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UN climate finance talks deliver options – but no new money
Analysts believe agreement on funding for mitigation and adaptation in developing countries now unlikely at COP19 UN talks in Warsaw
UN talks on 2015 climate deal must “shift gear” warn officials
Chairs also call for Warsaw summit in November to start delivering decisions on how global treaty will work
Rainforest picnic: how to stop eating the Amazon this summer
Andrew Mitchell from the Global Canopy Programme explains how everything we eat and wear is linked to the world’s great rainforests
Frustration grows at New Zealand’s climate change ‘coma’
Weak emissions trading scheme and plans for oil and gas drilling raise questions over country’s climate strategy
John Ashton Q&A: ‘The USA is still a climate follower, not a leader’
Former UK climate envoy answers RTCC readers’ questions on Obama, China, David Cameron, loss and damage and World Bank funding for coal plants
Least Developed Countries climate adaptation fund gets $200m boost
Belgium, Germany, Norway, Switzerland and the USA offer nearly $200 million in climate adaptation investment to the world’s poorest countries
Solomon Islands dismiss US voluntary climate targets plan
Ambassador Colin Beck says pace and direction of negotiations are leaving his people with an “uncertain future”
Costa Rica sacks climate advisor for criticising China oil loan
Government asked Monica Araya to leave climate change team after publicly criticising a $1bn deal with China to finance a new oil refinery, a move Araya says could lead to oil exploration in Costa Rica
UN chief asks youth groups for help with climate challenge
Ban Ki Moon tells youth groups at UN climate talks in Bonn they must use their power at the ballot box to keep pressure on politicians
Finance ministers set for UN climate talks invite
Negotiators welcome participation of finance ministers at COP19 in Warsaw expected to advance traditional stalemate over climate funding
Trade fears blocking progress on REDD+ at UN climate talks
Global Canopy Programme’s Christina MacFarquhar and Matt Leggett argue climate and trade negotiators must work together to ensure rainforest protection
Puma and Virgin launch ‘Plan B’ sustainability initiative
Morning summary: Sir Richard Branson and Puma chairman Jochen Zeitz launch new push to promote ‘progressive’ business values
Russia warns talks on 2015 climate deal are “incredibly slow”
Negotiator Oleg Shamanov tells RTCC “brainstorming” on global treaty must stop at end of 2013, when a plan should be presented to all parties
EU positive over 2015 climate deal despite Russia row
Lead negotiator Artur Runge-Metzger says progress on developing a framework for a 2015 deal has been made at Bonn session
EU carbon market ‘backloading’ plan set for new vote
Morning summary: Compromise on fix for world’s largest emissions trading area agreed, with new ballot scheduled for June 19
Small Island technical paper wins support at UN climate talks
Proposal from Alliance of Small Island States to focus on practical steps to cut carbon emissions receives generous welcome at UN talks in Bonn
UN: developing nations leading renewables investment
UNEP report reveals overall funding for wind and solar dropped in 2012, but growth still evident in emerging markets
UN climate row: a sign world leaders are paying attention?
Writing for RTCC, Greenpeace UK Political Director Ruth Davis argues this week’s collapse of talks at the UNFCCC indicates the process is alive and well
Ban Ki-moon hails work of climate scientists
Morning Summary: UN Secretary General says issue has risen up the agenda due to their work as “facts don’t lie”
Russian climate negotiator brands UNFCCC rules row “nonsense”
Exclusive: Oleg Shamanov tells Olga Dobridova he should not be blamed for holding up UN talks in Bonn, saying it is vital decision making rules are clarified