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Ibrahim Thiaw appointed interim UN Climate Change head

Ibrahim Thiaw appointed interim UN Climate Change head

The head of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification will head UN Climate Change from 17 July and until a permanent replacement to Patrica Espinosa is found

Who will replace Patricia Espinosa as the UN climate chief?

Who will replace Patricia Espinosa as the UN climate chief?

The Mexican diplomat is stepping down in July after six years in the top climate job. Female candidates from Africa and Asia are tipped to be best placed to succeed her

Environmentalists urge UN to condemn Brazil's spying at climate talks

Environmentalists urge UN to condemn Brazil’s spying at climate talks

Brazilian campaigners said tolerating the Bolsonaro administration’s spying at climate talks would set “a grisly precedent” and called on the UN to prevent future incidents

Extra UN climate talks mooted for 2021 to help negotiators catch up

Extra UN climate talks mooted for 2021 to help negotiators catch up

After losing a year to the coronavirus pandemic, UN Climate Change is considering an extra meeting in 2021 to resolve sticking points in the negotiations

Cop26 climate talks postponed to 2021 amid coronavirus pandemic

Cop26 climate talks postponed to 2021 amid coronavirus pandemic

Postponement will help clarify US climate policy – Trump is pulling out of the Paris Agreement but Biden or Sanders would rejoin if elected in November

Coronavirus delays global efforts for climate and biodiversity action

Coronavirus delays global efforts for climate and biodiversity action

UN Climate Change said it won’t hold any physical meetings until the end of April amid efforts to contain Covid-19

World faces 'decisive decade' to fix global warming, former UN climate chief says

World faces ‘decisive decade’ to fix global warming, former UN climate chief says

Christiana Figueres issues blueprint for a peaceful global revolution to tackle ‘dire emergency’ of climate change, guided by the Paris Agreement she helped craft

US senate committee votes to reinstate funding to UN climate treaty

US senate committee votes to reinstate funding to UN climate treaty

The committee passed an amendment to give $10m to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, an organisation Donald Trump wants to cut off

Paris climate agreement set to become law this year

Paris climate agreement set to become law this year

Fifty-seven countries accounting for 59.88% of global emissions have now indicated they will sign agreement before end of 2016

India: Paris climate talks problem-child or green leader?

India: Paris climate talks problem-child or green leader?

ANALYSIS: Delhi has huge plans to invest in solar but it’s the country’s longstanding coal addiction that has climate experts worried

No renewables without coal, says Indian energy minister

No renewables without coal, says Indian energy minister

NEWS: Fossil fuel is imperative to meet India’s development needs, Piyush Goyal insists at the opening of UN COP21 climate talks in Paris

UN climate talks inch forward as countries agree path to Paris

UN climate talks inch forward as countries agree path to Paris

NEWS: Co-chairs at Bonn conference to draft new negotiating text for global deal – set for release in first week of October

Bonn climate talks start slow as hefty text avoids chop

Bonn climate talks start slow as hefty text avoids chop

NEWS: Negotiators need to step into “higher gear” in whittling down global climate treaty in embryo, or face failure in Paris

UN climate talks: Countries urged to build bridges

UN climate talks: Countries urged to build bridges

NEWS: With just over a year to reach a global climate deal in Paris, negotiators are struggling to get past old conflicts

Ex-NATO chief: UN ability to tackle climate change has limits

Ex-NATO chief: UN ability to tackle climate change has limits

NEWS: Veteran diplomat Javier Solana says real progress will only come at national level, hailing action in China, Uganda, Tuvalu

When young people infiltrate the UN climate machine

When young people infiltrate the UN climate machine

ANALYSIS: Not all youths protest. Some have become part of official government delegations. What can they achieve?

Youth: The hidden life force behind the UN climate talks?

Youth: The hidden life force behind the UN climate talks?

COMMENT: Activist Chris Wright reflects on the camaraderie, coffee dependency and triumphs of youth at the UN negotiations

11 ways young people have revolutionized the climate debate

11 ways young people have revolutionized the climate debate

ANALYSIS: Little people mean big business when it comes to climate change, as these 11 victories show

Woman drought at UN climate talks: are quotas the answer?

Woman drought at UN climate talks: are quotas the answer?

COMMENT: Quotas could create a critical mass of women at climate negotiations and drive change

Christiana Figueres: Climate deal must bring gender equality

INTERVIEW: UN climate chief Christiana Figueres says a climate deal must create an equal economy for men and women

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