Lavanya Rajamani
The writer is professor, Centre for Policy Research, Delhi
Articles By Lavanya Rajamani
New rules on the block
Katowice climate negotiations have yielded a disciplined rulebook for future. It’s now time to deliver.
Paris to Katowice
Nations have the opportunity at Katowice to negotiate a robust rulebook to encourage ambitious climate actions
Shaping the deal in Bonn
To effectively participate in the post-Paris climate negotiations, India must first ratify the Paris agreement
Paris triumph
The climate agreement strikes a fine balance between ambition, differentiation and finance
The Climate In Bonn
India needs to revisit its position, nuance it, for a meaningful outcome.
A modest victory
Lima Call for Climate Action will stand countries in good stead in Paris.
Turning up the heat in Lima
India must sieze this moment to set the agenda for the 2015 climate agreement.
Halfway between Durban and Paris
India must wield the equity principle to shape the climate agenda,not to guard against mitigation commitments.
Deconstructing Durban
So far,India has used equity as a shield to avoid committing to emissions cuts. Now,it must use it as a sword to shape the climate agenda
The Durban dictionary
Why India must not resist the call for a legally binding instrument to bring together mitigation efforts,the issue that will dominate the Durban conference on climate change
European Union,climate action hero?
Europe loses its patience with slow multilateral climate talks and tries to regulate all airlines,even non-European ones.
The can-cant at Cancun
Despite US intransigence,there was minor progress for developing countries