Key climate negotiations start on Monday 15 May – but analysis shows positions have not changed since end of COP17 in Durban.
Daisy Haywood reflects on the lessons learnt and questions posed by last weekend’s Oxford Climate Forum
Ed King takes a look at the weekend events in Durban and asks whether the result was merely a political move or an agreement with the climate at its centre.
The UN climate talks in Durban have been hailed an ‘historic success’ after agreement was reached on Sunday morning.
The annual COP climate talks are an easy target for critics, but RTCC’s Ed King argues they still provide the best platform for global agreement on climate change.
Speaking to RTCC ahead of COP17 Caroline Lucas, Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion said there is no getting away from the need for a binding legal and political agreement to tackle climate change.
As the clock ticks down to the start of COP17 in Durban – we’ve collated the best quotes from a politically charged week of climate change news and debate
INTERVIEW: Governments now believe a clean energy transition is possible and desirable, prime ministerial advisor Greg Barker tells RTCC
NEWS: Advisor to President Obama to attend Pacific Islands Forum, alongside EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton
NEWS: The UK could get a third of its gas supplies from fracking in 2035, says strategic energy report
Collapse of €400 billion plan will not affect Brussels energy strategy, but it does highlight the growing cost effectiveness of solar photo voltaic panels
GLOBE International Secretary General Adam Matthews argues that now is time for EU to work more with China rather than bickering over climate policy positions at UNFCCC negotiations
Chris Huhne says country will continue to push EU for 30% emissions cut and work on 2nd Kyoto commitment period.