Climate politics
Climate adaptation costs could hit $1trn a year by 2050 – UN
NEWS: The cost of protecting people from climate change impacts are likely to be 2-3 times previous estimates, finds UN report
IETA: Carbon markets need to matter more in Lima
COMMENT: Delaying work on the role of carbon markets in a 2015 climate deal is foolish, argues international trade body
LIVE IN LIMA – DAY 5: UN COP20 climate change summit
Rolling commentary, news, analysis and video from the 20th Conference of the Parties to the UN Climate Convention in Lima, Peru
Yeb Sano: I will not be ashamed to cry for my people
BLOG: Absent negotiator turned activist makes twitter plea for action at UN talks as typhoon Hagupit draws near
China outlines vision for 2015 UN climate change deal
NEWS: Lead negotiator Su Wei calls for raised ambition from developed countries on pre-2020 emissions cuts and climate finance
LIVE IN LIMA – DAY 4: UN COP20 climate change summit
Rolling commentary, news, analysis and video from the 20th Conference of the Parties to the UN Climate Convention in Lima, Peru
Green Climate Fund to start funding projects in 2015
NEWS: UN’s green bank to make emissions reduction projects a reality by June in boost to Lima talks
Widows of murdered Peruvian forest defenders demand justice
NEWS: As Peruvian government reveals rising deforestation at Lima climate talks, indigenous people accuse them of neglect
India considers emissions peak 2035-50
NEWS: Government officials say US president Barack Obama pushed for an announcement when he visits in January
UN carbon market fights for its future at Lima talks
NEWS: Clean Development Mechanism is “in crisis” after EU decision, says chair Hugh Sealy, but can be salvaged under a new carbon market architecture
WMO: 2014 set to be hottest year ever
NEWS: Climatologists’ report shows the urgency of cutting greenhouse gas emissions as UN climate negotiators meet in Lima
LIVE IN LIMA – DAY 3: UN COP20 climate change summit
Rolling commentary, news, analysis and video from the 20th Conference of the Parties to the UN Climate Convention in Lima, Peru
Lima climate talks: One in three countries not sending ministers
NEWS: Political interest declines in UN climate talks, as fewer ministers attend Lima than Warsaw negotiations
Civil society returns to UN climate talks, but for how long?
BLOG: 12 months after bailing on COP19 in Warsaw, green groups are back, but with the same concerns
Yeb Sano absence casts shadow over Lima climate talks
NEWS: Star Filipino negotiator sends defiant tweets as delegation say they cannot explain why he is not in Peru
UN plans for 2015 climate deal favour rich, say developing countries
NEWS: Delegates from Africa and other developing countries accused co-chairs of favouring EU and US views in UN climate talks
Lima climate talks “a matter of survival” for world’s poorest
INTERVIEW: The least developed countries need the rich to make deeper emissions cuts for their survival, says Ram Prasad Lamsal
LIVE IN LIMA – DAY 2: UN COP20 climate change summit
Rolling commentary, news, analysis and video from the 20th Conference of the Parties to the UN Climate Convention in Lima, Peru
Oil price crash proves renewables are future – UN climate chief
NEWS: Volatility of crude prices demonstrates need to target energy system with free fuel, argues Christiana Figueres
China: climate laggards must join in pre-2020 efforts
NEWS: Lead negotiator Su Wei says developed countries must ramp up action on emissions this decade