The net zero emissions bill, 2022
The Net Zero Emissions Bill, 2022 was introduced in Rajya Sabha on December 09, 2022. The bill to provide a framework for achieving net zero emissions by the year 2070 as per India's nationally determined
Carbon Sinks
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Bangladesh country climate and development report
The World Bank Group’s Country Climate and Development Reports (CCDRs) are new core diagnostic reports that integrate climate change and development considerations. They will help countries prioritize
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Investing in carbon neutrality: Utopia or the new green wave?
This new report from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), provides a comprehensive look at decarbonizing agrifood
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World Heritage forests: carbon sinks under pressure
Forests in at least 10 World Heritage sites have become net sources of carbon, due to pressure from human activity and climate change, according to a new report by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural
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Safeguards information system for REDD+ in India
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has come up with a draft document on 'Safeguards Information System for REDD+' for public comments, a step necessary to access the financial
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Working together to achieve the Paris climate goals and sustainable development: International climate cooperation and the role of developing countries and emerging economies
This study shows how transformative change can bring about sustainable development, prevent climate change from spiralling out of control and address the unavoidable consequences of climate change in a
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Carbon neutral tea production in China: three pilot case studies
It may come as a surprise, but it has been estimated that by driving half a mile in the average car you may be emitting the same amount of CO2eq as drinking a cup of tea! At between 200 and 6 g CO2eq per
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Global climate litigation report: 2020 status review
The UNEP Global Climate Litigation Report: 2020 Status Review provides an overview of the current state of climate change litigation globally, as well as an assessment of global climate change litigation
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Degradation and forgone removals increase the carbon impact of intact forest loss by 626%
<p>Intact tropical forests, free from substantial anthropogenic influence, store and sequester large amounts of atmospheric carbon but are currently neglected in international climate policy. We show that
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Natural forests best bet for fighting climate change, analysis finds
Natural forests store more carbon for longer compared to plantations and agroforestry. The carbon sequestration potential of natural forests is 40 times greater than that of plantations, a new