UN climate talks Archives

IMF chief seeks climate breakthrough at Lima meet

ANALYSIS: Christine Lagarde calls on governments to back carbon pricing, slash fossil fuel subsidies as finance leaders gather in Peru

NEWS: Soaring maritime emissions threaten world prosperity and survival, argues minister Tony de Brum in rebuttal to IMO

NEWS: Spectre of lost traditions as low-lying islands become inhabitable cause for climate action, says top envoy, Tony de Brum

NEWS: Shortened document makes clear which elements will be legally binding and sets out decisions to be made before Paris summit

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ANALYSIS: Almost 150 countries covering 90% of world carbon pollution submit timely plans to UN in unprecedented global exercise

ANALYSIS: Well over two thirds of countries have submitted contributions to a UN deal, building momentum towards Paris summit

NEWS: Airbus, Boeing and Rolls-Royce among signatories to open letter pledging a carbon market to curb aviation emissions

ANALYSIS: Poor countries want rich polluters to pay out for climate damages. We asked five analysts how a new pact might resolve the freighted matter

NEWS: Russian president slips in desire to host international climate forum in New York speech

COMMENT: Maldives minister urges leaders in New York to back tough Paris climate deal and protect small islands

INTERVIEW: Achim Steiner tells Climate Home heads of state and Ban Ki-moon have critical roles to play in coming months

COMMENT: Veteran climate talks observer Saleemul Huq offers his thoughts on what an ambitious climate deal looks like

WEEKLY WRAP: Brussels backs long term goal, regular reviews and offers hope of more climate finance in COP21 package

COMMENT: If governments do not agree what is necessary to stay below the 2C threshold, will the Paris summit have been a failure?

NEWS: Council report due Friday will stick to script but emphasise support for tough ambition mechanism to drive long term CO2 cuts

ANALYSIS: With power stations and urban infrastructure locking in emissions for decades, countries need a long term vision

NEWS: What will countries agree to at this December’s critical UN summit? Researchers are mapping the likely outcome

NEWS: Pathways to ensure world avoids 2C of warming should be outlined as part of a 2015 UN deal, says top French diplomat

COMMENT: As Syrian refugees flock to Europe, driven in part by drought, countries must plan for global warming-linked losses