Climate politics
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
Ban Ki-moon: China must offer global climate ‘leadership’
NEWS: UN Secretary General hails Chinese efforts to combat climate change during trip to Shanghai
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
African climate adaptation projects starved of cash, says UN chief
NEWS: Green Climate Fund should prioritise land restoration projects in sun-Saharan Africa, says head of UN desertification agency
New US coal standards ‘critical’ test of Obama’s climate policy
ANALYSIS: New US power plant standards, due in June, will be the ultimate litmus test of Obama’s Climate Action Plan
Security and insurance experts warn of future climate costs
NEWS: Billions at risk says Lloyd’s of London, as military planners say drought and famine could cause new Arab Spring
White House to host Google+ Hangout on climate change
NEWS: Ernest Moniz and Gina McCarthy to address Obama’s climate policies, including new coal regulations, in online chat
Japan, Australia urge developing countries to do more on climate
NEWS: Leaders in Tokyo and Canberra say it’s time world’s emerging economies take responsibility for tackling rising carbon emissions
Ministers miss chance for cooperation on clean energy at Korea summit
NEWS: High level meeting on clean technology ends in little but a decision to install “cool roofs” in Mexico
Poland leads calls for climate policy ‘compensation’ from EU
NEWS: Central European coalition says EU must ensure 2030 climate policies do not unfairly burden poor bloc members
UN climate treaty vital for global security, warns senior NATO official
NEWS: Militaries will face the brunt if no greenhouse gas emission deal is reached in 2015, says Jamie Shea
Ban Ki-moon’s UN climate summit: starting to take shape?
ANALYSIS: World leaders will gather in New York in September for a much hyped Climate Summit. Are they ready?
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
Britain must emulate US shale gas success – House of Lords
NEWS: UK government lawmakers call for UK to simplify legislation to make way for fracking industry
Ukraine crisis should boost renewables, says G7
NEWS: G7 energy security meeting focuses on renewables, but also pushes for new fossil fuel supplies and infrastructure
Support builds for global carbon price at Abu Dhabi Ascent
NEWS: World Bank and Al Gore call for ‘polluter pays’ principle to be implemented across global economy
Marshall Islands primed for climate survival fight
INTERVIEW: Foreign minister Tony de Brum tells RTCC he’s determined to stop his islands sinking beneath the waves
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
Carbon cuts for 2015 should not be determined by 2C target, says Russia
NEWS: Moscow submission stresses need for developed and developing countries to contribute tougher emission reductions by 2015
UK and Japan outline plans for climate cooperation
NEWS: No news on Japan’s 2015 climate target, as countries reveal new joint research in energy sector