Most vulnerable nations urged not to sign weak climate deal
COP18: NGO community rallies round poorest countries urging them not to sign up to a watered down deal at the UN climate talks in Doha.
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COP18 Live: Latest news from Day 5 of Doha climate summit
US negotiator says he “can’t sell equity” back home, China blocks transport cash for climate finance and is the Polish COP trying to sideline civil society?
Doha silence on 2015 deal endangers Durban progress
COP18: “Narrow focus” on Kyoto Protocol and growing complacency on long term targets jeopardizing last year’s landmark agreement.
The world’s carbon trading schemes mapped
The world’s carbon markets mapped, from California to Vietnam.
Russian Government offers faint hope of Kyoto 2 participation
Delegation heads to Doha ready to say no, but cooperation with EU and Japan could change its mind.
Twitter storm urges Australian government to sign Kyoto 2
Climate Live: The latest climate change headlines curated by RTCC, updated daily from 0900-1700 BST
In tweets: Ministers meet for last time before Doha climate change talks
No news is good news as a group of 48 Ministers meet in Seoul to discuss next month’s UNFCCC talks in Doha
Bangkok 2012 – Rich countries must not dump their responsibilities on the poor says NGO
Third World Network says developed economies must take responsibility for their historical emissions with ambitious targets to cut greenhouse gases.
Australia’s acute water shortages mapped
Projected Australian water shortages suggest governments of future will have to ration water between mining, agriculture and major cities.
New Kyoto climate change targets proposed for rich countries
Submission by the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) would more than double the EU target and set Australia a goal to cut CO2 by 7%.
Bonn 2012: UN climate chief defends progress at talks
Figueres calls sluggish negotiations inevitable for latest track of talks and indicative of diplomats’ meticulous work on new global deal.
UN climate change chief sets out five goals for next negotiations
Figueres says November’s summit in Doha must build on Durban’s momentum ahead of preparatory meeting next week.
Canadian Minister: We need an effective, binding climate deal
Post-Kyoto era should focus establishing a new deal says Peter Kent.
New research: Canada would have made money if it had stayed in Kyoto
Government’s claims that pledges would have cost it $14bn rubbished by Cambridge University and Tyndall Centre study.
US: Canada’s Kyoto pull-out will have no effect on new global deal
Lead American negotiator Todd Stern says Kyoto was key to Durban Platform but is “more the past than the future”.
What can we learn from Kyoto as Canada walks away
Protocol’s future is up in the air for another year so what lessons can be learned as work begins on global deal?
Day 9 – Breaking news from COP17
Breaking news, tweets, interviews, webcasts and gossip from the COP17 climate talks in Durban.
France: COP17 global deal must be legally binding
France climate ambassador admits Durban negotiations are currently ‘difficult’ but tells RTCC his country is pushing for a legally binding emissions deal.