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Bonn 2012 climate change talks: Where is the ambition?
Key climate negotiations start on Monday 15 May – but analysis shows positions have not changed since end of COP17 in Durban.
Blog: Climate challenge daunting for future leaders
Daisy Haywood reflects on the lessons learnt and questions posed by last weekend’s Oxford Climate Forum
A breakthrough for politics – but not the climate
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.
COP17: Late deal saves UN climate talks
The UN climate talks in Durban have been hailed an ‘historic success’ after agreement was reached on Sunday morning.
COP17: Why should we bother?
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.
Caroline Lucas: UNFCCC still has major role in tackling 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.
Quotes of the week: ‘It’ll be a tough slog’
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
Solar success holds key to Paris deal, says UK climate envoy
INTERVIEW: Governments now believe a clean energy transition is possible and desirable, prime ministerial advisor Greg Barker tells RTCC
Podesta heads to Pacific climate meet, NZ and Aus PMs decline
NEWS: Advisor to President Obama to attend Pacific Islands Forum, alongside EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton
Fracking could supply one third UK gas by 2035 – National Grid
NEWS: The UK could get a third of its gas supplies from fracking in 2035, says strategic energy report
Desertec’s collapse unlikely to affect EU energy plans
Collapse of €400 billion plan will not affect Brussels energy strategy, but it does highlight the growing cost effectiveness of solar photo voltaic panels
Comment: EU must be more strategic and open to cooperation in dealings with China on climate change
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
UK minister: We must pursue 2015 roadmap for Kyoto
Chris Huhne says country will continue to push EU for 30% emissions cut and work on 2nd Kyoto commitment period.