Latest climate change news
NGOs walk out of UN climate talks in protest at lack of progress
Greenpeace, Oxfam, WWF, Actionaid, Friends of the Earth, the International Trade Union Confederation and 350.org will leave at 2pm
Fossil fuel lobbying at UN climate talks ‘harmful’ say NGOs
Comment: fossil fuel industry is undermining and subverting climate policies says Rachel Tansey, and need regulation
Climate Action Tracker: world on course for 3.7C warming by 2100
Authors warn of “major risk of a further downward spiral in ambition, a retreat from action”
Poland’s coal unions protest outside UN climate summit
Row over coal and climate in Poland grows day after government sacks Environment Minister and COP19 President
Warsaw climate change talks – day ten live blog
Live coverage from the National Stadium in Warsaw, home to the UN climate change negotiations from Nov 11-22
Divide between rich and poor at UN climate talks as wide as ever
US and EU say new agreement must erase old divisions between developed and developing nations – but others disagree
Norway, USA & UK pledge $280 million to combat deforestation
World Bank-backed scheme will establish public-private partnership to cut emissions from loss of forest cover
Loss and damage: why is this a big issue at UN climate talks?
Saleemul Huq from the IIED explains why climate compensation is important for developing countries
Yvo de Boer: vital to clarify legal nature of 2015 climate deal
Former UN climate chief tells RTCC countries need to understand what form of legal outcome they will sign
UK pledges to end financing of coal plants
Energy secretary told delegates at climate talks the UK will join US to help developing nations to transition to low carbon economy
Developing nations blame Australia for loss and damage talks ‘walkout’
Delegation accused of wearing t-shirts and “gorging on snacks” during critical UN talks
Polish govt sacks COP19 chief Korolec as Environment Minister
Government surprises envoys attending UN climate talks by sacking the summit’s President Marcin Korolec
EU climate chief: ‘backtracking’ at UN talks ‘not acceptable’
Connie Hedegaard tells RTCC efforts by some countries to renegotiate old treaties risk derailing a 2015 climate change deal
Warsaw climate change talks – day nine live blog
Live coverage from the National Stadium in Warsaw, home to the UN climate change negotiations from Nov 11-22
Monica Araya: governments can say no to fossil fuels
The fossil fuel lobby has a disproportionate influence on world leaders, but they are not as powerless as they pretend
Global emissions to reach record high in 2013 – report
New report warns of soaring CO2 emissions as governments gather in Warsaw to hammer out global climate change treaty
EU directs 20% of budget to climate change on eve of UN finance meeting
EU has confirms budget for next seven years, directing €180bn towards climate finance, with €15bn to go towards developing countries
Ban Ki-moon: Typhoon Haiyan a climate ‘wake-up call’
UN chief says people “feeling wrath of warming planet”, and calls on China, EU and USA to drive forward negotiations in Warsaw
Almost 80% of US citizens believe climate change is man-made
Stanford University reports majority in every state polled wants limits on greenhouse gas emissions
Letter to Russia: don’t shoot yourself in both feet at UN climate talks
Russia’s 2020 climate targets are “borderline delusional” says a seasoned Kremlin carbon observer