UN climate talks Archives

India and US pledge “active cooperation” on climate change

NEWS: Indian environment minister calls for cooperation and technology sharing with US ahead of UN talks

COMMENT: Indigenous people have the solutions to climate change. They should be allowed to speak out at the UN climate talks

BLOG: 18 men and women who will play a vital role in developing an international deal to curb emissions

NEWS: Venezuelan NGOs have accused their government of hypocrisy on climate change, at a civil society meeting ahead of global talks

NEWS: Chief climate negotiator says research into when emissions will peak is ongoing, but suggests country could accept CO2 cap

NEWS: Debate over who will accept toughest carbon cuts heads to wire, as UN narrows options for Paris summit

NEWS: Countries are converging on what pledges towards a global agreement should look like, say co-chairs of talks

NEWS: Former prime minister and possible UN climate talks president Laurent Fabius says oil and gas subsides must be cut

NEWS: French Foreign Minister says India will be a ‘major player’ at 2015 Paris summit, backing Modi to deliver a new approach

NEWS: Prime Minister Modi may have to make concessions and agree emission cuts at UN talks if old alliances breaks down

NEWS: Negotiations among 194 countries are unlikely to succeed warn analysts, arguing for radical shake-down to avoid 2C warming

ANALYSIS: Expectations are high for the COP20 meeting in Lima, but success will require clever diplomacy from hosts

INTERVIEW: Deputy chief Richard Kinley says intensive diplomacy from world’s major carbon polluters could pay off in Paris

NEWS: Global negotiations could take place every two years as UN body focuses on implementing decisions

COMMENT: Climate realists say a legally binding UN deal won’t work – but they’re on the wrong side of history says E3G’s Liz Gallagher

NEWS: “Tough” policy option could see Russia’s 2030 carbon emissions stabilise at around today’s levels

Pressure from developing countries forces officials to agree to accelerate 2015 climate deal talks

Laurent Fabius says Beijing knows it must take “bolder action” to cut pollution, expects cooperation on UN 2015 deal

Diplomats involved in creating a global emissions reduction treaty explain why it’s such a tortuous process

Aggressive statement demands rich make savage carbon cuts and raise billions in climate aid by end of year