India
Climate change to make India monsoons worse
Indian communities need to take matters into their own hands to put an end to disasters like the flooding in Uttarakhand
Kerry invites India to join US-China HFC agreement
Secretary of State John Kerry tells audience in New Delhi that action on climate change can boost the country’s development
US – India climate pact hinges on technology and finance
With John Kerry in India to discuss future cooperation, analysts say USA must offer Delhi government aid to move away from coal-based economy
Climate adaptation planning ‘could have prevented’ Uttarakhand deaths
Local expert tells RTCC lives could have been saved if government had enforced rules banning construction of buildings on flood plans
Indian MP: UK should ditch fossil fuel subsidies
Kalikesh Singh Deo praises the country’s climate legislation but says low targets and fossil fuel subsidies blot its record
Five reasons why an oil-free future is possible
The IEA reports that non-OECD countries overtook their OECD counter parts for the first time, but what alternative do they have?
South Asian MPs visit UK to urge greater climate ambition
Parliamentarians from India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh head to London to call for greater investment in renewable technologies
USA holds key to aviation emissions deal
UN talks this week aimed at cutting the climate impact of aviation and shipping but support from the US will be crucial
EU leads new push to ban HFC greenhouse gases
Proposal to tackle HFCs outside of the UN’s climate process finds wide support as nations look for quick cuts to global emissions
Who is to blame for soaring levels of carbon dioxide?
US and EU historic emissions are vast but growth in China and India has tipped balance
China, EU, USA & India outline global climate deal positions
As governments prepare to meet in Bonn to discuss a proposed 2015 climate treaty, RTCC looks at the opening positions of the USA, EU, China and India
India’s PM talks up clean energy, but can he deliver?
Dr Manmohan Singh told ministers at last week’s Clean Energy Ministerial India was committed to low carbon – but evidence on the ground remains thin
Global climate action continues despite UN deadlock – report
New report highlights acceleration of domestic level policies to combat climate change regardless of the lack of progress at the UNFCCC
India prepares to adopt binding emission reduction target
Reports from Delhi suggest government is planning to establish when the country’s greenhouse gas emissions are likely to peak
India targets “drought proof” status to sidestep climate threat
RTCC’s morning round-up of the top climate change and green economy stories from around the world
Coal power emissions “kill 100,000” in India
RTCC’s morning round-up of the top climate change and green economy stories from around the world
Bangladesh, India & China at ‘high risk’ from natural disasters
Leading emerging markets lack resilience to cope with natural disasters and extreme weather events according to risk analysts Maplecroft
India must look to the past for sustainable innovation
Planners must build on India’s traditional practices, says Prodipto Ghosh, a member of Manmohan Singh’s Council on Climate Change
Black carbon blamed for 30% of Nepal glacier melt
Researchers suspect soot from fires in India and China ‘probably’ responsible for a third of glacial retreat in Himalaya
India and Nepal face struggle over water resources
Water scarcity in the world’s ‘third pole’ could be exacerbated by climate change