Work Overview

CSE has been well known for influencing the design of international climate policy since well before such policy was enshrined in formal institutions - whether it is the landmark paper released in 1991 by Sunita Narain and Anil Agarwal, calling for a decolonisation of carbon budget accounting, or CSE’s commentary on every UN climate meeting since 1992. CSE has led the discourse in climate policy for over three decades advocating for equity, the principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities, and investing in resilient economies for the poor.

The Climate Change Programme is committed to championing the study of the most pressing climate issues relevant for the Global South. CSE’s publications on climate-critical topics, its presence at UNFCCC proceedings such as COP summits and Subsidiary Body meetings, public outreach and advocacy, media engagement, and training programmes are designed to create multipliers in society for climate action.

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 alt=EU unveils plans to compensate domestic exporters with CBAM revenues — here’s what it means
By: Trishant Dev
 alt=Bonn Climate Conference 2025: Capacity building, Just Transition and NCQG in talks at Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue
By: Upamanyu Das
 alt=What is the EU Deforestation Regulation — and who is impacted by the policy?
By: Rudrath Avinashi
 alt=BRICS rallies Global South cooperation as it sees western influence wane
By: Trishant Dev, Upamanyu Das
 alt=FFD4 Seville: Developing countries challenge credit rating agency power
By: Archie Gupta
 alt=Norway announces new NDC amid expanding fossil fuel production: Here’s what it says
By: Rudrath Avinashi
 alt=FFD4 Seville: Key outcomes show some hope, but wider systems remain paralysed
By: Avantika Goswami, Sehr Raheja
 alt=FfD4 Seville: Tax on private jets proposed for premium flyers at UN’s development finance conference
By: Upamanyu Das
 alt=FFD4 Seville: What are the links to the climate talks and the road from Seville to COP30 at Belem?
By: Sehr Raheja
 alt=FFd4 Seville: Leaders open conference with calls for debt relief, representation and support for multilateralism
By: Archie Gupta
 alt=Countries gather in Seville for FfD4 Conference. It is a pivotal moment for global development finance
By: Sehr Raheja
 alt=Bonn Climate Conference 2025: Diverging views stall UAE Dialogue on implementing Global Stocktake outcomes
By: Kirat Kaur
 alt=Bonn Climate Conference 2025: Inside the Baku to Belem Roadmap consultations on climate finance
By: Archie Gupta
 alt=Countries gather in Seville for FfD4 Conference. It is a pivotal moment for global development finance
By: Sehr Raheja
Bonn Climate Conference 2025: Just Transition Work Programme sees divide between justice and transition
By: Rudrath Avinashi
At Bonn Climate Talks, unilateral measures emerge as key flashpoint
By: Trishant Dev
Bonn Climate Conference 2025: On Day 1, developing countries fight EU and allies on finance obligation
By: Avantika Goswami
Baku to Belem roadmap: Countries diverge on how to mobilise $1.3 trillion climate finance
By: Upamanyu Das 
Forests take centre stage at UN as countries gather to discuss climate mitigation
By: Rudrath Avinashi
What is in India’s new climate finance taxonomy — and why does it matter for climate action?
By: Sehr Raheja
World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings provide little relief amid debt, tariff & aid concerns of Global South
By: Upamanyu Das
Critical minerals, development and agency: Are resource-rich countries in control of their mineral wealth?
By: Sehr Raheja, Rudrath Avinashi
Experts call for real change at upcoming UN conference on financing for development
By: Upamanyu Das

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Climate Change

Climate Change and Trade Protectionism

Date: February 2023

Avantika Goswami
Climate Change
CSE

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Climate Change

Loss and Damage Politics and COP 27 Deny distract delay

By: Avantika Goswami
Climate Change, Centre for Science and Environment

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Climate Change

Loss and Damage: Estimations

By: Akshit Sangomla
Correspondent, Down To Earth

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On Monday, 20th January 2025, Donald Trump returned to the White House for his second Presidential term. An avid climate denier, Trump’s return signals even greater risk to the developing world.

video Climate Policy in the Era of the Polycrisis: What can we expect in 2025?

CSE's Climate Change team to kick off 2025 with a conversation with policy expert Tim Sahay of the Net Zero Industrial Policy Lab at Johns Hopkins University, and co-creator of the Polycrisis newsletter and community.