Climate politics
UNEP: 2020 climate change deal is too late for drastic carbon cuts
COP18: Chief scientist Professor Joseph Alcamo tells RTCC ambitious CO2 reductions are needed now to stay within the 2°C limit of warming.
Climate action must be accelerated at Doha talks, warns UN climate chief
UN climate chief warns that COP18 talks must see progress on 2015 emissions deal if 2°C temperature rise is to be avoided
BASIC countries call for raised ambition at Doha climate talks
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What does business want from the UN climate change talks?
COP18: With billions of dollars needed to prepare for and reduce the impact of climate change, what can negotiators do in Doha to smooth the path for greater private sector involvement?
AOSIS: Rich countries must up carbon cutting ambition in Doha
Negotiators from the Alliance of Small Island States warn that COP18 will be deemed a failure if countries do not up their ambition levels to 2020.
WMO: Greenhouse gas concentrations reached record high in 2011
Latest Greenhouse Gas Bulletin from World Meteorological Organisation finds volumes of CO2 in atmosphere hit 390 ppm last year.
African governments must leave ‘climate tourists’ behind and drive action in Doha
As delegations ready themselves for the UNFCCC COP18 conference in Doha, young African scientists are calling the delegates representing them to show leadership in Doha.
What’s the cure for the EU’s aviation emissions headache?
J Robert Gibson explores the options facing the European Union as it seeks to include aviation emissions into its carbon trading scheme
EU looking to delay Kyoto commitments, says Indian negotiator
India’s chief climate change negotiator R R Rashmi says second commitment period of Kyoto Protocol may not be agreed at COP18 talks
EU climate action damaged by companies buying banned credits
New regulations in force from May 2013 trigger surge in use of emissions offsets damaging environmental integrity of EU trading scheme, according to a new report by the campaign group Sandbag.
Tyndall Centre calls for UN climate delegation numbers to be capped
COP18: Study finds poorer countries are marginalised in the UNFCCC negotiation process as they are unable to compete with the growing delegations of richer counterparts
World Bank fears 4°C warming by 2100
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COP18: Who to follow on twitter at the Doha climate change talks
RTCC’s definitive list of who to follow at the next round of the UN climate talks
Rumoured US proposal to pull climate change talks out of UN slammed
Complementary measures welcome but talking down UNFCCC is “unhelpful” ahead of Doha talks, say observers.
REDD+ should value forests as more than “carbon warehouses”
New report calls on policymakers to better understand the biodiversity and livelihood benefits of forests to ensure the success of REDD+.
EU climate change leadership a myth, says Poland’s Environment Minister
Martin Korolec says the bloc’s contribution to climate change action is overstated, exposing fundamental differences between member states as the COP18 Doha climate talks approach.
Obama pledges climate change leadership in second term
President Barack Obama sets sights on a green growth message to build support for climate action in the USA.
UN’s Clean Development Mechanism registers 5,000th project
Rare good news for UN’s beleaguered CDM as Los Cocos Wind Farm in the Dominican Republic breaks 5000 barrier
Figueres backs China’s new leader to increase climate ambition
UN climate chief says it is “critical” that China’s new Communist Party leader Xi Jinping maintains investment in renewable energy and efficiency measures
Canada’s Alberta tar sands emit more carbon than previously thought
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