UN Climate Action Summit 2019
China and allies challenge UN chief’s climate vision
‘Basic’ environment ministers stress the responsibility of rich countries, in draft declaration that ignores António Guterres’ call for more ambitious national plans
UN chief’s climate asks fall flat in emerging economies
As Brics environment ministers meet in Brazil, experts see little appetite for meeting António Guterres’ benchmark of climate ambition
Australia seeks to water down climate declaration at Pacific summit
An annotated draft Pacific Islands Forum statement shows the Morrison administration trying to quash references to 1.5C, carbon neutrality and coal development
It is high time to reboot our relationship with nature
Leaders must take decisive action to support nature-based solutions to the climate challenge, in light of the latest UN science report
Greta Thunberg to sail to New York climate summit in racing yacht
Swedish teen activist will cross the Atlantic in hurricane season by boat for a four-month tour of the Americas, rather than take a high-carbon flight
Climate Weekly: Guterres cracks the whip
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UN envoy urges India to raise climate ambition
Luis de Alba praised rapid expansion of renewable energy and pressed the government to go further, on a visit to Delhi
Guterres asks all countries to plan for carbon neutrality by 2050
In a letter to heads of state, the UN chief set net zero emissions as the benchmark for ambition, ahead of a landmark summit in September
How Trump’s climate U-turn exposed the limits of European power
When the world needed someone to step up as a climate power broker, why did no-one think it would be the EU?
Asset managers worth $15 trillion make climate risk promise to Macron
The French president gathered the world’s biggest investors this week to push them to back climate-friendly projects
Saudi row over 1.5C science raises frustration with UN consensus model
Diplomats are losing patience with players like Saudi Arabia blocking progress at international climate talks, instead looking to other forums for action
China pledges to strengthen climate plan
In a joint statement with France, the world’s biggest emitter declared an intention to upgrade its contribution to the Paris Agreement
‘Revolutionise the world’: UN chief calls for youth to lead on climate
Use social media and political organising to ‘force’ older generation to confront climate crisis, says António Guterres
Nationalism could sink the Paris Agreement. The UN chief is fighting back
The UN boss faces down the forces of nationalism in his quest to drag countries toward a sustainable future
Countries must address this major Paris Agreement blind spot
As countries meet in Abu Dhabi to discuss their climate pledges, they must draw up plans to end the production of fossil fuels, not just their consumption
EU stumble weakens global drive for climate ambition
As the EU struggles to agree a net zero climate target, observers raised concerns over the ‘global ramifications’ of its domestic disagreement
Merkel, fallen climate chancellor, has a chance to save her legacy
This week’s European Council meeting is Germany’s moment to clean up a tarnished reputation, writes a former UN climate chief
Majority of EU states, including Germany, now support 2050 net zero climate goal
Momentum builds for the bloc to land a deal on its long term climate target ahead of a leaders meeting this week
EU aims for long term climate deal by ‘early 2020’
Draft conclusions for a meeting of EU leaders indicate the bloc will not set its 2050 climate target this year, despite pressure from the UN secretary general
EU should not raise 2030 climate target, says Juncker
Ahead of a meeting of European leaders, the European Commission president says raising the bloc’s Paris Agreement target ‘does not make sense’