Climate politics
Why does the EU carbon market vote matter?
MEPs will vote on Tuesday to decide whether to go ahead with plans that supporters say will save the bloc’s emissions trading scheme
UK backs corporate push to fight deforestation
Government becomes latest to join private sector partnership to reduce deforestation as efforts through the UN continue to be mired in red tape and controversy
Global climate action continues despite UN deadlock – report
New report highlights acceleration of domestic level policies to combat climate change regardless of the lack of progress at the UNFCCC
Kerry pushes US climate ambition in Japan
Countries agree to increase cooperation ahead of 2015 global treaty on climate change
USA plans ‘accelerated’ climate change cooperation with China
US Secretary of State John Kerry announces launch of Climate Change Working Group between both countries
Q&A: Least developed countries chief on UN climate talks
Least Developed Countries chair Prakash Mathema tells RTCC world’s poorest plan to be the loudest at the UN climate change negotiations
Climate justice and hunger top agenda for Dublin summit
Famine, drought and food security set to dominate climate change summit hosted by the Irish Government today
G8 ministers highlight climate change security threat
Foreign Minister’s meeting in London arrange additional brainstorming session for officials to evaluate risks
EU climate ambition at stake in ETS vote warn ministers
UK, France, Italy and Germany lead calls to reform emissions trading system or face distortion of the single market
Beddington: No culture of climate denial in UK government
Former chief scientific advisor to government says there is little disagreement on climate science in Westminster
India prepares to adopt binding emission reduction target
Reports from Delhi suggest government is planning to establish when the country’s greenhouse gas emissions are likely to peak
Adaptation finance must top priorities at US ministerial summit
Bangladesh lead climate change negotiator Quamrul Chowdhury says urgent and increased levels of finance are needed
Can private finance really fill the Green Climate Fund?
Karen Orenstein from Friends of the Earth argues the track record of the private sector in development investment does not stand up to scrutiny
Schwarzenegger warns of “looming” climate disaster
Former Governor of California says latest climate science is “sobering” and says he is concerned warnings are being ignored
Abbott plans to scrap Australian climate body if elected
Opposition leader says he will scrap Climate Commission together with carbon tax introduced last year
Debate on effectiveness of EU carbon trading reopens
Emissions fell 1.4% despite the current ineffective state of the Emissions Trading Scheme and increase in coal use
Afghanistan joins Kyoto Protocol
Rare good news for climate treaty as Kabul becomes 192nd capital to ratify Protocol
UK lawyers launch climate diplomacy bootcamp
Lawyers train negotiators from least developed countries in an effort to level the playing field at the UN climate talks
World’s poorest could accept binding emission cuts
Least Developed Countries bloc at UN climate talks say they are prepared to commit themselves to binding cuts in their emissions of greenhouse gases
US climate finance meeting ‘needs to deliver plan’
Developing nations say State Department hosted summit on April 10-11 needs to provide pathway for key funds to be delivered