The floods in Mumbai and Texas show that both India and the US are underdeveloped in disaster response and preparednessBy: Vijeta Rattani CLIMATE CHANGE is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events around the world, sparing no country. Research from the Washington-based National Climate Assessment establishes a direct link between a warmer climate and heavier downpours: hotter air can hold more moisture, meaning there’s more water available “for storms to wring out of the atmosphere”. Read more
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change reaches the milestone of 25th year.By: Vijeta Rattani
Centre for Science and Environment organized a side event in the COP21 at the India Pavillion along with the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change titled “Equity and Climate Justice: Operationalising Equity and the Global Carbon Budget.” Secretary Ashok Lavasa started the conversation claiming “Climate change is a consequence of the path of economic development chosen by the world and developing country should be denied this development.”
Friday, December 11; 6 PM CET/10.30 PM IST Centre for Science and Environment invites you to attend the press conference discussing the progress in drafting the climate change agreement and the likely Paris Outcome. CSE Director General Sunita Narain and Deputy Director General Chandra Bhushan will be present at the briefing. It would be held in Press Conference Room 3 which can be seen as a webcast through this link.
Takeaways from the current draft
Date: May 12 - 13, 2015 Venue: Centre for Science & Environment, 41 Tughlaqabad Institutional Area, New Delhi 110062
December 19-20, 2014
Climate models predict that India will be hit more and more by extreme rainfall events
"CSE presents its blueprint for resolving the issue of HFCs at the Montreal Protocol in Paris"
Update | Finance Bonn, March 13, 2014 Developing countries demand clarity and transparency of financial support from developed countries India wants a report card on climate finance contributions coming from developed countries
India wants a report card on climate finance contributions coming from developed countries By: Uthra Radhakrishnan
By: Uthra Radhakrishnan
Parties will negotiate in formal ‘contact groups’ in order to start the text drafting process By: Uthra Radhakrishnan