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Touching milestones
20 April 2024 6:45 PM GMTCOP10, held at Buenos Aires in 2004, ratified the Kyoto Protocol — putting a meaningful end to the processes started at COP3 — and advanced...
Steering through struggles
13 April 2024 4:49 PM GMTCOP9 achieved limited success by initiating the CDM and pledging financial aid to developing nations, but the operationalisation of the Kyoto Protocol...
Threads of hope
6 April 2024 3:56 PM GMTDespite the continuance of disparities between developed and developing countries in terms of implementing the Kyoto Protocol, COP8 achieved success...
A pivotal breakthrough
30 March 2024 3:20 PM GMTCOP7’s remarkable success in bridging divides and securing unanimous support for the Kyoto Protocol was a crucial victory in climate negotiations, as...
Flipping the script
23 March 2024 3:33 PM GMTHeld in two stints, first at the Hague (2000) and then Bonn (2001), COP-6 made a remarkable turnaround—addressing key issues needed to get the Kyoto...
Building the bedrock
16 March 2024 4:38 PM GMTDuring COP-5 in Bonn (1999), the focus was on preparing for future conferences and operationalising the Kyoto Protocol, with discussions revolving...
Stymied by dichotomies
9 March 2024 3:48 PM GMTThe fourth Conference of Parties (COP4) in Buenos Aires (1998) ended with modest achievements and persistent friction between developed and developing...
Climate change: Shaping the future of global emissions
2 March 2024 4:16 PM GMTThe historic 1997 Kyoto Protocol marked a pivotal moment in international climate policy, setting binding targets for industrialised nations and...
Climate Change Series: Abstract achievements
24 Feb 2024 4:15 PM GMTThe Second Conference of Parties (COP2) in Geneva, 1996, aimed to reduce emissions and set up Ad Hoc Group on the Berlin Mandate alongside...
A subtle initiation
17 Feb 2024 3:49 PM GMTWhile the inaugural COP1 in 1995 marked a promising start with the establishment of the ‘Berlin Mandate’, persistent disparities among nations...
Chronicles of climate action
10 Feb 2024 4:18 PM GMTThrough a close inspection of Conference of Parties, this new series of articles aims to trace the evolution of global climate change action over the...
Lingering shadows
30 Dec 2023 3:03 PM GMTAlthough the 12th Ministerial Conference made crucial decisions in the realm of e-commerce, fisheries subsidies, TRIPS waiver, food security and WTO...