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Japan to set 3.8% 2020 emissions reduction target – report

Nikkei newspaper says new goal would represent a 3% increase in the discharge of greenhouse gases from 1990 levels

New report from 13 European ministers urges EU to take quick action to spur private investment and reform ETS

Guardian: UN climate change chief says it would be too ‘politically difficult’ to negotiate national allocations of carbon emissions

An analysis of the main developed country negotiating positions ahead of the next round of UN climate talks

India blocks international efforts to cut production of greenhouse gases used in air conditioning and refridgeration

UK Prime Minister tells Parliament he wants to cut a series of ‘green levies’ imposed on energy companies aimed at encouraging low carbon growth

Next three years are crucial in determining the shape of climate action, say policy experts at two day Chatham House conference

Lead climate envoy Todd Stern tells audience in London too much focus on ‘legal form’ could blow hopes of agreement

A wordcloud analysis of the main developing country negotiating positions at the UN COP19 talks

Christiana Figueres says over $1 trillion will be needed to address climate change, on day new study reveals global funding fell in 2012

Meeting to establish EU position at UN climate talks, ministers have proposed 2014 deadline and stressed role of public finance

Some least developed countries are at the forefront of efforts to cut pollution, adapt to climate change and achieve economic and social development

Report by eminent group of leaders chaired by Pascal Lamy calls for action to reform the ‘short-termism’ of politics

At next month’s UN climate talks, RTCC will be hosting a live blog drawing on writers from across the world. Ido Liven explains how it will work

‘National Energy Agreement’ aims to help government meet EU 2020 targets and accelerate green growth

As EU Environment Ministers meet in Luxembourg, critics believe a huge opportunity has been missed to do much more to tackle climate change

Scheduled UN climate gathering of world leaders in 2014 appears to be best opportunity for countries to make significant pledges

The head of the Climate Change Committee speaks to RTCC about Conservative commitment to climate cause and why it matters

Questions raised over Warsaw’s climate ambition as posts on UN summit website suggest economic benefits from ice-free Arctic

First Minister says Scotland’s government will ensure climate justice is a central pillar in the country’s policymaking process