Latest climate change news
Yeb Sano absence casts shadow over Lima climate talks
NEWS: Star Filipino negotiator sends defiant tweets as delegation say they cannot explain why he is not in Peru
UN plans for 2015 climate deal favour rich, say developing countries
NEWS: Delegates from Africa and other developing countries accused co-chairs of favouring EU and US views in UN climate talks
Lima climate talks “a matter of survival” for world’s poorest
INTERVIEW: The least developed countries need the rich to make deeper emissions cuts for their survival, says Ram Prasad Lamsal
LIVE IN LIMA – DAY 2: UN COP20 climate change summit
Rolling commentary, news, analysis and video from the 20th Conference of the Parties to the UN Climate Convention in Lima, Peru
Oil price crash proves renewables are future – UN climate chief
NEWS: Volatility of crude prices demonstrates need to target energy system with free fuel, argues Christiana Figueres
China: climate laggards must join in pre-2020 efforts
NEWS: Lead negotiator Su Wei says developed countries must ramp up action on emissions this decade
Pacific Islands lead largest ever climate fast
NEWS: Government ministers, delegates and half the population of Tuvalu joined activists in “historic” day of climate activism
LIVE IN LIMA – DAY 1: UN COP20 climate change summit
Rolling commentary, news, analysis and video from the 20th Conference of the Parties to the UN Climate Convention in Lima, Peru
Record temperatures raise pressure on UN climate talks
NEWS: Envoys gather to discuss plans for global deal, with low levels of rich-poor financial aid still causing headaches
Could geoengineering make climate change worse?
NEWS: Resorting to geoengineering to tackle climate change would be an admission of failure, UK scientists say
Mapped: Around the world in climate change targets
BLOG: Use RTCC’s interactive map to find out how far countries around the world have pledged to reduce their emissions
Jargon busting: Inside the world of the UN climate talks
BLOG: Know your BINGOs from your NAMAs? Worried about LULUCF? Let us guide you through the worst
Harvard and UCL students ramp up divestment campaigns
NEWS: From a lawsuit in Boston to a “die-in” in London, campaigners are raising pressure on universities to drop fossil fuel ties
Rajendra Pachauri: Science offers clear rationale for climate action
COMMENT: Chairman of UN’s IPCC climate science panel says governments must pay heed to warnings in latest AR5 report
Spain pledges €120m to UN-backed green fund
NEWS: Contribution brings Green Climate Fund total up to US$9.7 billion, ahead of UN climate conference in Lima
Australia, Canada should reveal climate targets, says EU
INTERVIEW: Miguel Arias Canete on why 2C is still the goal, coal is not the answer and critics have got him wrong
US-China pact has shifted the dynamics of climate talks
COMMENT: India is looking for new allies, Peru wants to bring Latin Americans together and Europe needs to get its mojo back
Will Putin play hardball at the UN climate talks?
ANALYSIS: For Russian diplomats, a year of sanctions and conflict will provide the backdrop to Lima talks. Will this be payback time?
Oilfield expansion unsustainable amid tumbling prices – OPEC
NEWS: OPEC president warns new oilfields could be unsustainable as prices fall to 4-year low, while activists target Exxon Mobil
What’s the best way to enforce an international climate agreement?
COMMENT: A 2015 carbon cutting deal needs a legal basis, argues Sebastian Oberthür, but it’s not clear what could be politically acceptable