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Dec 2, 2024 | 
downtoearth.org.in | Avantika Goswami |Rohini Krishnamurthy |Trishant Dev |Sehr Raheja
“Is COP29 dead after the Trump win?” asked some members of the media a few days before the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN climate summit (COP29) started on the shores of the Caspian Sea in Baku, Azerbaijan on November 11. News of former reality TV show host Donald Trump sweeping the polls to win a second, non-consecutive term as President of the US, seemed to be added as one more factor that prejudged this summit to be a particularly inconsequential one.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
downtoearth.org.in | Akshit Sangomla |Upamanyu Das |Sehr Raheja |Trishant Dev
The 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Baku, Azerbaijan, began November 11, 2024. Here’s a look at what happened on the fifth day of COP29. Also read the diary for November 11, November 12, November 13, November 14 and November 15.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
downtoearth.org.in | Upamanyu Das |Trishant Dev |Akshit Sangomla |Rohini Krishnamurthy
The 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Baku, Azerbaijan, began November 11, 2024. Here’s a look at what happened on the fifth day of COP29. Also read the diary for November 11, November 12, November 13 and November 14. The co-chairs released a new draft text based on the mandate received from Parties to streamline the first iteration of the draft decision text without making any substantive changes.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
downtoearth.org.in | Trishant Dev
COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev with UN Secretary General Antonio GuterresOn the first day of the 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the conference presidency made headlines by endorsing two key standards for the UN-led carbon markets — circumventing debate or discussion by country negotiators. The announcement was presented as a major step toward launching the carbon market.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
downtoearth.org.in | Trishant Dev |Sehr Raheja |Rohini Krishnamurthy |Rudrath Avinashi
The 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Baku, Azerbaijan, began November 11, 2024. Here’s a look at what happened on the third day of COP29. Also read the diary for November 11 and November 12.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
htsyndication.com | Trishant Dev |Sehr Raheja |Rohini Krishnamurthy |Rudrath Avinashi
India, Nov. 14 -- The 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Baku, Azerbaijan, began November 11, 2024. Here's a look at what happened on the third day of COP29. Also read the diary for November 11 and November 12.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
downtoearth.org.in | Avantika Goswami |Upamanyu Das |Akshit Sangomla |Trishant Dev
The 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Baku, Azerbaijan, began November 11, 2024. Here’s a look at what happened on the second day of COP29. Discussions on the Sharm el-Sheikh mitigation ambition and implementation work programme (MWP) kicked off in Baku on November 12, with Parties acknowledging the two Global Dialogues / Investments Focused Events (GD / IFE) that took place this year on the theme of cities.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
downtoearth.org.in | Rohini Krishnamurthy |Avantika Goswami |Trishant Dev
The 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku, Azerbaijan, began November 11, 2024. Here’s a look at what happened on the opening day of the global climate event. Agenda fightAfter hours of delay, Parties adopted the agenda for COP29 after disagreement over some items listed in the provisional agenda.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
downtoearth.org.in | Trishant Dev
In May 2024, the International Energy Agency (IEA) convened a high-level summit in Paris, championing clean cooking in Africa. At the heart of the discussions was financing clean cooking, with carbon finance framed as key to scaling these initiatives across the continent. Carbon markets are now being positioned as a critical vehicle to drive this transition, promising the funding needed for the widespread adoption of clean cooking.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
downtoearth.org.in | Trishant Dev |Avantika Goswami
The global race to build a low-carbon economy is gaining momentum. But this much-needed push to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has raised concerns about economic rivalry and trade protectionism. Under the guise of climate action, developed countries are trying to protect their domestic manufacturers from global competition while shifting their environmental responsibilities on others. The European Union’s (EU’s) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is a clear example of this.
