Low per capita emissions and ambitious mitigation targets helps India climb the ranks, but globally all countries are just not doing enough to meet emission targets, with emissions in China and coal in India eroding their credibility

As climate talks remain deadlocked, scientists from Future Earth lay out the case for immediate action to avert catastrophic climate change impacts

The progress in the first week of climate negotiations in Katowice has been painfully slow, and a logjam over financial transparency can unravel agreements in other areas such as green technology transfer

After a brief slowdown, carbon emissions grew last year, and are set to grow again almost twice as much, driven by coal based power in India and China, as well as global transport emissions

The Global Climate Risk Index 2019 released at the Katowice summit shows that intense cyclones, excessive rainfall and severe floods make India and its neighbours among the worst affected countries in the world

India said at the ongoing Katowice climate summit that it is well on track to meet its energy capacity and emissions intensity goals in 2020, 10 years ahead of its pledge under the Paris Agreement

As two marine nations, both deeply impacted by climate change, research collaboration between India and Norway is both natural and necessary according to senior decisionmakers of both countries

The annual climate summit opens in Katowice, Poland, with no sign of agreement over how much money industrialised countries may provide to combat climate change

Not enough governments are on track to cut carbon emissions, but private sector could be the saviour if coal, oil and gas subsidies are removed, UN Environment suggests

Alongside a conference on polar science, the Research Director of the Norwegian Polar Institute, Nalan Koc, spoke to thethirdpole.net on why it makes sense for India and Norway to cooperate