COP27 Informal Draft Omits India's Proposal Of Phasing Down All Fossil Fuels
2 years, 1 month ago

COP27 Informal Draft Omits India's Proposal Of Phasing Down All Fossil Fuels

ABP News  

New Delhi: The UN published an informal draft on Thursday and it doesn't mention phase down of all fossil fuels, a proposal that was put forward by India and supported by the European Union and many other countries at the ongoing UN climate summit. The European Union's climate chief Frans Timmermans later told the media the 20-page document is a "compilation of submissions" and not a draft cover text. The informal draft, described as a "non-paper" by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, expressed "deep regret" that developed countries, which have the most capabilities financially and technologically to lead in reducing their emissions, continue to fall short in doing so. Citing the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Indian negotiators had told the Egyptian COP27 presidency that meeting the long-term goal of the Paris Agreement "requires phase down of all fossil fuels". Experts said the informal draft had a "weaker version" of the language around coal and fossil fuel subsidies than what countries agreed to last year.

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COP29: Draft G20 communique skips referring to transition away from fossil fuels
1 month ago

COP29: Draft G20 communique skips referring to transition away from fossil fuels

Hindustan Times  

Baku: The G20 leaders, whose nations represent 80% of global emissions, drew flak from observers at COP29 in Baku on Tuesday as their communique, a draft of which was circulating on Tuesday morning, failed to raise the climate ambition. It does mention the need for scaling up public and private climate finance and investment for developing countries and a successful …

India Voices Concern Over Climate Finance at CoP29 Baku Talks
1 month ago

India Voices Concern Over Climate Finance at CoP29 Baku Talks

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India on Sunday expressed serious concern about the progress by the developed countries to engage in a climate finance and mitigation work programme at CoP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. However, India asserted that those with the highest capacity to take climate action have continuously shifted goalposts, delayed climate action, and consumed a highly disproportionate share of the global carbon …

CoP29: India, LMDC flag lack of progress, unwillingness by some parties to engage on finance
1 month ago

CoP29: India, LMDC flag lack of progress, unwillingness by some parties to engage on finance

Hindustan Times  

Baku: India and the Like Minded Developing Countries among other developing country parties made statements late on Saturday night during the closing plenary, as week 1 of COP29 came to an end, calling out lack of progress in finance talks. LMDC, a group of around 24 developing countries, including India, also raised the same concerns--that of pressure from developed nations …

COP29: India voices dissent on ‘discriminatory trade barriers linked to carbon emissions
1 month, 1 week ago

COP29: India voices dissent on ‘discriminatory trade barriers linked to carbon emissions

The Hindu  

India has voiced its disapproval of “protectionist” measures that link trade barriers and carbon emissions, at the ongoing climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan. “A regime of unilateral trade measures on climate change,” India stated on Friday, “imposes the cost of the transition to low-carbon economies on developing and low-income countries. Circular evasions Neither the BASIC proposal nor India’s statement explicitly …

COP29: India demands climate justice, criticises unmet $100 billion finance pledge
1 month, 1 week ago

COP29: India demands climate justice, criticises unmet $100 billion finance pledge

India Today  

At the High-Level Ministerial on Climate Finance during COP29 in Baku, India, representing Like-Minded Developing Countries, pushed for the urgent need for heightened climate ambitions to address escalating climate disasters. Delivering India's statement, Naresh Pal Gangwar, Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and lead negotiator at COP29, highlighted the disproportionate impacts of climate change on …

COP29: India, other developing countries demand fair climate finance commitments
1 month, 1 week ago

COP29: India, other developing countries demand fair climate finance commitments

The Hindu  

India, as part of the Like-Minded Developing Countries bloc, stood firm in calling for equitable financial support from developed nations at the ongoing COP29 climate negotiations, multiple sources from the grouping said here. At the annual climate talks, India negotiates in key groupings such as the Like-Minded Developing Countries, G77 and China, and BASIC, where it aligns with other developing …

COP29: India, other developing countries demand fair climate finance commitments
1 month, 1 week ago

COP29: India, other developing countries demand fair climate finance commitments

Deccan Chronicle  

Baku: India, as part of the Like-Minded Developing Countries bloc, stood firm in calling for equitable financial support from developed nations at the ongoing COP29 climate negotiations, multiple sources from the grouping said here. At the annual climate talks, India negotiates in key groupings such as the Like-Minded Developing Countries, G77 and China, and BASIC, where it aligns with other …

COP29 agrees to set up carbon market; India to ensure parties weave clearer rules for global carbon markets
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1 month, 1 week ago

