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Trudging along the steep slope
24 Aug 2024 5:01 PM GMTThe major highlights from the COP28 in Dubai included progress on global stocktake and the operationalisation of the Loss and Damage Fund, but the...
Breakthrough with a caveat
17 Aug 2024 4:49 PM GMTAfter 30 long years of negotiations, COP27 at Sharm-al-Shaikh managed to establish the Loss and Damage Fund but, at the same time, saw the weakening...
Rising up to the challenge
10 Aug 2024 4:28 PM GMTComing after a one-year postponement induced by the COVID-19 pandemic, COP26 in Glasgow registered a remarkable progress with agreements on key issues...
Ending in disarray
3 Aug 2024 6:00 PM GMTThe last conference before the operationalisation of the Paris Agreement, COP25 in Madrid came as a disappointment, as no major agreements were made,...
Shadowed commitments
27 July 2024 3:00 PM GMTSponsored controversially by a coal company, COP24 at Katowice was a procedural conference aimed at operationalising the Paris Agreement, but it...
Progress & pitfalls
20 July 2024 6:26 PM GMTCOP23 in Bonn, Germany, advanced Paris Agreement implementation but faced criticism for slow emissions reductions, inadequate climate finance, and...
Shadows of a dream
13 July 2024 1:00 PM GMTThe COP22 meet at Marrakesh focused on implementing the Paris Agreement but lacked progress on finance, technology transfer, and loss and damage...
A milestone accord
6 July 2024 2:00 PM GMTThe Paris Agreement finalised during COP21 was a ‘historic turning point’ towards combating global warming. With increased US financial support,...
Sticking to the role
29 Jun 2024 2:43 PM GMTAmidst optimistic factors like US-China bilateral climate talks and India’s invigorated commitment—countered by setbacks in the form of Europe’s...
Lacklustre progress
22 Jun 2024 1:41 PM GMTThough COP19 saw limited achievements in the form of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage and some REDD+ progress, Japan's reduced...
Prelude to Paris
15 Jun 2024 2:30 PM GMTThe eighteenth COP (COP18) was held from November 26 to December 8, 2012 in Doha. The eighth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the...
Paltry progress
8 Jun 2024 5:12 PM GMTThe COP17 kicked off on November 28, 2011, in Durban and continued till December 11, 2011. The seventh meeting of the Conference of Parties serving as...