Climate politics
UN chief asks youth groups for help with climate challenge
Ban Ki Moon tells youth groups at UN climate talks in Bonn they must use their power at the ballot box to keep pressure on politicians
Finance ministers set for UN climate talks invite
Negotiators welcome participation of finance ministers at COP19 in Warsaw expected to advance traditional stalemate over climate funding
Ban Ki Moon calls on leaders to take drought threat seriously
UN chief says developed and developing countries need to accelerate the development of national drought policies
Trade fears blocking progress on REDD+ at UN climate talks
Global Canopy Programme’s Christina MacFarquhar and Matt Leggett argue climate and trade negotiators must work together to ensure rainforest protection
Hollande urges G8 leaders to focus on climate challenge
France President says summit gives leaders a chance to map out plan to agree global emissions deal in 2015
What effect will US-China fridge gas deal have?
Hopes rise for climate change progress after agreement by China to phase out one of the most potent greenhouse gases hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
Video: why Peru is a great choice for the 2014 UN climate summit
Enrique Maurtua Konstantinidis from the CAN-Latin America coalition of environmental NGOs says Peru is a great choice as host of the COP 20 climate talks
UN climate envoys claim progress on 2015 deal despite Russia row
As two weeks of talks conclude, one negotiating track stalls but positive tone continues on discussions of new 2015 global treaty
Bonn 2013 climate change talks: closing reaction
Response to the end of the Bonn talks from Christiana Figueres, Connie Hedegaard, the Least Developed Countries, Save the Children and more
Russia warns talks on 2015 climate deal are “incredibly slow”
Negotiator Oleg Shamanov tells RTCC “brainstorming” on global treaty must stop at end of 2013, when a plan should be presented to all parties
Analysis: are countries meeting climate finance obligations?
World Resources Institute examines how efforts to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate change have progressed
EU positive over 2015 climate deal despite Russia row
Lead negotiator Artur Runge-Metzger says progress on developing a framework for a 2015 deal has been made at Bonn session
Small Island technical paper wins support at UN climate talks
Proposal from Alliance of Small Island States to focus on practical steps to cut carbon emissions receives generous welcome at UN talks in Bonn
UN climate row: a sign world leaders are paying attention?
Writing for RTCC, Greenpeace UK Political Director Ruth Davis argues this week’s collapse of talks at the UNFCCC indicates the process is alive and well
Global warming set to approach 4C by 2100
Current emissions and mitigation policies have left the world on a trajectory to warm by 4C by 2100, a new report by Climate Action Tracker warns
Europe must cut emissions 55% by 2030 – Ecofys report
Analysts Ecofys and Sandbag warn EU climate ambitions need urgent shot in arm, calling for new emissions reductions target
New York’s Bloomberg proposes $20bn climate adaptation plan
Morning Summary: New storm barriers, flood walls, levies and sand dunes proposed for NYC in response to damage from Hurricane Sandy in 2012
UN climate talks collapse amid acrimony in Bonn
Session dealing with implementation fails to resolve agenda dispute and will close on Friday without having begun its work
Russian climate negotiator brands UNFCCC rules row “nonsense”
Exclusive: Oleg Shamanov tells Olga Dobridova he should not be blamed for holding up UN talks in Bonn, saying it is vital decision making rules are clarified
China’s emissions outsourcing threatens climate goals
Consumption based emissions are high in rich coastal regions but industry is being concentrated in rural interior China