Super-rich Qatar delivers target-free UN climate pledge
NEWS: Qataris average earnings top US$140,000 a year but country wants free solar technology if it is make any carbon cuts at all
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UN to quiz Saudi Arabia, Qatar over missing climate plans
NEWS: Secretary General’s advisor says his office will be on the phone to those countries yet to deliver greenhouse gas slashing proposals
Qatar set to opt into UN aviation climate pact
Move by Middle Eastern airport hub boosts chances of a global deal to curb airline emissions in Montreal
Gulf states facing social and economic crisis as oil revenues crash
NEWS: Declining oil revenues and young populations could land Middle East leaders with growing headache, says study
Qatar targets solar revolution, but pace remains slow
NEWS: New solar deal with Kazakhstan could be solar boost to Qatar, but industry is still “embryonic” say analysts
Poisonous trees planted in desert could mitigate climate change
Scientists say the carbon farming of trees in dry parts of the world could soak up vast quantities of greenhouse gases linked to global warming
Masdar sustainability chief says Middle East at green energy “tipping point”
Nawal Al-Hosany tells RTCC the Gulf region’s huge oil and gas reserves hide an even greater interest in renewable and energy efficiency investment
What next for the UN climate talks after Doha?
Doha deal was hammered home in 60 seconds, but what was actually agreed during two weeks of intense negotiations?
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain & UAE make mysterious climate pledge
COP18: Arab states say they are ready to submit Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs), but have not said when they will do it or how ambitious these will be
Clock ticking for UN climate talks as tempers fray in Doha
COP18: Informal presidency stock take to convene later to establish if a deal is possible tonight, amid rumours ministers may take charge of running talks
Doha protests as doubts grow over Qatari leadership at UN climate talks
COP18: Concerns over Qatar’s Presidency of the UN climate talks are growing after another frustrating day for negotiators in Doha.
Venezuela: Climate finance is a form of blackmail
COP18: Socialist state’s lead negotiator Claudia Salerno says support for vulnerable countries should be unconditional.
COP18 Live: Latest news from Day 9 of Doha climate summit
Qatar forms partnership with Potsdam Institute and forms Global Climate Forum, negotiators race to close technical discussions
Qatar facing dose of climate reality at UN talks
COP18: Hosting the latest round of UN global warming negotiations is another feather in Qatar’s cap, but it cannot ignore the real message from the climate talks forever
COP18 Live: Latest news from Day 6 of Doha climate summit
Qatar climate change protest makes history, finance issues stack up for ministers and deadlocked talks stuck in a loop.
COP18 Live: Latest news from Day 4 of Doha climate summit
Deadlock continues in Doha amid increasing tension, marathon finance sessions underway and Youth Groups meet COP president.
COP18 UN climate talks ‘not about developing versus developed’
Negotiators tell RTCC new battle lines are between those pushing for action to cut global emissions and those content with status quo
COP18: Qatar emissions pledge could soothe climate talks tension
Anxiety at the UN climate change negotiations in Doha could be evaporated if the hosts made a pledge to reduce emissions, says Wael Hmaidan, director of the Climate Action Network International.
COP18: A bluffer’s guide to the UN climate talks in Doha
If you find the annual UN climate conference hard to understand, try our simplified guide to what will be going on in Qatar over the next 2 weeks
Canada’s Alberta tar sands emit more carbon than previously thought
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The new group taking the green world by storm – meet the Arab Youth Climate Movement
Youth Profile #19: As part of RTCC’s youth profile series we spoke to the AYCM about why Arab countries must take the lead on climate change as Qatar host this year’s UN conference.
President of UN climate summit in Qatar says shale gas is “good news”
COP18 President Al-Attiyah casts doubt on ambitions to avoid 2C warming, claiming shale gas is “good news” and will ensure global energy security for the next 300 years.
EU negotiating with “a gun on the table” on aviation emissions
Bloc comes under fire from airlines following its decision to suspend the inclusion of international airlines in its carbon trading scheme for one year.
UK calls for end to “binary” rich-poor divide at UN climate change talks
Climate Live: The latest climate change headlines curated by RTCC including the latest from the UN biodiversity summit in Hyderabad, updated daily from 0900-1700 BST