Paris climate summit: All the news
Here is Mint's coverage on the Paris climate summit
Paris climate deal: India likely to face huge pressure
With impending closer global scrutiny, India is set to come under huge pressure to increase its targets for cutting greenhouse gas emission. Read more
Rich polluters want to preach, but not pay
The Paris agreement is high on ambition, but low on fixing accountability. Read more
Paris climate deal: Important numbers
The new climate deal adopted in Paris aims to keep rise in global temperature ‘well below 2 degrees Celsius’ over pre-industrial times. Read more
Racing against time in Paris
Come Friday, the world will know whether governments managed to strike a credible and equitable accord based on justice and historic responsibilities. Read more
What Paris talks have accomplished so far
The two-week conference on climate change is halfway over, and no matter what else happens, it has already been a clear-cut success in two critical areas. Read here
Viva la Paris
The reaction of citizens to a terror attack is often as important as that of the government. Read more
Three of the most exciting initiatives have emerged on the sidelines of the official deliberations, and Indians have played a prominent role in all of them. Read here
Paris climate talks enter next tougher phase
Officials from almost 200 nations agreeing on a draft marks an advance over the failed summit in Copenhagen six years ago. Read here
Climate pact: Battle lines redrawn in the blueprint
Ministers face a tough task when they gather from Monday to translate the template into a 195-nation plan to preserve our planet’s hospitable climate and the future of humankind. Read more
Fuelling its growth with coal, India champions the poor in Paris
In the corridors of the UN climate summit, India is winning the support of other developing nations. Read here
India can play ‘heroic’ role at Paris talks: Greenpeace
Greenpeace says India is paying a price for climate change which it is not responsible for. Read here
India has a smart plan for fighting climate change
There’s merit to Modi’s demand for ‘climate justice’ and success in Paris requires that all countries recognize it. Read here
Gates, Tata, Ambani, Son, partner to introduce climate-friendly technologies
Bill Gates will launch the Breakthrough Energy Coalition that will invest billions of dollars in ‘patient, flexible risk capital’ to bring riskier new technologies to market. Read here
Industrialized nations have responsibility to combat climate change: PM Modi
Narendra Modi says the developed world should share resources and technology so that universal aspiration for clean energy can be met. Read more
The climate change jargon Crossword
If you can solve this, you understand everything that is being talked about at the ongoing Paris summit. Read more
Modi and Hollande launch solar alliance
Modi announced that the secretariat of the alliance will be set up at the India’s National Institute of Solar Energy in Gurgaon, on the outskirts of New Delhi. Read here
Barack Obama says US accepts role for contributing to climate change
Barack Obama says Paris climate summit mark a turning point for collective action on global warming. Read here.
At Paris climate summit, Narendra Modi underlines need for urgency
India has announced that it aims at achieving around 40% cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030. Read more
Smog chokes Delhi, Beijing as climate talks begin
Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi are both in Paris and both were scheduled to meet Barack Obama on Monday to give momentum to the two-week negotiations. Read here.
Eight ways to save the planet
Leaders in energy, science, govt policy and innovation name the most promising way to keep global temperatures from passing the 2-degree threshold. Read here.
In Paris world leaders deliberate on climate change
In a series of some 150 opening speeches at the Paris climate summit, addressing the coincidental convergence of global warming and terrorism was unavoidable. Read here
Paris summit: World leaders to launch bid for climate breakthrough
While leaders seek to banish memory of 2009 Copenhagen failure, the emphasis this time will be on national pledges rather than binding treaty. Read more
Modi to launch solar alliance on first day of Paris climate summit
Move is being seen by analysts as a strategic step for the country on the global stage. Read more
Good intentions aren’t enough as climate talks get underway
To change the current carbon equation, the biggest global polluters would have to commit to cutting their emissions at unachievable rates. Read more
The numbers behind climate change
Whatever countries have outlined so far in their intended nationally determined contributions documents don’t seem enough to curb the rise in temperatures. Read here
If you can solve this, you care enough about climate change. Read here
India key player at Paris climate meet, says France’s Laurent Fabius
French foreign minister says he believes India will bring decisive solutions to many issues during the summit. Read here
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