India’s proposal to set up a network of climate innovation centers across the world for the development of affordable clean energy technologies for the developing and poor countries has gained approval ‘in-principle’ at the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference. The issue of technology transfer has been a contentious one with the developed countries fearing loss of [...]
COP15: Consensus Reached on Setting Up Climate Innovation Centers for Technology Transfer
December 17, 2009 By 2 Comments
Moveover 'Climategate', Here's Why Even Skeptics Should Support the Climate Deal
December 6, 2009 By 65 Comments
During the run up to the Copenhagen climate change conference the blogosphere had been brimming with pro-climate deal news with several countries announcing carbon reduction measures and record size green energy power projects being announced almost every week. The climate change skeptics had taken a backseat, so to say. But after the climategate incident the argument between [...]
The Need For Depoliticizing Copenhagen Climate Negotiations
December 5, 2009 By 2 Comments
International politics and diplomacy has brought to where we are today. The United States is ready with a provisional emissions reduction target and so are the developing countries ready with their voluntary carbon intensity reduction targets. But as leaders from more than 190 countries prepare to meet at Copenhagen’s Bella Center to discuss the framework [...]
Is India Really Serious About Its Carbon Intensity Target?
December 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
India’s sudden proposal of carbon intensity target raises questions about it commitment to reduce carbon emissions as the target is weak and not open to international monitoring.
