UN climate talks
9 things we learned at the UN climate talks in Bonn
BLOG: Climate talks are like pregnancy, Ethiopia is more climate-forward than Australia and God is on the climate’s side
UN to present new ‘streamlined’ climate text in July
NEWS: Chairs of talks for a global emissions deal propose new “tool” that will synthesise and clarify discussions so far
Papal encyclical to have “major impact” says top UN climate official
NEWS: Christiana Figueres says Pope Francis will stress moral obligation to protect planet for future generations
Slow pace of UN climate talks raises Paris stakes
NEWS: Smaller and clearer plans for global deal expected this week, but doubts over progress linger among participants
China, India reject calls for tougher climate goal at UN talks
NEWS: Development needs cited by emerging superpowers as science and geopolitics clash at Bonn negotiations
Through the looking glass: transparency in a UN climate deal
COMMENT: Clear and regular information on national climate plans is vital to overcome a lack of trust at global talks
US, Brazil and China voice doubts over Australia climate plans
NEWS: Leading economies use UN session to question Canberra government over plans to slash emissions and climate policy ambition
China cautions French calls for speedy UN climate pact
NEWS: Beijing envoy dampens enthusiasm for swift deal on first day of Bonn climate talks, calls for more financial assurances
Oil giants support for UN climate pact signals change in strategy
ANALYSIS: Top hydrocarbon producers seem to accept a global deal will be done in Paris – the question is can they limit its damage?
Climate talks resume in Bonn as clock ticks on UN deal
NEWS: Two weeks of tough negotiations expected as envoys prepare to radically cut huge text for Paris deal
NGOs cry ‘greenwash’ over Paris climate talk sponsors
NEWS: Companies including Air France, Renault-Nissan and Suez Environnement will foot 20% of €187,000 bill for critical summit
France ready to step in if climate talks stall, says Tubiana
NEWS: Chief French climate diplomat says hosts of COP21 will take lead if countries fail to deliver new text by August
Fabius: Momentum growing behind long term climate target
NEWS: President of 2015 climate summit says he’s encouraged by countries backing calls to radically cut CO2 emissions in second half of century
Canada posts pledge for 2015 UN climate change deal
NEWS: Harper government says plan is “fair and ambitious”, but critics point to reliance on carbon credits and inaction on tar sands
Paris climate deal to boost global economic growth, says Figueres
NEWS: Executive secretary of UN climate convention rejects notion carbon curbs will slow growth, admits 2015 deal will not be a “silver bullet”
Binding CO2 cap would leave US on shaky legal ground
BLOG: US legal expert lays out criteria for Paris pact, warns administration should not over commit or it could face trouble in courts
Will a Paris climate change pact have any teeth?
ANALYSIS: What requirements will a proposed 2015 global warming deal place on countries? It’s a question exercising top legal minds
New Zealand stresses costs of climate action, looks to carbon markets
NEWS: Government is playing up the challenges of emissions cuts in a consultation on its contribution to a global climate deal
Brazil’s climate plans stall as historic drought hits country
NEWS: Government has promised to deliver ambitious plan to UN, but critics say work on Paris contribution has slowed
2C warming goal is a ‘defence line’, governments told
NEWS: Target exposes world’s poor to “very high risk” and should be tightened as much as possible, concludes expert dialogue