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COP30 chief calls for global unity on climate action as cooperation falters
COP30 president André Corrêa do Lago defended climate multilateralism and called for cooperation in his first address at the UN
Brazil’s Belém races to make room for COP30 influx
The Amazon city is scrambling to get ready for November’s UN climate talks and ensure thousands of delegates have a place to stay, with locals hoping for economic benefits
Risk of financial fallout may deter Argentina from leaving Paris Agreement
Argentina’s President Javier Milei has expressed his will to leave the global climate pact, but key trade partners and foreign aid may stand in the way
UN Climate Weeks to restart with new focus on fast-tracking negotiations
The series of events held in the Global South were cancelled last year as the UNFCCC faced severe financial challenges
UN gives countries more time to submit “quality” climate plans for 2035
China, the EU and India are among big polluters set to miss this month’s deadline for new targets as concerns grow of a “softening” in climate ambition
After Trump’s pullback, Bloomberg promises to fill US funding gap to UN climate body
The announcement comes after Trump said the US should “immediately cease or revoke” any financial commitment made under the UNFCCC
Island states invoke IPCC report at climate negotiations
NEWS: Low lying island countries at risk from sea level rise are pushing for tougher climate action ahead of Bonn talks
Prompt global action can cut the cost of going carbon neutral
NEWS: Ambitous climate deal in 2015 can cut climate costs for the rest of the century says senior UN official
Bonn climate talks: low ministerial turnout expected
NEWS: Just 21% of governments sending ministers to June UN climate talks, raising doubt over engagement with process
Can Peru deliver a successful UN climate summit?
ANALYSIS: Expectations are high for the COP20 meeting in Lima, but success will require clever diplomacy from hosts
UN climate proposals show huge work to do on 2015 deal
ANALYSIS: Submissions on a UN climate treaty are starting to flood in – and they show just how many differences remain
UN climate veteran confident 2015 summit won’t echo Copenhagen
INTERVIEW: Deputy chief Richard Kinley says intensive diplomacy from world’s major carbon polluters could pay off in Paris
UN releases ‘multiple choice’ of options for 2015 climate deal
NEWS: Released document outlines various pathways towards global carbon cutting package due to be agreed in Paris
IPCC report: Urgent UN climate deal needed to meet CO2 targets
NEWS: Immediate and full participation in global climate agreements needed to curb temperature rises, says UN panel
IPCC report ‘key’ to 2C global warming target review – US, EU
NEWS: Nations must consider findings of IPCC when deciding whether to limit warming to 1.5 or 2C, say developed countries
US Senate’s 66 votes should not shape global climate talks
COMMENT: Climate realists say a legally binding UN deal won’t work – but they’re on the wrong side of history says E3G’s Liz Gallagher
UN climate leaders reflect on 20 years of talks
COMMENT: past UN climate chiefs reflect on the negotiating process, and outline where they see progress
Ban Ki-moon hails 20th birthday of UN’s climate change body
UN Secretary General calls for renewed efforts to cut greenhouse gases on the twentieth anniversary of the UN’s climate body
Climate adaptation faces funding crisis warn UN officials
Adaptation Fund must find predictable stream of money in the wake of carbon market collapse, say board members
UN climate talks: the toughest negotiations on planet earth
Diplomats involved in creating a global emissions reduction treaty explain why it’s such a tortuous process
UN’s Green Climate Fund to outline funding plans at Bali meeting
Board meeting in Indonesia seeks to clarify how Fund will operate, ready for cash injection later in year
Ban Ki-moon summit ‘must succeed’ says top UK climate envoy
Sir David King says clear carbon cutting pledges are essential at UN meeting, warning leaders must commit to attend
UN climate chief Figueres hails potential of Ban Ki-moon envoy Bloomberg
World leaders can expect a call from from the former New York Mayor unless they take urgent action on climate change
Canada tar sands set to benefit from EU 2030 climate plan
EU proposal to drop curbs on imported fuels could boost CO2 emissions from transport by 32 megatonnes
Fund managers who ignore climate risk breaching ‘fiduciary duty’
UN climate chief says future investments must reflect need for planet to avoid warming to dangerous levels
Political pragmatism could stifle ambition of 2015 UN climate deal
Focus on legal nature of global warming treaty replaced by need to ensure any agreement is ‘meaningful’
Figueres warns world is “running out of time” to agree climate treaty
UN climate chief confident political will is growing to cut global carbon emissions, but warns of tough challenges ahead in 2014
The path to Paris will be tough, agree UN climate chiefs past and present
Christiana Figueres, Michael Zammit Cutajar and Yvo de Boer on challenges facing international negotiations up to 2015 Paris summit
UN climate talks: how did countries come to agreement in Warsaw?
Frustrations of negotiators evident in leaked transcripts of closed door talks during Warsaw climate conference
Warsaw climate change talks – day twelve live blog
Live coverage from the National Stadium in Warsaw, home to the UN climate change negotiations from Nov 11-22