From fire to fallout: COP30’s uneasy compromise
A new presidency cover text drops fossil fuel language, softens finance commitments and leaves the…
Anushka Mohite
India’s stance at COP30: No new commitments without real finance
With its NDCs still pending, ambition for India can’t move while finance obligations remain unmet,…
New report recasts Global South as climate finance investor, not recipient
The report by IHLEG dilutes historical responsibility, focusing instead on domestic reforms, private capital, and…
Can multilateralism still deliver at COP30?
From calls to reform climate finance to demands for equity and adaptation, experts say COP30…
Between urgency and inclusion: Why the IPCC can’t agree on AR7’s timeline
On the surface, the IPCC’s latest meeting ended in a deadlock over AR7’s timeline. But…
Article 6 gavelled: Progress on paper, but will it deliver real-world impact?
While the adoption of Article 6 has been looked at as a step forward, experts…
X marks the spot: How power and compromise led to COP29’s $300 bn climate finance outcome
The COP29’s climate finance deal reveals power struggles and lingering inequities Developed nations arrived at…
COP29: Climbing towards $1 trillion, but stuck at $300 billion?
A COP finance staircase was being discussed among COP29 attendees, which outlines a multi-tiered approach…
COP29 second week begins: Rich nations soften stance on climate finance donor base issue?
China may have shown some willingness to report its existing voluntary climate finance provisions from…
COP29: Hope for climate perseveres despite political disruptions
COPs, past and present, have demonstrated that despite the complexities of the journey, the collective…