Climate politics
Brazil sparks REDD+ duplication row
CBD COP11: Brazil, Columbia, Ethiopia and Argentina argue REDD+ discussions should be left to UNFCCC conference
Greenpeace protest highlights India’s tough choice between coal and forests
CBD COP11: Greenpeace warns more must be done to protect the India’s forests from increasing exploitation
Countries focus on finance as they move to implement biodiversity targets
CBD COP11: At the CBD’s latest summit delegates look for ways to implement the decisions made two years ago in Japan, but there can be no implementation without finance.
UN biodiversity chief calls for new way of ‘doing business’
CBD COP11: Braulio Dias calls for more integration of ambitions and working as summit opens in Hyderabad
WWF reminds nations of promises on environmental finance
WWF express ‘concern and disappoitment’ over lack of delivery on finance since last major UN Biodiversity conference two years ago
Biodiversity loss, benefit sharing and finance on CBD COP11 agenda
RTCC previews the Convention on Biological Diversity’s COP11 conference, which starts in Hyderabad today
Figueres: Asia is new centre of the universe for carbon cuts
UN climate chief praises efforts to use carbon markets to reduce emissions as Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia follow the example of South Korea and China.
Can we break the REDD+ stalemate?
Accelerating the pace of REDD+ negotiations would send strong signals that the world is serious about addressing climate change, say CIFOR scientists.
What can the US learn from Australia’s clean energy roadmap?
Business and government could do worse than follow in Australian footsteps writes, Jennifer Morgan, director of the climate and energy programme at the World Resource Institute.
Call for UN climate agency to back Robin Hood Tax
The tax has a role to play in raising climate change cash and the UNFCCC can send that signal to member governments, says Institute for Policy Studies says.
EU ambition on potent greenhouse gases questioned
Environmental Investigation Agency says replacement chemicals are lined-up and bloc should not water down legislation to appease industry.
In tweets: UN climate change finance workshop #LTFchat
Climate finance will determine how well some countries are able to adapt to climate change and how deep they are able to cut their emissions. So has the latest UN talking shop provided any progress?
Opposition mounts over aviation’s inclusion in EU ETS
Director General of IATA and Saudi Arabian government have become the latest to speak out against the controversial scheme.
Figueres: Efforts on climate change still fall short of 2°C target
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Water and food security set to feature on COP18 agenda in Qatar
Unmitigated climate change will have ‘potentially devastating effects’ on global water security, according to a paper presented to the United Nations by Qatar’s government
EU lays groundwork for global shipping climate action
Emissions measurement system to begin in 2013 as precursor to maritime inclusion in carbon market.
Vulnerable islands call for urgent action ahead of Doha climate talks
Leaders from the AOSIS group meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly call for greater ambition from second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol
UN’s carbon markets must stay open to all after Kyoto extension – CDM policy chair
Joan MacNaughton tells RTCC Clean Development Mechanism needs finance from countries not planning to be part of Kyoto Protocol extension
Activists get vocal over Obama and Romney ‘climate silence’
New climatesilence website aims to track statements made by both US Presidential Candidates, ahead of the elections on 6 November.
Rockefeller and UN join forces to highlight women’s climate role
Rockefeller Foundation supports UNFCCC initiative to build awareness of women’s role in addressing climate change