COP29 agrees to set up carbon market; India to ensure parties weave clearer rules for global carbon markets

Live Mint  

New Delhi: A global carbon market will be set up after a landmark decision on the first day of the global climate summit in Baku, at the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. It offers two pathways for countries and companies to trade carbon offsets, supporting the achievement of emission …

COP28: A crossroads for India and the climate crisis
11 months, 3 weeks ago

COP28: A crossroads for India and the climate crisis

Hindustan Times  

COP28, the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, concluded on December 12, 2023. While acknowledging the need for a shift away from coal-dependent energy, India, along with developing nations like South Africa and China, pushed for a recognition of their reliance on fossil fuels for development. The issue of "Loss and Damage" …

Was the COP28 climate summit a milestone or a mirage? | Explained
1 year ago

Was the COP28 climate summit a milestone or a mirage? | Explained

The Hindu  

The 28th session of the Conference of the Parties – an annual convening of countries signatory to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – happened in Dubai this year, with high expectations that countries would take concrete steps to address the climate crisis. Countries’ decision at COP28 to transition away from fossil fuels was coupled with an ambition …

Did COP28 fail the world? - The Hindu
1 year ago

Did COP28 fail the world? - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Nations took a small but decisive step towards ridding the world of fossil fuels, after negotiators in Dubai on December 13 adopted a resolution, called the Dubai Consensus. The standout clause in the 196 paragraphs of this 21-page text, The Hindu’s Jacob Koshy reports, is the one that “calls on Parties.Transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a …

COP28: Adaptation draft misses key issue of climate finance
1 year ago

COP28: Adaptation draft misses key issue of climate finance

Hindustan Times  

A new text on the Global Goal on Adaptation released on Wednesday at the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai lists seven targets, including significantly reducing climate-induced water scarcity, for implementation by and beyond 2030, but it doesn’t provide for adequate climate finance to put these adaptation measures in place. The text urges parties to take on seven adaptation measures …

COP28 leaders call for ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuels in final push at climate talks
1 year ago

COP28 leaders call for ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuels in final push at climate talks

Live Mint  

DUBAI—Officials from the United Arab Emirates leading talks at the United Nations climate conference proposed a compromise agreement on Wednesday that calls for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, seeking to bridge differences between big energy-producing nations and countries that want to completely phase out coal, oil and natural gas. The proposed deal, circulated after all-night talks, calls …

COP28 proposed draft calls for 'transitioning away' from fossil fuels
1 year ago

COP28 proposed draft calls for 'transitioning away' from fossil fuels

Hindustan Times  

A new draft agreement unveiled early Wednesday in talks in Dubai toughens language by calling for "transitioning away" from fossil fuels, although it does not use the term "phase-out". The text, released for consideration after another full night of haggling, would also call for "accelerating action" during "this critical decade" -- providing more urgency than an earlier proposal widely dismissed …

Historic COP28 deal agrees to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels
1 year ago

Historic COP28 deal agrees to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels

Al Jazeera  

Delegates at the UN conference agree to ‘historic package’ of climate measures, although ‘phase out’ phrase omitted. “We have language on fossil fuel in our final agreement for the first time ever,” said al-Jaber, CEO of the United Arab Emirates oil company Adnoc. However, the deal doesn’t go so far as to seek a “phase-out” of fossil fuels, for which …

COP28 goes into overtime as talks fail to bridge rift on fossil fuel phase-out
1 year ago

COP28 goes into overtime as talks fail to bridge rift on fossil fuel phase-out

Hindustan Times  

The clock ran out on this year’s climate conference in Dubai on Tuesday with no consensus, forcing the COP28 presidency to go into overtime and hammer out a fifth draft text in a last attempt to resolve differences that could otherwise cripple collective efforts to fight the climate crisis. Other actions listed included tripling renewable energy capacity by 2030; “rapidly …

In final hours of Dubai climate talks, most crucial draft document excludes ‘fossil fuel phase out’
1 year ago

In final hours of Dubai climate talks, most crucial draft document excludes ‘fossil fuel phase out’

The Hindu  

With countries unable to resolve differences about language, over what the final version of the Dubai COP 28 agreement should look like, deliberations are likely to extend into Wednesday. On Tuesday, COP Director General, Majid Al Suwaidi said that the COP team was facing “the most demanding agenda of all time.” On the state of deliberations he said, “We need …

'Even my mom tried to stop...': Manipur climate activist who storms COP28 stage and shouts 'end fossil fuels'
1 year ago

