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COP23

11 key themes as countries take stock of Paris Agreement progress

11 key themes as countries take stock of Paris Agreement progress

The Talanoa Dialogue could be a springboard to stronger action on climate change, or just another talking shop. Here are the discussions to watch

Fiji climate lead challenged consultants’ influence before losing job

Fiji climate lead challenged consultants’ influence before losing job

Nazhat Shameem Khan was removed from her role in the UN climate talks presidency after a protracted power struggle with Australian and European advisers

Fiji chief negotiator replaced midway through UN climate presidency

Fiji chief negotiator replaced midway through UN climate presidency

Nazhat Shameem Khan has been replaced by Fiji’s deputy permanent representative to the UN, Luke Daunivalu, in a shock personnel change

Polish police set to restrict protest and gather personal data at UN climate talks

Polish police set to restrict protest and gather personal data at UN climate talks

Draft law worries civil society groups, who say they are already being excluded from the international climate process

US 'no position' on how much humans are changing climate, says Trump envoy

US ‘no position’ on how much humans are changing climate, says Trump envoy

George David Banks speaks with Arthur Neslen about keeping the US in the Paris deal, morale in the state department and why he said he didn’t know what 2C means

Sexual harassment at UN talks weakens the fight against climate change

Sexual harassment at UN talks weakens the fight against climate change

‘Zero tolerance’ only works when victims feel comfortable coming forward. Meanwhile smart, passionate women are driven away from the UN process

We are [not] still in: can the world ever trust US again on climate?

We are [not] still in: can the world ever trust US again on climate?

The US has always been an unreliable actor on climate change. This month’s sideshow to UN talks in Bonn only emphasised its internal conflicts

Cop23 UN climate talks: Everything you need to know

Cop23 UN climate talks: Everything you need to know

The US’ split personality, a stronger China and all the technical outcomes of the 2017 Fiji-in-Bonn summit in one place, compiled by Carbon Brief

Rich countries 'trying to turn climate funds into World Bank'

Rich countries ‘trying to turn climate funds into World Bank’

The rich are ‘renegotiating’ the Paris climate deal by trying to limit access for middle income countries to climate finance, it has been claimed

China flexes its muscle as climate talks end with slow progress

China flexes its muscle as climate talks end with slow progress

At the first climate talks of the Trump era, a coalition of developing countries, with China at its centre, won small but significant victories

Fight over finance threatens end of climate talks

Fight over finance threatens end of climate talks

As climate talks head into their final hours, a disagreement over how rich countries will report their plans to finance climate action could boil over

Four overlooked issues at the Bonn climate talks

Four overlooked issues at the Bonn climate talks

Oceans, adaptation and loss and damage among issues countries say have drifted into obscurity at UN talks

Call for polluters to pay 'climate damages tax'

Call for polluters to pay ‘climate damages tax’

Disappointed by slow progress at UN talks in Bonn, 50 organisations and individuals demand a fossil fuel levy to compensate victims of climate change impacts

'Sometimes I get intimidated': first-timers at UN climate talks

‘Sometimes I get intimidated’: first-timers at UN climate talks

Three young people share their impressions of international climate negotiations in Bonn, their hopes and fears for the future

Marshall Islands president says shipping registry supports climate action

Marshall Islands president says shipping registry supports climate action

The Pacific island nation and world’s second largest flag registry is pushing for immediate measures and a tough long term target to tackle shipping’s climate impact

Indigenous peoples given a voice at UN climate talks

Indigenous peoples given a voice at UN climate talks

Often persecuted, indigenous people have now been accepted into the climate process and a space made for their voices to be heard

Your greatest hope against climate change is standing beside you

Your greatest hope against climate change is standing beside you

As COP23 marks Climate Justice Day, the right to participation holds the key to turning the tide on climate change, writes the former Irish president

Video: Palau to raise Adani coal mine with Australia

Video: Palau to raise Adani coal mine with Australia

“The future of our planet cannot tolerate us continually burning coal,” said the minister for environment of the tiny Pacific state

Developing countries win concessions on early climate action at UN talks

Developing countries win concessions on early climate action at UN talks

A row over the promises rich countries made on climate action before 2020 has been resolved at negotiations in Bonn, with several wins for developing countries

No finance plan for climate change victims in draft UN decision

No finance plan for climate change victims in draft UN decision

Efforts to raise cash for those hit hardest by global warming were deferred to 2018 in “loss and damage” text adopted by negotiators in Bonn on Tuesday

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