Climate politics
COP18 side event: Supporting climate policies through social media
RTCC is joining forces with partners from Adopt a Negotiator, tcktcktck and Earth in Brackets for a 90 minute discussion on how climate policymaking can be supported through social media.
Jon Snow: Has the ‘North’ learned anything since Copenhagen?
COP18: Writing for RTCC, Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow ponders why the level of focus on climate change that existed before the Copenhagen summit has not returned
UNEP warns of catastrophic permafrost melt by 2100
COP18: New report warns that nearly 40% of total global emissions could come from permafrost melt
COP18: Making the link between women’s health and climate change
Boosting women’s right and access to reproductive health services is better for them and for the planet, argues Isobel Braithwaite.
COP18 Live: Latest news from Day 2 of Doha climate summit
Egypt taregts regional climate action, Japan eyes carbon offsets as route to meeting post-nuclear obligations and Desertec calls for “climate bailout fund” in Doha.
Comment: Why Russia’s position on the Kyoto Protocol is a mystery even to its own ministers
In her latest blog for RTCC, RIA Novosti Environment and Energy news editor Olga Dobrovidova asks if Russia’s team at COP18 really know their country’s position on the Kyoto Protocol?
Broken fast-start climate finance promises exposed
Climate finance plagued with a lack of transparency and unmet promises according to new report from International Institute for Environment and Development
COP18: Qatar emissions pledge could soothe climate talks tension
Anxiety at the UN climate change negotiations in Doha could be evaporated if the hosts made a pledge to reduce emissions, says Wael Hmaidan, director of the Climate Action Network International.
US backs UN climate change process following rumours of withdrawal
COP18: UN body irreplaceable says US Deputy Climate Change Envoy after reports that country was “more comfortable” to hold the talks in a different setting.
COP18 Live: Latest news from Day 1 of Doha climate summit
Conference opens and grouping of more than 100 vulnerable countries call for an ambitious new Kyoto commitment period.
COP18: Qatar organisers warned of efforts to derail climate talks
Leading climate diplomat John Ashton tells RTCC Qatari Presidency of the UN climate talks must be prepared to counter efforts to frustrate negotiations over the next two weeks
COP18: EU says there will be no climate finance gap
Money will continue to flow into new projects despite end of current funding programme says bloc’s lead negotiator.
Kelly Rigg: It’s time for world leaders to take a walk in the woods
COP18: Executive Director of the Global Campaign for Climate Action explains why it’s time governments step outside their offices and get in touch with their natural side
Comment: Is it time to modernise UNFCCC?
COP18: Writing for RTCC the Tyndall Centre’s Heike Schroeder calls for the UN to rethink rules and practices around state representation at climate conferences
COP18: Arab nations must lead on ambition in Doha
Writing for RTCC, the Arab Youth Climate Movement’s Ahmed Younis says it is time the Middle East shows leadership at the UN negotiations
Al Attiyah: Climate change is Qatar’s biggest long-term challenge
Writing exclusively for RTCC, COP18 President His Excellency Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah explains why global warming is a subject close to his heart
Will we meet the Copenhagen emission targets?
As the Doha climate change talks approach, Ajay Gambhir asks if the world’s biggest players are on track to meet their Copenhagen Accord pledges.
REDD+ clarity needed at Doha climate talks
COP18: Jessica Boyle from the IISD outlines what progress needs to be made on negotiations relating to REDD+ at the UN climate summit
COP18: A bluffer’s guide to the UN climate talks in Doha
If you find the annual UN climate conference hard to understand, try our simplified guide to what will be going on in Qatar over the next 2 weeks
South Korea praised for pushing climate ambition ahead of Doha
In their latest analysis the International Energy Agency applauds South Korea for its commitments to green growth but add notes of caution over existing energy strategy.