Latest climate change news
EU carbon price crisis spreads to Australia
Tax cuts promised on back of carbon levy revenues postponed as low prices in Europe affect Aussie policy
G8 set to discuss climate change
Queen’s Speech confirms climate change will be discussed at forthcoming summit, despite reports UK had blocked issue from agenda
Rising temperatures threaten Africa cassava crops
Plant which is a staple food crop for millions of people across Africa is at risk from disease as regional temperatures rise, scientists say
Berlin climate talks end with pledge to ‘inspire and enable’ action
Petersberg Climate Dialogue concludes with acknowledgement that world is on course to break 2 degrees Celsius barrier
Framework of global climate deal starts to emerge
Last week’s round of UN climate change talks in Bonn offered an insight into what a binding emissions treaty could look like
US defends plan for countries to set their own climate goals
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Ministers urge long term fix for EU climate policy
UK, German & French environment ministers demand July deadline for carbon market reform and warns inaction now could jeopardise longer term climate goals
Denmark to fund Pacific Island clean energy research
Danish Government commits US$2 million to clean energy projects in the Pacific as part of wider low carbon initiative
Can 400ppm spark us into climate action?
Hitting the 400ppm level of atmospheric CO2 can be more than symbolic, it can be a rallying call too, writes Johan L. Kuylenstierna, executive director of the Stockholm Environment Institute
EU to vote on carbon market reforms in July
Environment committee confirms new date for critical decision on future of EU’s climate change policy
Why legal form matters at international climate negotiations
Joy Hyvarinen from the FIELD asks if states act rationally when negotiating and ratifying treaties, and whether they have biases that can be predicted?
Mapping global climate action through word clouds
Climate change policies of the USA, EU, China and poorer nations unravelled in Adopt a Negotiator’s innovative word clouds
Merkel backs global climate change deal
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Political will to tackle climate change faces Petersberg Dialogue test
Ministers from 35 countries meet an influential Berlin summit to set agenda for main UN climate talks in Warsaw
Poland and France co-operating on 2015 climate deal
Next UN climate talks host already working with 2015 President France. Reassures issues within the EU will not affect its influence on the talks
Climate vulnerable states call for greater ambition at UN talks
Negotiators and civil society offer their reaction to a week of UN climate negotiations in Bonn
EU carbon market on brink of “worst case scenario” – report
Research from capaign group Sandbag reveals rush to exploit loophole floods EU ETS with excess credits as surplus approaches 1.7bn
EU calms Kyoto Protocol ratification storm
Lead negotiator assures nations at UN climate talks second commitment period will be ratified by member states in 2013
IRENA: carbon markets cannot support renewables alone
International Renewable Energy Agency says there’s no need to rely on carbon trading with countries using other incentives enjoying success
Why you should be angry, and why anger isn’t enough
Former UK climate diplomat John Ashton calls on young people to re-engage in politics and find their “collective voice as a generation”