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Dear readers,
Welcome to the Climate Weekly newsletter by the Centre for Science and Environment’s Climate Change programme and Down to Earth.
As COP28 concludes in Dubai amid a fractured world, CSE’s Director-General Sunita Narain
reflects on the challenges faced. While extreme weather events ravage the poor, the industrialized world showed little political will for real emission reductions. The switch from coal to natural gas, though reducing CO2 levels, raises questions about the costs of transition. She acknowledges the positive step of establishing the loss and damage fund yet emphasizes the need for adequate funds without new conditionalities. COP 28 has highlighted two key developments. First, the finance issue has taken center stage, with discussions shifting toward the quality of finance. The need for accessible and affordable finance that does not add to countries' debt burden becomes crucial. Second, the fossil fuel debate has moved beyond the simplistic phase-out narrative, urging a nuanced discussion on the science behind the phase-out process, which fuels must be in focus, and equitable distribution of burden.
Last week, as a part of CSE’s work on industrial circularity, the Industrial Pollution Unit has
released a report focusing on improving waste paper circularity in the pulp and paper sector. The report addresses the status of wastepaper recycling in India, supply chain dynamics, cost economics, and recommendations to enhance recovery rates. According to CSE estimates, India's current recovery rate of 57% for wastepaper is commendable but falls short of developed countries. The report suggests strategies to improve circularity, including increasing recovery rates, utilizing domestic raw materials, and reducing wastepaper imports.
As we approach the end of 2023, we want to express our gratitude for your continued engagement and support. We undertook several important research initiatives this year, and our key reports on
financial barriers hindering climate ambition, the
voluntary carbon market, the
Global Stocktake and our
COP 28 observations were very well-received. We will continue this journey with a lineup of critical research initiatives planned for the coming year.
Thank you for being a valued reader.
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By - Trishant Dev
Climate Change, CSE
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| EXTREME WEATHER TRACKER |
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2023 in a blink: Climate, weather records that broke this year, 20 December 2023
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El Nino-fuelled Northeast monsoon caused the deluge in south Tamil Nadu: Experts, 19 December 2023
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CLIMATE NEWS | SCIENCE| IMPACTS| POLITICS |
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Reports by CSE Climate Change |
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Beyond Climate Finance
Climate ambition in the Global South requires financial system reforms |
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Discredited: The Voluntary Carbon Market in India
Do people and climate benefit?
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The First Global Stocktake
Key debates and the way forward
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Financial Systems Transformation
Tracking progress since CSE's paper 'Beyond Climate Finance'
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Other Recent Reports by CSE |
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Improving Wastepaper Circularity for The Pulp and Paper Sector |
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India's Transition to E-cooking
Opportunities, Challenges and a
Roadmap for Large-Scale Adoption
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