UN climate talks Archives

Rich-poor climate reconciliation in sight at UN talks

ANALYSIS: As Paris summit nears, negotiators are trying to defuse tensions over national responsibilities for climate change

NEWS: UK and US envoys admit to industry the International Maritime Organization could be overruled on emissions goals

NEWS: Proposals published late Friday show positions once light years apart are slowly converging, although much work remains before Paris

ANALYSIS: Fears progress slow towards global pact unfounded, say co-chairs as countries agree to let them slim down draft text

PODCAST: Ed King is joined by Michael Jacobs, Pilita Clark plus we hear from Christiana Figueres, Laurence Tubiana and Dan Reifsnyder

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INTERVIEW: Christiana Figueres tells RTCC Brazil and India will soon come on board with climate plans, but admits more ambition required

NEWS: Major developed economies exploring compromise options on contentious issue of loss and damage at negotiations in Bonn

NEWS: Lima billed as venue for proposal to help developing countries invest in green energy and prepare for extreme weather

NEWS: Seven days of negotiations remain before Paris summit to finalise global pact, but what leaders will sign is unclear

NEWS: Ban Ki-moon to chair closed-door climate change session on sidelines of 2015 General Assembly, as fears grow over Paris deal progress

NEWS: Lack of climate finance and inadequate carbon cuts headline concerns for developing countries at Bonn talks

NEWS: Yvo de Boer questions the French presidency approach of inviting world leaders to launch the two-week conference

CRIB NOTES 31 AUG – 4 SEP: US president Barack Obama heads to Alaska, while climate negotiators meet in Bonn

ANALYSIS: As politicians converge on substantive issues, interim talks next week must address the legal structure of a global deal

NEWS: Shanghai stock market crash will have rippling impacts on emissions, the green economy and Paris negotiations

NEWS: Model based on game theory could boost cooperation between countries on emissions cuts, say researchers

NEWS: South American firebrand Evo Morales is organising an October meeting to discuss capitalism’s destruction of the environment

PODCAST: This week Ed King is joined by Richard Black, Farhana Yamin and Lisa Friedman – plus an interview with Connie Hedegaard

INTERVIEW: If conflict-riven state can forge a carbon-cutting strategy then so can others says Kinshasa’s lead climate diplomat