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Philippines envoy: UN climate talks are “fight for country’s future”

Yeb Sano says devastation left by Typhoon Haiyan has left him determined to fight for ambitious climate deal in Warsaw

President of UN COP19 climate summit says Poland will ensure negotiations are held in a ‘democratic and transparent’ fashion

Chief of UN climate science body says negotiators should base their discussions on the scientific findings of recent IPCC AR5 report

Nick Mabey from Environmental Consultants E3G says Europe will lose out if it fails to push for an ambitious climate deal at the UN talks

Head of Alliance of Small Island States delegation outlines goals for UN’s COP19 climate summit

The Guardian: Yvo de Boer stresses importance of COP19 climate change talks as it emerges Australia’s environment minister will not attend

Youth groups say Christiana Figueres will not be welcome at their meeting if she does not decline coal invite

The UK Youth Climate Coalition (UKYCC) have dissected the jargon at the UNFCCC so you can understand what on earth is going on.

Minister of Environment in Taipei says country is pushing hard for an ambitious global emissions reduction deal

The Kremlin is notoriously vague over its commitment to the UN climate process, but there are signs this could change

Whether or not rich countries should pay compensation to most vulnerable states expected to prove controversial at UN climate talks

Diplomats from 193 countries gather in Warsaw next week for two weeks of talks on climate change. What’s all the fuss about?

UN climate chief says governments must advance in providing climate finance and creating a loss and damage mechanism

Decision likely to dampen concerns from developing countries but critics say 20% reduction target should be raised

UK strikes deal with South Korea to join forces on developing nuclear power and emissions trading scheme

Changes to UK’s fourth carbon budget could undermine efforts at EU and UN to secure effective emissions reduction deal says Climate Change Committee

Liberal Democrat leader and Deputy Prime Minister says Coalition partners are ignoring climate change in the face of scientific evidence

World Coal meeting set to discuss future, but has science already sealed the polluting fuel’s fate?

Unless national governments hone the art of influence, international negotiations are likely to suffer severe setbacks, warns E3G report

Governments in Brazil, Congo, Indonesia and Mexico can act now to protect forests says new study