climate

UN appoints new climate chief

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Patricia Espinosa Cantellano of Mexico as executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The appointment...

Johnson Controls, Covestro join EP100; pledge energy productivity

The Climate Group launched a new global program on energy productivity - EP100, an action of the We Mean Business coalition - at the Energy Efficiency Global Forum (EE Global)...

Are worst doubts about future of climate change coming true?

Rewinding fast backward reveals that when the Kyoto Protocol was opened for signature 18 years ago, on March 16, 1998, only six countries signed...

Developed nations must mobilize $100 bn for Paris climate deal: India

India has urged developed nations to announce their "enhanced" pre-2020 climate action plans and undertake the "urgent" task of mobilising $100 billion, lack of...

TERI shares important roles in climate change initiatives

International support through sharing expertise and experiences and by providing financial assistance is essential for climate change projects to succeed, said Ajay Mathur, director...

Climate change pact an opportunity: Anand Mahindra

The historic Paris Climate Change Agreement signed by India and 174 other countries affords "business a chance to redeem itself from the trust deficit"...

175 nations at UN sign Paris Climate Change Agreement

Representatives from 175 countries met on Friday at the UN to sign the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and made clear the urgency of...

Climate change agreement launched

The historic climate change agreement was ceremonially launched Friday with 171 countries lining up to sign the document that US Secretary General Ban Ki-moon...