Climate Change Negotiations

Paris Agreement: Paris Agreement is an international agreement to combat climate change. It charts a new course in the global climate […]

Context: According to recent study, earth is at the risk of entering an irreversible hothouse condition – where the global

Context: The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), of which India is signatory too, is hindering biodiversity research and preventing international

Context: Researchers from Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have found that frequency of heatwaves accompanied by drought has increased in

The UNFCCC Climate Change Conference (COP23) was held in Bonn, Germany and was presided over by Government of Fiji. It

Positives : India’s installed solar capacity has increased three-fold to 13.4 GegaWatts (GW) since the Paris deal was signed in

Context: World Economic Outlook of the IMF, highlights the damaging macroeconomic impact of weather shocks, particularly for low-income countries. It

Context: Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture has observed that extreme weather events are costing India $9-10 billion annually. It also

Facts: Renewable targets: Solar – 100 GW by 2022 Nuclear – 63 GW Hydro – 84 GW Additional carbon sink

Issues: About 100 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under Paris deal has clause which states that NDC will be implemented only