May 9, 2013 PoliticsRules to measure climate ambition could be agreed at UN summit in Warsaw Climate Action Network says UN should host ‘equity review’ to establish indicators countries can use to assess climate ambition
May 9, 2013 PoliticsClimate finance: the elephant that’s not even in the room Lack of progress on climate finance flows could fatally undermine attempts to broker a global deal in 2015
May 23, 2013 NewsEU: 2030 climate policy must address global UN deal Tentative 40% emissions reduction goal suggested, full policy package to be put forward before 2014
May 8, 2013 NewsFramework 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
May 6, 2013 NewsPoland 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
May 3, 2013 PoliticsClimate 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
May 3, 2013 NewsEU calms Kyoto Protocol ratification storm Lead negotiator assures nations at UN climate talks second commitment period will be ratified by member states in 2013
May 3, 2013 NewsUN climate negotiators debate 2050 carbon target RTCC’s daily round-up of the top climate change and green economy stories from around the world
May 2, 2013 PoliticsFigueres: 2015 climate deal must kickstart green growth UN climate chief tells RTCC agreement must be the start of a transformation of world economy to cleaner technologies & renewable energy
May 2, 2013 PoliticsPablo Solon: everyone must accept binding climate commitments Former Bolivian Ambassador to United Nations says ‘pledge and review’ climate deal recommended by USA will not solve emissions crisis
Apr 30, 2013 PoliticsSaudi Arabia isolated as UN climate talks make progress Oil producer’s objections to climate deal ignored as nations line up to back low carbon growth
Apr 30, 2013 PoliticsRich countries blamed for setting climate talks ‘back a decade’ Group of developing nations says failure to take responsibility has set back UN process making current negotiations the last chance
Apr 29, 2013 PoliticsSmall island states issue climate compensation warning Pacific nations say push for damages incurred from climate change will cost more than taking early efforts to cut emissions
Apr 29, 2013 PoliticsUN climate process primed for final tilt at global emissions deal Warnings from science grow louder but climate finance and emission ambition remain festering sores at international negotiations
Apr 26, 2013 PoliticsObama’s climate credentials face test at UN talks in Bonn US President talks big, but will his team demonstrate commitment to multilateral process at next round of negotiations?
Apr 26, 2013 NewsChina, EU, USA & India outline global climate deal positions As governments prepare to meet in Bonn to discuss a proposed 2015 climate treaty, RTCC looks at the opening positions of the USA, EU, China and India