'Even my mom tried to stop...': Manipur climate activist who storms COP28 stage and shouts 'end fossil fuels'

India TV News  

COP28 Summit: While the top leaders and officials were attending the annual climate summit in Dubai, a 12-year-old Indian activist stormed the stage by rushing to the dias and holding a sign above her head that read, "End fossil fuels. No mention of phasing out fossil fuels in the joint statement As the climate talks in Dubai spun into their …

As COP28 winds down, climate advocate finds draft agreement "disappointing"
1 year ago

As COP28 winds down, climate advocate finds draft agreement "disappointing"

NPR  

As COP28 winds down, climate advocate finds draft agreement "disappointing" ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The science is clear - the world must urgently phase out fossil fuels to avoid the worst effects of global warming. And for the first time, those two words - fossil fuels - actually appear in the draft agreement that global negotiators are haggling over at the …

Cop28 draft agreement drops the call for fossil fuel phase out
1 year ago

Cop28 draft agreement drops the call for fossil fuel phase out

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In the final 24 hours before Cop28 is due to officially end, the reference to …

COP28 draft deal slammed for dropping call to phase out fossil fuels
1 year ago

COP28 draft deal slammed for dropping call to phase out fossil fuels

Al Jazeera  

Oil-rich countries have pushed back against proposed language that underscores need to move away from fossil fuels. A draft deal at the COP28 climate talks in Dubai stops short of calling on nations to gradually phase out fossil fuels, whose use is the primary driver of climate change and increasingly extreme weather across the globe. While more than 100 countries …

At COP28, sticking points remain on fossil fuels and adapting to climate as talks near crunch time
1 year ago

At COP28, sticking points remain on fossil fuels and adapting to climate as talks near crunch time

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Negotiators have been urged to narrow down their options so they can agree on how to save Earth from disastrous levels of warming and help vulnerable societies adapt to weather extremes as the clock runs down on United Nations climate talks. Hoekstra said he noticed “a super majority” of countries, representing the vast majority of …

COP28 clashes over fossil fuel phase-out after OPEC pushback
1 year ago

COP28 clashes over fossil fuel phase-out after OPEC pushback

The Hindu  

Some countries are resisting a pledge to phase-out fossil fuels in a COP28 climate deal, jeopardising attempts for U.N. climate talks to deliver a hard commitment for the first time in 30 years on ending the use of oil and gas. Observers in the negotiations said Saudi Arabia and Russia were insisting that COP28 focus only on reducing climate pollution …

At COP28, pageantry is over and negotiations get intense to save a planet in peril
1 year ago

At COP28, pageantry is over and negotiations get intense to save a planet in peril

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Teams of veteran negotiators fanned out Friday at the United Nations climate conference with orders to get the strongest, most ambitious agreements possible, especially on the central issue of the fading future of fossil fuels for a dangerously warming planet. COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber said he was “quite positive, hopeful and optimistic” that the summit …

Fraught battle over fossil fuels at centre of Cop28 as we enter second week
1 year ago

Fraught battle over fossil fuels at centre of Cop28 as we enter second week

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Options on the table included: An “orderly and just phase-out” of fossil fuels Rapid phase-out of unabated coal power …

Cop28 chief says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels
1 year ago

Cop28 chief says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. During an online event alongside former Irish president Mary Robinson last month, Mr Jaber insisted a phase-out of oil …

COP28 Climate Summit | India will not be bound by curbs on energy use: Environment Secretary
1 year ago

COP28 Climate Summit | India will not be bound by curbs on energy use: Environment Secretary

The Hindu  

India, while being committed to expanding renewable energy, would not be bound by “restrictions” on what kind of energy sources it could or could not use, Leena Nandan, Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, told The Hindu. The elision was odd as India was a proponent of tripling energy capacity, beginning with a mention in the G-20 declaration text this …

What India should be seeking from COP28
1 year ago

What India should be seeking from COP28

Hindustan Times  

The 28th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change began in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on November 30 and will continue till December 12. The successive annual COPs since the Paris Climate agreement of 2015 have each fallen short of mobilising international efforts at a scale appropriate to the challenge of the climate crisis, even as …

India unlikely to join global cooling pledge at COP28: Report
1 year, 1 month ago

India unlikely to join global cooling pledge at COP28: Report

The Hindu  

India is unlikely to sign onto a global pledge to reduce cooling-related emissions at the COP28 climate meeting, citing the need for the world's most populous country to have affordable cooling, two government officials told Reuters. The pledge to cut cooling-related carbon dioxide emissions by at least 68% by 2050 compared with 2022 levels was developed by the United Nations …

