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Carbon trading rules meet socialist sticking point
Progress on market rules for climate credits faces ‘a giant sticking point’ as Venezuela and others push for similar progress on ‘non-market’ tools in Bangkok
Bangkok bulletin: ‘We are not ready’
UN talks on the Paris Agreement reach a critical stage in Bangkok, sign up for daily briefings
In Bangkok, governments scramble to agree Paris climate rulebook
UN climate chief calls on nations to make decisive progress in last-chance talks in the Thai capital
Three things this week’s Bangkok climate talks must get right
As talks resume in Thailand, experts outline the game plan for a deal on the rules of the Paris Agreement
UN to fight for future of carbon offset scheme
Amid calls for the Clean Development Mechanism to be axed, the UN climate chief has weighed in on its behalf
With time running out, negotiators inch forwards on Paris climate rulebook
With just 122 days until a major UN conference in Poland, leading diplomats say the pace of talks must speed up
Australia energy plan may breach Paris climate commitments
Government says it will lock in electricity emissions targets until 2024, undermining an international commitment to revisit its Paris target in 2023
Climate Weekly: The EU makes its move
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Fragile China-EU climate pact must be backed by action
Leaders overcame differences on climate. But in the EU-China relationship, trouble is never far away
EU and China agree sweeping joint statement on climate action
Leaders put climate at centre of relationship, push for agreement on the Paris deal rulebook and reject Trump’s efforts to undermine global cooperation
China and EU can lead on climate action
After the US surrendered its influence, the upcoming EU-China summit in Beijing will be yet another moment for both economies to show leadership on climate action
Trade war would harm the environment, warns UN green chief
Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs and the reaction could undermine global cooperation and slow the transition to a sustainable world, says Erik Solheim
Leaked final government draft of UN 1.5C climate report – annotated
A draft summary of the most important climate science report of 2018, published here annotated with changes from the previous version
Colombia tree loss spikes as peace deal leads to land grabs
The area of forest cleared in Colombia jumped 46% last year, data compiled by the World Resources Institute show, in an “alarming” trend
Eight EU countries signal openness to increased Paris climate pledge
UK among signatories of call for greater ambition, one day after the EU climate chief said the bloc could raise its Paris commitment. Poland was notably absent
Eastern Europe turns to private sector as EU clean energy budget cut
Czech officials warn the loss of EU structural funds and carbon market revenues leave a funding gap for renewable and energy efficiency projects
EU climate efforts not living up to Paris promises, says NGO
Report ranking national efforts finds many European nations are working against efforts to increase ambition to act on climate change
Climate Weekly: From Pope to Petersberg
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10 key moments on the road to the Cop24 climate talks
Leaders meeting at the G7 this weekend kick off six months of diplomatic moments that will be decisive in shaping the future of the Paris Agreement