Climate politics
Greenpeace, WWF, Oxfam & Climate Action International reax to Doha deal
COP18: Environmental NGOs brand Doha climate summit as a missed opportunity, saying coal and oil industry will benefit
UN climate talks: Why is loss and damage so controversial?
COP18: Why have proposals to compensate vulnerable regions for climate-induced disasters suddenly become a make or break issue at the UN negotiations in Doha?
‘Loss and damage’ to make or break Doha climate talks
US response in dispute over new financial set up to issue climate compensation to worst hit nations threatens to define UN summit finale
COP18 Live: Latest news from Day 12 of Doha climate summit
BREAKING: UN adopts extension of Kyoto Protocol, loss and damage accepted, 2015 climate deal still on track
Avaaz launch drive to boost US climate finance contributions
COP18: Campaign group calling on US citizens to email the White House and urge Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to offer more climate funding in Doha
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain & UAE make mysterious climate pledge
COP18: Arab states say they are ready to submit Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs), but have not said when they will do it or how ambitious these will be
Clock ticking for UN climate talks as tempers fray in Doha
COP18: Informal presidency stock take to convene later to establish if a deal is possible tonight, amid rumours ministers may take charge of running talks
Most vulnerable nations urged not to sign weak climate deal
COP18: NGO community rallies round poorest countries urging them not to sign up to a watered down deal at the UN climate talks in Doha.
Why EU must embrace 30% climate target
COP18: European Green Party tells RTCC bloc must boost its domestic climate action if it wants to regain influence at UN climate change talks
Tension mounts as UN climate talks enter final day in Doha
COP18: Tense day looms as critical issues of finance, emission pledges and compensation for climate damage remain unresolved
COP18 Live: Latest news from Day 11 of Doha climate summit
Kyoto draft text released but key issues unresolved, Russia could join second commitment period “after Doha” and Dominican Republic makes emission pledge.
Doha protests as doubts grow over Qatari leadership at UN climate talks
COP18: Concerns over Qatar’s Presidency of the UN climate talks are growing after another frustrating day for negotiators in Doha.
Climate talks “sleepwalking towards disaster” – NGO coalition
COP18: ActionAid, Christian Aid, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, Oxfam and WWF unite with vulnerable nations to call on deeper emission cuts and more climate finance.
World Bank: Arab nations must face climate change realities
COP18: New report finds the Arab region especially vulnerable to climate change, with five countries setting new temperature records in 2010.
Philippines warn Typhoon Bopha heralds new age of climate disasters
COP18: Lead negotiator Naderev Saño tells delegates latest typhoon is stark warning that countries are hurting from effects of climate change
Venezuela: Climate finance is a form of blackmail
COP18: Socialist state’s lead negotiator Claudia Salerno says support for vulnerable countries should be unconditional.
COP18 Live: Latest news from Day 10 of Doha climate summit
Negotiators stretched as they prepare to hand work over to Ministers at the UN climate change talks in Qatar.
Will climate finance pledges break Doha deadlock?
COP18: Financial pledges have gone some way to reconciling differences at the UN climate change talks but no movement on emission reduction pledges.
Doha: The city where water costs more than petrol
COP18: RTCC’s Daniel Schweimler heads into Doha and discovers the country has a long way to go before it can call itself truly ‘green’
Korolec: Poland not budging on Kyoto Protocol ‘hot air’ in Doha
COP18: Poland’s Environment Minister Marcin Korolec tells RTCC he will not back down over hot air issue, and calls on parties to focus on 2015 deal