COP-28 must focus on adaptation instead of mitigation, says India
1 year, 9 months ago

COP-28 must focus on adaptation instead of mitigation, says India

The Hindu  

The forthcoming United Nations Conference of Parties in Dubai must focus on adaptation instead of mitigation, Leena Nandan, Secretary, Environment Ministry said at a public meeting on Friday. Mitigation refers to reducing carbon emissions and historically, countries have wrangled over the deadlines and upper limit of emissions to keep global temperatures from rising 0.5 or 1 degree Celsius from current …

COP27 flinched on phasing out ‘all fossil fuels’ — what’s next?
2 years ago

COP27 flinched on phasing out ‘all fossil fuels’ — what’s next?

Salon  

The latest UN climate change summit concluded, once again, with a tussle over the place of fossil fuels in the global economy. But at COP27, widespread anxieties about the cost and availability of energy made many governments cautious about expressing a clear intention to phase out all fossil fuels in the resulting agreement. Despite large planned increases in fossil fuel …

COP27 raised the pitch for urgent climate action
2 years ago

COP27 raised the pitch for urgent climate action

Hindustan Times  

The 27th Conference of the Parties ended last week in Egypt, and despite the many challenges and divergence of views, member-countries rose to the occasion. Making a pitch for countries to move towards low-carbon development, the Implementation Plan calls for “targeted support to the poorest and most vulnerable in line with national circumstances and recognising the need for support towards …

COP27: How politics put climate on back-burner at fraught summit
2 years, 1 month ago

COP27: How politics put climate on back-burner at fraught summit

Hindustan Times  

Several countries and blocs involved in negotiations at the UN Climate Conference sought to reopen texts that had already been agreed upon and leaked discussions that were not held widely among parties, people who were part of the 13-day talks that culminated on Saturday said. Delegates applaud after COP27 president Sameh Shoukry delivers a statement during the closing plenary at …

COP27 | India hails ‘Loss and Damage’ compensation fund approved at U.N. climate summit
2 years, 1 month ago

COP27 | India hails ‘Loss and Damage’ compensation fund approved at U.N. climate summit

The Hindu  

India on Sunday called as historic the U.N. climate summit in Egypt for securing an agreement on establishing a fund to address ‘Loss and Damage’ due to climate change-induced disasters, saying “the world has waited far too long for this”. He welcomed the inclusion of "transition to sustainable lifestyles and sustainable patterns of consumption and production in our efforts to …

COP27: UN Summit Adopts Final Statement Urging 'Rapid' Emissions Cuts After Consensus On 'Loss And Damage' Fund
2 years, 1 month ago

COP27: UN Summit Adopts Final Statement Urging 'Rapid' Emissions Cuts After Consensus On 'Loss And Damage' Fund

ABP News  

New Delhi: The United Nations' COP27 climate summit on Sunday adopted a final statement urging 'rapid' emissions cuts, news agency AFP reported. According to news agency PTI, experts said no reference to oil and natural gas -- on which developed countries depend -- in the text is not in the interest of climate action and makes it convenient for the …

Dozens of countries demand fossil fuel phase-out in final Cop27 decision
2 years, 1 month ago

Dozens of countries demand fossil fuel phase-out in final Cop27 decision

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dozens of countries have demanded that the final Cop27 pact should put the world on …

What are people saying about the COP27 deal?
2 years, 1 month ago

What are people saying about the COP27 deal?

Al Jazeera  

Countries have adopted a fund to help poor countries affected by disasters, but no efforts made to tackle emissions. We should have done much more, our citizens expect us to lead.” “Too many parties are not ready to make more progress today in the fight against the climate crisis.” Ani Dasgupta, president and CEO, World Resources Institute “It is mind-boggling …

Explained | What is India’s future strategy on emissions?
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained | What is India’s future strategy on emissions?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Climate Change Conference at Sharm el-Sheikh was to end on Friday but the deadline was extended to the weekend because there were divisions among member countries on the final text of the agreement. While India unveiled its much-awaited Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy during COP27, several outstanding issues remain. Environment minister Bhupender Yadav said the …

With no consensus yet, COP27 extended by a day
2 years, 1 month ago

With no consensus yet, COP27 extended by a day

The Hindu  

With countries unable to arrive at a consensus, the 27th edition of the United Nations Conference of Parties in Sharm el-Sheikh, which was scheduled to end on Friday, has been extended by a day. Achieving this, the document said, required “immediate, deep and sustained reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions” as well as “accelerated financial support for developing countries from …

