UN climate talks
Israeli presence at climate talks causes anger in Morocco
“Morocco remains and will always remain the prime defender of the Palestinian cause,” said Moroccan foreign minister and COP22 president
7 things you missed at COP22 while Trump hogged the headlines
It was a ‘uuugggggee story. But while the media reacted in horror, the world – soon to be renamed Planet Trump – and the COP22 climate talks kept turning
Turkey: Notes from a state of (climatic) emergency
Coal-rich Turkey is straying further and further from the path of climate safety. Can it be convinced to come back to the fold?
January 20, 2018: the day US could leave the Paris agreement
One year from his inauguration, Trump could take the US out of the Paris deal and into the climate wilderness
Uncertainty on Trump climate stance overshadows UN talks
At COP22 in Marrakech, delegates struggle to digest the property billionaire’s surge to the US presidency
Which Trump will govern, the showman or the negotiator?
While Donald Trump’s outlandish rhetoric strikes fear into the hearts of climate advocates, as a negotiator he may prove less extreme
The Paris Agreement will survive President Trump
Donald Trump is a disaster for the climate, but clever drafting of the UN pact will limit the damage, says Thomas Hale
US flirts with delusion after five years of wild weather
World Meteorological Organization report shows Hurricane Sandy, 2014 Atlantic cyclones and a 2012 heatwave were made more intense by climate change
South Korea leads list of 2016 climate villains
Seoul *weakened* its climate ambition after the Paris Agreement, joining Saudi Arabia, Australia and New Zealand in laggards’ corner
Bangladesh PM to put climate losses on Marrakech agenda
Sheikh Hasina is expected to attend COP22 and highlight her low-lying country’s vulnerability to flooding and cyclones
UNEP: global climate action “still not good enough”
Greenhouse gas emissions need to fall a further 25% from projected levels in 2030 to meet 2C global warming limit, says report
New Zealand uses pine forests, creative accounting to dodge carbon cuts
Proposed forestry accounting changes would allow New Zealand to claim credits without cutting emissions, NGO claims
BADEA: committed to a low carbon and resilient Africa
Development bank plans to drive funding towards low carbon and climate resilient programmes as part of Paris climate deal pivot
Crib notes: UN climate deal to enter into force on 4 November
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UN climate body: no ‘Plan B’ if Trump is elected
Republican victory would likely mean climate policy heads for the bin, but Patricia Espinosa says world will hold US to deal made in 2015
Paris Agreement needs time to deliver, says UN climate chief
Patricia Espinosa oozes positivity over the pace of climate diplomacy, but admits making the UN’s new emission cutting deal work will be a hard grind
OPEC and UN climate body signal closer ties
Bloc of oil-exporting countries agrees on a need for economic diversification, in light of the Paris climate deal
Marrakech talks must focus on global adaptation challenge
Climate talks are not just about carbon cuts, writes Maldives minister Thoriq Ibrahim
Climate sceptic files Texas lawsuit against ‘alarmism’
Computer engineer Leonid Goldstein is targeting green groups in a conspiracy-fuelled court filing
Crib notes: UN seals third major climate ‘win’ with HFC pact
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