India Policy Archives

Oct 8, 2012

Indian Environment Minister calls for rich-poor partnerships to boost sustainable development

Speaking at launch of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s COP11 summit in Hyderabad, Jayanthi Natarajan said poverty alleviation and ecological protection must be balanced.

Aug 21, 2012

Politics

India signals it may be willing to consider emissions target at UN climate talks

The influential Planning Commission is set to issue positive recommendations in the country’s next five year plan as country looks to step-up domestic climate change programme.

Nov 19, 2012

Politics

EU looking to delay Kyoto commitments, says Indian negotiator

India’s chief climate change negotiator R R Rashmi says second commitment period of Kyoto Protocol may not be agreed at COP18 talks

Jul 11, 2012

Finance

Paying for climate change: Visible urgency on final day of UNFCCC finance talks

Candid comments and calls to slash red tape suggest increased urgency at the UN climate finance workshop’s final session.

Jul 9, 2012

Finance

Who pays for climate change: What we learnt after day one of the UNFCCC finance workshop

Updates from the first day of the UN workshop on climate finance as diplomats and NGOs gather to discuss how to raise and distribute the billions of dollars required to prepare for, and limit the impacts of climate change.

May 10, 2012

Politics

India and EU on collision course at climate change talks over rich/poor firewall

As nations prepare to gather in Bonn next week, an argument is brewing over the respective treatment of developing and developed countries.

Mar 7, 2012

News

Population growth biggest threat to India’s development

Better population management added to improved education and accountability on environmental degradation required to boost development.

Feb 17, 2012

Finance

BASIC countries set out stall for crucial year of climate negotiations

Member Ministers call on developed countries to take lead and questions their commitment to tackling climate change.

Feb 8, 2012

Politics

Who’s the next Mohamed Nasheed in the climate debate?

With Mohamed Nasheed ousted, who can replace him as the leading voice for the climate change underdogs?

Jan 31, 2012

News

India: Rio+20 goals are “a backdoor for caps on emissions”

Government wary that Sustainable Development Goals would sidestep rich/poor firewall set out by UNFCCC, according to newspaper reports.

Dec 7, 2011

Politics

COMMENT: Is India the new China?

As China makes the first tentative steps towards legally binding cuts, has India become climate change public enemy no.1?

Dec 6, 2011

Politics

BASIC group slams developed countries as ministerial talks begin

Bloc calls green aviation tax a stealth trade deal and India says it has already walked the extra mile.