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EU: 2030 climate policy must address global UN deal
Tentative 40% emissions reduction goal suggested, full policy package to be put forward before 2014
Figueres: 400ppm a sign leaders must address climate change
United Nations climate chief says news world has hit 400ppm CO2 target should encourage governments to boost emission reduction ambitions
Rules to measure climate ambition could be agreed at UN summit in Warsaw
Climate Action Network says UN should host ‘equity review’ to establish indicators countries can use to assess climate ambition
Climate finance: the elephant that’s not even in the room
Lack of progress on climate finance flows could fatally undermine attempts to broker a global deal in 2015
Berlin climate talks end with pledge to ‘inspire and enable’ action
Petersberg Climate Dialogue concludes with acknowledgement that world is on course to break 2 degrees Celsius barrier
Framework of global climate deal starts to emerge
Last week’s round of UN climate change talks in Bonn offered an insight into what a binding emissions treaty could look like
Why legal form matters at international climate negotiations
Joy Hyvarinen from the FIELD asks if states act rationally when negotiating and ratifying treaties, and whether they have biases that can be predicted?
Mapping global climate action through word clouds
Climate change policies of the USA, EU, China and poorer nations unravelled in Adopt a Negotiator’s innovative word clouds
Political will to tackle climate change faces Petersberg Dialogue test
Ministers from 35 countries meet an influential Berlin summit to set agenda for main UN climate talks in Warsaw
Poland and France co-operating on 2015 climate deal
Next UN climate talks host already working with 2015 President France. Reassures issues within the EU will not affect its influence on the talks
Climate vulnerable states call for greater ambition at UN talks
Negotiators and civil society offer their reaction to a week of UN climate negotiations in Bonn
Figueres: 2015 climate deal must kickstart green growth
UN climate chief tells RTCC agreement must be the start of a transformation of world economy to cleaner technologies & renewable energy
Pablo Solon: everyone must accept binding climate commitments
Former Bolivian Ambassador to United Nations says ‘pledge and review’ climate deal recommended by USA will not solve emissions crisis
Saudi Arabia isolated as UN climate talks make progress
Oil producer’s objections to climate deal ignored as nations line up to back low carbon growth
Small island states issue climate compensation warning
Pacific nations say push for damages incurred from climate change will cost more than taking early efforts to cut emissions
UN climate process primed for final tilt at global emissions deal
Warnings from science grow louder but climate finance and emission ambition remain festering sores at international negotiations
China, EU, USA & India outline global climate deal positions
As governments prepare to meet in Bonn to discuss a proposed 2015 climate treaty, RTCC looks at the opening positions of the USA, EU, China and India
Can EU climate leadership survive next round of UN talks?
With its emissions trading scheme in tatters, the EU may struggle to demonstrate it’s still a climate leader – but as Joe Curtin argues – it’s vital it plays a role
Q&A: Least developed countries chief on UN climate talks
Least Developed Countries chair Prakash Mathema tells RTCC world’s poorest plan to be the loudest at the UN climate change negotiations
Polish government accused of gagging anti-fracking groups
Poland’s government stands accused of considering new legislation to limit the influence of campaign groups opposed to its plans to frack for shale gas