UN climate talks Archives

Will Putin play hardball at the UN climate talks?

ANALYSIS: For Russian diplomats, a year of sanctions and conflict will provide the backdrop to Lima talks. Will this be payback time?

COMMENT: A 2015 carbon cutting deal needs a legal basis, argues Sebastian Oberthür, but it’s not clear what could be politically acceptable

BLOG: RTCC picks the cream of the crop to keep you updated with the inside information at the UN climate talks

ANALYSIS: The latest greenhouse gas emissions figures from rich countries show policies do work, but economics can change everything

COMMENT: Country commitments to a global agreement should be based on their domestic strengths

NEWS: Experts say cross-border links can make emissions cuts cheaper, but socialist states want to block market mechanisms

NEWS: UN climate chief Christiana Figueres and predecessors Yvo de Boer and Michael Zammit Cutajar offer thoughts on Lima talks

NEWS: Coalition of 56 countries say technology needs more political support ahead of 2015 Paris agreement

INTERVIEWS: RTCC asks negotiators from France, Russia, Bangladesh and beyond what next week’s UN climate conference should deliver

NEWS: US special envoy for climate change spells out what his country hopes to achieve in the UN’s climate change deal

COMMENT: Transparency and accountability must be at the core of any agreement in Lima and Paris, say World Resources Institute analysts

COMMENT: A global climate deal must take account of the needs of “climate takers” as well as “climate makers”, writes Greenpeace UK’s Ruth Davis

BLOG: UN envoys hope to craft a draft version of a global climate deal in Peru next week – here’s what they will have to consider

ANALYSIS: India wants countries to take responsibility for pollution created abroad by imported products. Could this work—and is it fair?

NEWS: Jim Kim says 1.5C warming could already be locked into Earth’s system, calls on governments to act fast

NEWS: Some failures to be expected when trying to achieve difficult and important tasks, argues UK Labour leader

BLOG: Editor Ed King reflects on a lively 36 months at the helm, as countries edge towards agreement on tackling global warming

NEWS: London’s commitment more than France and Germany despite strong domestic opposition

NEWS: Countries need to accept radical carbon cuts over next decade to avoid worst climate impacts says UN

ANALYSIS: International support and strong trading links could help Taiwan overcome the China block to UN representation