UN climate talks Archives

Taiwan defies China to seek recognition at UN climate talks

NEWS: The government in Taipei argues the island state has a unique perspective that should be recognised by the UN

COMMENT: US-China climate deal will take the world towards a catastrophic beyond 4C temperature increase pathway, writes Chandra Bhushan

NEWS: US and Japan offer $4.5 billion at G20 talks in Brisbane as efforts to secure fund’s future gather pace

NEWS: Officials suggest Modi government will make a “strategic shift” in climate planning post US-China deal

NEWS: US-China emissions deal puts pressure on Indian government to reveal target, says India’s former environment minister

NEWS: Despite emissions cutting pact, US and China are trailing EU on climate ambition, says Sir David King

ANALYSIS: Beijing deal between world’s biggest carbon polluters signals thaw in relations, allowing UN talks to proceed more smoothly

NEWS: Countries could have to base emissions reductions on global limit to CO2, say co-chairs of negotiations

COMMENT: Last week’s social pre-COP meeting was a valuable democratic process that built links between the global North and South

COMMENT: The UK is critical to the success of Europe’s decarbonisation plan and a global climate deal in Paris

NEWS: Miguel Arias Canete and Federica Mogherini will mobilise “all our EU diplomatic intelligence” for UN climate talks

INTERVIEW: Envoys go back to boarding school in effort to build understanding ahead of proposed 2015 climate deal

NEWS: Venezuela meeting descends into chaos as green groups refuse to condemn fossil fuels in demands to UN

COMMENT: The UN faces a complex challenge with a tight deadline. IDDRI’s climate analysts looks at the road ahead

ANALYSIS: Finding that world must reach zero emissions this century is significant, even though key phrase was omitted from final version

NEWS: A global network of lawyers is offering the least developed countries free support to navigate climate talks

NEWS: No decision on shape of 2015 national climate pledges as a week of interim talks in Bonn draws to a close

ANALYSIS: Leaders in Washington, Beijing and Pacific Islands will be watching Brussels carefully this week

NEWS: With just over a year to reach a global climate deal in Paris, negotiators are struggling to get past old conflicts

ANALYSIS: What are the key issues with which negotiators will be grappling during this round of UN talks in Bonn?