UN climate talks Archives

Small islands will not accept weak Paris climate deal – official

INTERVIEW: Maldives climate ambassador says group wants commitment to 1.5C warming goal, more finance and action on loss and damage mechanism

COMMENT: Unless diplomats design UN deal to cope with climate damage, it will soon become redundant, says Saleemul Huq

NEWS: Christiana Figueres confident with progress at Geneva climate talks as draft deal expands from 38 to over 100 pages

NEWS: Departing UN climate science chief says organisation should increase tempo of reports and boost scrutiny on countries

NEWS: Deluge of proposals from nearly 200 countries could make reaching agreement in Paris hard work, say delegates in Geneva

NEWS: UN climate pact should ensure basic rights of forest communities are respected, say activists from Liberia and Philippines

NEWS: With six days to create a draft agreement, officials ask countries to drop historic divides and start new era of cooperation

ANALYSIS: The UN has chosen veteran Algerian and US diplomats to steer global climate talks this year – but are they up to the job?

NEWS: Christiana Figueres says majority of global carbon emissions likely to be covered under 2015 pact, but unclear on ambition

NEWS: India is already moving on clean energy, says minister, but does not want outsiders reviewing its climate plans

NEWS: Sir Richard Branson, Mo Ibrahim and Ariana Huffington are among twelve “B Team” business chiefs urging steep climate targets

ANALYSIS: What would a global carbon cutting deal look like, how will countries get there and could it end in disaster?

INTERVIEW: Strained relationships between Russia, EU and Middle East make climate negotiations harder, warns Janos Pasztor

NEWS: Diplomats must complete draft text in Geneva next month, or risk undermining legal basis for a global accord at December’s summit

NEWS: Action by Obama, Modi and Xi shows the right people are in power for successful 2015 deal, says UK climate secretary

INTERVIEW: Susan Biniaz talks to RTCC about six words that made the US-China climate pact and working towards a Paris deal

NEWS: French president calls for global alliance of political leaders, businessmen and NGOs ahead of UN Paris conference

NEWS: UN’s climate body launches website for countries to submit their contributions to Paris treaty

FEATURE: Mexico, Switzerland and South Korea form a small but influential group that could be critical in building a Paris deal

NEWS: Christiana Figueres says there is evidence that fossil fuel investors are already being hit as projects become unviable