India
India’s climate change laws
What is Dr Manmohan Singh’s government doing to cut national carbon emissions and promote renewable energy?
David Cameron: green growth is the future
British Prime Minister tells Mumbai audience major economies must back low carbon agenda
Climate resilient rice offers hope to Indian farmers
New method of growing rice has achieved significantly larger harvests while reducing the need for fertilisers and curbing emissions of greenhouse gases
Singh: India not planning further emission cuts
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says world’s third largest emitter has done its bit, calling on richer nations to show more ambition
Indian minister’s advisor calls for year-long UN climate talks
Senior Indian Minister’s right hand man Varad Pande says ramping up talks to as much as 150 days a year punctuated with ministerial interventions is way best forward
Obama’s “fiscal cliff” deal boosts US renewable energy sector
Climate Live: The latest climate change headlines curated by RTCC, updated daily from 0830-1700 GMT
Surging demand for coal threatens climate targets
IEA report says coal could be world’s largest energy source by 2020, highlighting importance of support for carbon capture and cleaner power generation in developing world
Coal to be largest source of energy by end of decade, warns IEA
Climate Live: The latest climate change headlines curated by RTCC, updated daily from 0830-1700 GMT
Indian guru offers hope for UN climate talks
Shri Shri 1008 Soham Baba says negotiations will be a success only after politicians can visualize the pain and suffering that climate change will cause
Why India’s green growth dream is turning into a nightmare
A battle between environmentalists and industrialists is raging at the heart of India’s government, and as Alok Gupta explains, it’s hard to work out which side everyone’s on
Why water must be at the heart of China & India’s future plans
Soaring populations, ambitious infrastructure projects and the effects of climate change will all combine to put pressure on the most precious resource of all – water
Poverty and prosperity are the two greatest polluters, says Indian NGO
Manoj Kumar, CEO of the Naandi Foundation in India tells RTCC that conservation efforts must help lift people out of poverty to be successful.
IEA World Energy Outlook: Fossil fuel subsidies jumped 30% to $523 billion in 2011
Climate Live: The latest climate change headlines curated by RTCC, updated daily from 0830-1700 GMT
Indian monsoon may fail more often because of climate change
Climate Live: The latest climate change headlines curated by RTCC, updated daily from 0900-1700 GMT
Pavan Sukhdev: Biodiversity not a luxury for the rich but a necessity for the poor
Pavan Sukhdev calls for the value of biodiversity to the poor to be considered when assessing the economic impact of the loss of nature.
UN climate talks will fail without acknowledgment of rich/poor divide, says Indian diplomat
Without acknowledging the varying ability of nations to respond to the threats of climate change, negotiations cannot end successfully, according to Nitin Desai.
Hyderabad: A showcase of urban biodiversity
India’s growing cities have exacted a massive price on nature – but a biodiversity project in Hyderabad aims to reverse this trend
UN biodiversity talks end with finance deal as countries double funding to $10bn
Developed countries increase financial support to the developing world, but conservation groups say this falls far short of what is needed to protect biodiversity and combat climate change.
Hyderabad biodiversity talks: day 11 diary
CBD COP11: Finance crucial on final day or talks, criticism over participation numbers in Hyderabad and national tiger database announced.
UN agreement urges caution over geoengineering tests
CBD COP11: Small scale experiments with scientific value can continue, but funds must not be directed away from climate change mitigation efforts