UN climate talks Archives

In numbers: The state of the climate ahead of Cop28

Annual emissions may have just peaked but the world’s temperature will keep rising until we reach net zero

The EU has introduced a methane import standard, pressuring any company which exports oil and gas to the EU to cut its emissions

After talks in Sunnyland, California, the US and China agreed to revive a bilateral working group on climate change

Experts said that China didn’t want to shut down coal mines and was likely under-counting its coal mine methane emissions

Developing and developed countries are wrangling over whether finance should be included in an adaptation framework to be approved at Cop28

Developing countries made key concession to land a draft deal on funding for climate victims, subject to political signoff at Cop28

The climate minister of Pacific Island Vanuatu says those choosing the Cop31 host should examine Australia’s gas expansion plans

Climate Home analysed how highly-publicised commitments are faring two years on from their announcement

The technically complex contract was won by Alfajiri, which is based in a residential property in Canada and has only existed a few months

Wars harm climate action because large militaries emit a lot and military spending diverts money away from tackling climate change

Bangladeshi scientist and campaigner Saleemul Huq attended every UN climate summit and championed the cause of developing countries

Betts was the EU’s chief negotiator when the Paris Agreement was signed. He has died a year after being diagnosed with cancer.

Developing countries are outraged by a proposal to host a climate loss and damage fund at the World Bank, painting it as a US power grab

The 27 member states agreed to pursue a tripling of renewable energy by 2030 but softened language on phasing out fossil fuels

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On the sidelines of the UN general assembly, rich and poor countries were divided on how to deliver funds to victims of the climate crisis

While “ambitious” countries made few new announcements, the US, China, India and the UK had not offered enough to even sit in the room

In a relatively low powered year for climate leadership, a handful of government, climate finance and corporate initiatives are worth noting

Only five of the G20 major economies made the cut for Antonio Guterres’ Climate Ambition Summit in New York, despite pressure from big powers

Brazil will go back to the climate targets it drew up in 2015 while it works on new and improved ones