrying By Aditya Ghosh Two Climate Gates in two years. First it was the science and now the diplomacy. Both during a CoP.
By Aditya Ghosh
December 1, 2010 Japan says ‘no’ to Kyoto Protocol second commitment period By Arnab Pratim Dutta, news editor, Down To Earth
December 1, 2010 New European Union report on funding commitments fails to meet developing countries’ expectations By Arnab Pratim Dutta, news editor, Down To Earth
December 2, 2010 India rejigs MRV, proposes middle path on 'transparency' By Arnab Pratim Dutta Cancun: India has urged the Negotiating Parties at COP16 in Cancun, Mexico to work through a middle path on the controversial issue of transparency on mitigation actions carried out by developing countries.
National Research Conference on Climate Change
National Research Conference on Climate Change
Date: March 5 and 6, 2010 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Last date extended to: February 15, 2010 Acceptance notification: February 20, 2010 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD), Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), and the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) are organizing a National Research Conference on Climate Change to be held at IITD Download pdf
The Copenhagen Accord is weak, meaningless and fundamentally flawed. It will be bad for the fight against climate change and bad for India.
CSE Letter to MoEF Read more...
Somebody recently asked me why India supported the Copenhagen Accord. It is correct to say that the proposed accord has no meaningful targets for emission reduction from Annex 1 (industrialized countries). Global emissions will increase or reduce at best marginally.