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European Union’s new climate chief inspires no confidence on mitigation and finance
Wopke Hoekstra, a Dutch politician who has worked with oil and gas giant Shell, will…
First-ever CAMPA fund reconciliation likely a land-mapping exercise for pvt plantations
Reconciliation exercise could potentially give private parties an idea of how much land is available…
Bonn logjam: Developed countries sought mitigation, rejected finance
G-77 Chair told CarbonCopy “the immediate and total rejection” of the developing country proposal for…
IPCC climate reports reveal an unequal science
Its models fail to reflect and preserve the principles of equity and rights to development…
India and the case for a national energy transition plan
Despite wide recognition of eventual drawdown of coal and thermal power, there is little to…
“Proposal to discuss Article 2.1 (c) dilutes developed countries’ historical responsibility to provide finance”
CarbonCopy speaks to Diego Pacheco, head of the Bolivian delegation to the UNFCCC and spokesperson…
COP27: No end in sight for the climate finance definition quandary
As the lack of definitional clarity looks set to continue, a clutch of developed countries…
All implementation is linked to means, and finance is the biggest means, says G-77 Chair on COP27
The ambassador of Pakistan to South Korea and lead negotiator for the G77 and China…
Most COP26 adaptation finance pledges remain undelivered ahead of COP27
Around 65% of the $356 million that was pledged in Glasgow, Scotland, last year remains…
New ECT could give teeth to Paris Agreement, but also continue fossil fuel protection
The energy charter’s modernisation process aims to fix clauses that could deter climate action or…
“Vanuatu seeking advisory opinion from International Court of Justice on Paris Accord obligations takes politics out of the equation”
CarbonCopy spoke to Tom Sparks, a climate lawyer at Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public…
Wordplay takes centre stage as developed countries seek to shrug off responsibility at Bonn
The climate conference saw calls for equity in science, and a push for private finance…
Switzerland, EU oppose equity principles, fault lines emerge at Bonn
The challenge to foundational principles of global climate action at the ongoing climate conference is…
Adaptation and mitigation in focus at Bonn Climate Conference, loss and damage dropped
The “inter-sessional COP” of the UNFCCC will seek to lay the groundwork for COP27, to…
EU wants to label gas as green investment, but the science doesn’t lie
The European Commission’s proposal to identify parts of the gas industry as sustainable has irked…
The push to relegate and close unmet climate finance commitments
As seen at COP26, developed countries are opposed to discussions on long-term finance, while developing…
Why the proposed amendment to India’s Biodiversity Act has triggered trepidation
Experts fear that changes to the law could undermine the original objective of conservation and…
The quiet rise of the alternative to carbon markets
Beyond the hype around voluntary markets, non-market approaches to emissions reductions could be what delivers…
Forest carbon projects: In vogue, but are they effective?
New study shows how two such high-cost projects in Haryana and Himachal Pradesh have failed…
India bets on geothermal energy and green hydrogen for a carbon neutral Ladakh
Boasting of massive energy potential, the newly created Union Territory is quickly becoming important in…
Chemical bombing for locusts: a cure worse than the disease?
India’s pesticide-heavy strategy to combat locust attacks is hindered by a massive blind spot when…