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COP25

US seeking further block on compensation for climate damage

US seeking further block on compensation for climate damage

US proposal would also allow country to remain eligible to sit on governing committee of ‘loss and damage’ talks after it leaves Paris deal

The legacy of Xie Zhenhua, minister who transformed China's climate policy

The legacy of Xie Zhenhua, minister who transformed China’s climate policy

The retired minister oversaw a shift from defending China’s ‘right to emit’ to become a key creator of the Paris Agreement

Australia, Brazil and Saudi Arabia blocking climate talks, says Green MEP

Australia, Brazil and Saudi Arabia blocking climate talks, says Green MEP

Efforts to bring together different strands of the financing of climate action are being hampered at Cop25, says Bas Eickhout, while elsewhere steps forward are being made

Cop25 Bulletin: 2:30am

Cop25 Bulletin: 2:30am

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Cop25 Bulletin: 'Spaghetti plate'

Cop25 Bulletin: ‘Spaghetti plate’

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Carbon offsets have patchy human rights record. Now UN talks erode safeguards

Carbon offsets have patchy human rights record. Now UN talks erode safeguards

A new global carbon market could unleash finance for projects around the world. But protections for local communities were weakened in draft rules at Cop25

Cop25 Bulletin: 'We have achieved nothing'

Cop25 Bulletin: ‘We have achieved nothing’

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Irresistible Greta Thunberg meets immovable UN climate talks

Irresistible Greta Thunberg meets immovable UN climate talks

Youth march on Madrid to demand real action, while diplomats remain deadlocked over climate rules and big emitters stay silent

Attempt to align global climate plans fails

Attempt to align global climate plans fails

No consensus could be found on whether new climate pledges should last five years, ten years or a mix of both as countries meet at UN talks in Madrid

Chile delays emissions goal boost at its own UN climate talks

Chile delays emissions goal boost at its own UN climate talks

The presidency of Cop25 had planned to mark the conference by taking a leading role in raising ambition, but that announcement is now expected in 2020

One of the world's biggest emitters is trying to fly under the radar at Cop25

One of the world’s biggest emitters is trying to fly under the radar at Cop25

Australia is the third biggest fossil fuel exporter, has high emissions and plans to use a loophole to meet its pledges. Don’t let them stay in the background

We really may have just 11 years to save the climate

We really may have just 11 years to save the climate

As the crisis becomes dominated by urgent survival needs, the political window to prevent further climate change will close

Businesses need strong climate policy as they aim for net-zero 

Businesses need strong climate policy as they aim for net-zero 

Corporate leaders across the world are calling on governments to support their efforts by providing clear, ambitious plans to cut emissions

'Common timeframes': How they could speed or slow climate action

‘Common timeframes’: How they could speed or slow climate action

Russia and Japan want ten years. Vulnerable countries want five. Why the alignment the world’s climate plans is a contest of ambition

The UK must steer the Paris Agreement out of its 'perilous decade'

The UK must steer the Paris Agreement out of its ‘perilous decade’

Demands for action are outstripping political will. The diplomatic task of bridging the expectations gap falls to the hosts of next year’s climate talks

Loss and damage: Who pays for the impacts of the heated Earth?

Loss and damage: Who pays for the impacts of the heated Earth?

The current system for accounting for loss and damage from climate change is contentious and up for review at UN talks in Madrid

In a climate emergency, there must be compensation for victims

In a climate emergency, there must be compensation for victims

With impacts spreading, declarations of climate emergency are worthless unless those making them help the afflicted

What is Article 6? The issue climate negotiators cannot agree

What is Article 6? The issue climate negotiators cannot agree

It has proven the hardest part of the Paris Agreement to create rules for, with warnings a weak decision could undermine the accord. Now it will dominate UN talks in Madrid

New goal for Cop25 - Climate Weekly

New goal for Cop25 – Climate Weekly

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Madrid climate talks to split nations into vanguard and laggard

Madrid climate talks to split nations into vanguard and laggard

In the wings of the Cop25 talks, hosts Spain and Chile will push governments to join a coalition of progressive nations pledging to raise their targets

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