Countries will pay a heavy cost for reneging on their commitments and opposing progress at Doha

The past few years – more so 2012 – have seen a noticeable downswing in the global commitment for combating climate change. The disappointing outcome of the UN-sponsored summit on climate change at Doha this year, as also at earlier meets at Durban (2011), Cancun (2010) and Copenhagen (2009), bear this out. None of the major environment-polluting countries showed any keenness to pledge unconditionally emission-reduction targets for the post-Kyoto period from 2013 onwards.

The Chilika Development Authority (CDA) is all set to ready a climate change model which will help adopt strategies for changes in hydrology of the brackish water lagoon and its spiralling impact o

The two-week long UN climate talks came to a close in Doha on Saturday with delegates of 194 countries endorsing another set of greenhouse gas emission cuts between 2013 and 2020.

The Green Climate Fund ( GCF), conceived three years back to help poor countries cope with climate change, remains nothing more than an empty shell.

An overnight diplomatic slugfest ended in log jam as US and EU refuse to even discuss how they shall provide the promised US $ 100 billion to the poor countries to adapt to climate change and addre

The Union environment and forests minister Jayanthi Natarajan may not come to the climate talks but the Indian delegation here led by special secretary M Mehrishi has got the nod from the cabinet t

US, EU Refuse To Discuss How $100Bn Aid Will Be Provided

Developing countries have guarded interests of small farmers and concerns of food security by successfully resisting moves by the industrialised world to turn to agriculture for reducing emissions