Cop27 draft agreement fails to include a fund for climate compensation
2 years, 1 month ago

Cop27 draft agreement fails to include a fund for climate compensation

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Other key takeaways from the Cop27 draft include: - Reaffirms resolution to pursue 1.5C global average temperature limit as …

COP27 informal draft omits India\'s proposal of phasing down all fossil fuels
2 years, 1 month ago

COP27 informal draft omits India\'s proposal of phasing down all fossil fuels

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The UN published an informal draft on Thursday and it doesn't mention phase down of all fossil fuels, a proposal that was put forward by India and supported by the European Union and many other countries at the ongoing UN climate summit. The European Union's climate chief Frans Timmermans later told the media the 20-page document is a …

COP27: Are India’s climate pledges a lot of hot air?
2 years, 1 month ago

COP27: Are India’s climate pledges a lot of hot air?

Al Jazeera  

While many have praised the Modi-led government’s commitment to cut greenhouse emissions, some remain wary of it being realised. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi first made the commitments at last year’s UN Climate Change Conference or COP 26 in Glasgow as part of five total pledges, including reaching net-zero emissions by 2070. Nandini Das, a climate and energy economist at …

COP27 | India opposes draft text on agriculture
2 years, 1 month ago

COP27 | India opposes draft text on agriculture

The Hindu  

India has opposed the developed world's efforts to extend the scope of mitigation to agriculture at the ongoing U.N. climate summit in Egypt, saying rich nations do not want to change their lifestyles to reduce emissions and are "searching for cheaper solutions abroad", sources said on Thursday. Expressing concern over the draft decision text on the Koronivia Joint Work on …

COP27 draft text omits India's proposal of phasing down all fossil fuels
2 years, 1 month ago

COP27 draft text omits India's proposal of phasing down all fossil fuels

The Hindu  

The United Nations published a first draft of the climate deal on Thursday and it doesn't mention a phase down of all fossil fuels, a proposal that was put forward by India and supported by the European Union and many other countries. The draft encourages "the continued efforts to accelerate measures towards the phase down of unabated coal power and …

Attempts being made to forget rich nations' historical contribution: India at COP27
2 years, 1 month ago

Attempts being made to forget rich nations' historical contribution: India at COP27

The Hindu  

Rich nations are making a push to include language such as "major emitters and "top emitters" in the cover text of the ongoing UN climate summit in Egypt which is not acceptable to India, a member of the Indian delegation said. Developed countries want that all top emitters, particularly the top 20 including India and China, make intense emission cuts …

UN rejects India's move, COP27 draft text omits New Delhi's proposal of phasing down all fossil fuels
2 years, 1 month ago

UN rejects India's move, COP27 draft text omits New Delhi's proposal of phasing down all fossil fuels

India TV News  

In a major blow to New Delhi’s expectation, the United Nations on Thursday published a first draft of the climate deal but it doesn't mention a phase down of all fossil fuels, a proposal that was put forward by India and supported by the European Union and many other countries. The draft encourages "the continued efforts to accelerate measures towards …

COP27 | India, China, Brazil, South Africa oppose ‘carbon border tax’
2 years, 1 month ago

COP27 | India, China, Brazil, South Africa oppose ‘carbon border tax’

The Hindu  

With the 27th edition of the Conference of Parties in Sharm El Sheikh nearing its final stages and efforts being ramped up to arrive at a conclusive agreement, a consortium of countries that includes India has jointly stated that carbon border taxes, that could result in market distortion and aggravate the trust deficit amongst parties, must be avoided. BASIC, a …

COP27: India calls for gradual low-carbon development over de-carbonisation
2 years, 1 month ago

COP27: India calls for gradual low-carbon development over de-carbonisation

Firstpost  

India asked the developing countries to be given their fair share of the carbon budget to make sure that the switch to carbon-free sources of energy doesn’t come at the expense of their development New Delhi: Clarifying India’s position on de-carbonisation at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said that for India a just transition could …

5 questions over India's emission plan at COP27
2 years, 1 month ago

5 questions over India's emission plan at COP27

Live Mint  

The strategy focuses on low-carbon electricity and transport systems, low-emission industrial systems, carbon mitigation technologies, energy-efficient urban infrastructure, enhanced forest cover, and the economic and financial aspects of low-carbon development. India is a signatory to the Paris Agreement, under which countries must formulate and communicate long-term low greenhouse gas emission development strategies, taking into account their common but differentiated responsibilities …

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