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Brazil, China and India become first countries to break Rio+20 pledges with HFC ban block
Countries block HFCs phase-out at Montreal Protocol meeting in direct contradiction to the Rio+20 outcome document signed last month.
Comment: EU must be more strategic and open to cooperation in dealings with China on climate change
GLOBE International Secretary General Adam Matthews argues that now is time for EU to work more with China rather than bickering over climate policy positions at UNFCCC negotiations
Petersberg Climate Dialogue III: Environment ministers meet in Berlin to thrash out common position ahead of Doha talks
The lack of ambition and goals for the Doha round of UNFCCC climate talks will be on the agenda today and tomorrow as ministers from 35 countries representing various international negotiating groups meet in Berlin.
Will the billions needed for climate change finance be found in Doha?
After three days of talks on climate change cash in Bonn, the challenges have become clearer while questions have been raised over solutions like ending fossil fuel subsidies and the Robin Hood tax.
Paying for climate change: Visible urgency on final day of UNFCCC finance talks
Candid comments and calls to slash red tape suggest increased urgency at the UN climate finance workshop’s final session.
UNFCCC launches 2012 Clean Development Mechanism International Photo Contest
To celebrate the work of Clean Development Mechanism projects the UNFCCC is running a photo contest – read on to find how you can get involved
UNFCCC kicks off first finance workshop
The latest international climate change news, debate and video from RTCC.
Greg Barker: China’s domestic ambition must be reflected in international climate negotiations
UK minster for energy and climate change calls on China to stop blocking progress at UNFCCC negotiations and build greater unity with their domestic renewables programme and international ambition.
Rio+20: Global Environment Facility calls for more ‘synergy’ between UN departments
Now the three Rio Conventions have developed their own identities, GEF says it is time for them to examine the ways they can work together.
Rio+20 Comment: Summit whimpers to an inevitable conclusion
The acceptance of failure at the UN summit of sustainable development is almost worse than the failure itself.
Rio+20 Day 7 Live: Coverage from the UN Summit on Sustainable Development
Follow all the latest news and events from Rio+20 with the RTCC team on site.
PODCAST: Benefits of the CDM for African Communities
In the thirteenth in the series of UNFCCC CDM Radio Club reports, Nigerian journalist Ugonma Cokey, travelled to Bonn, Germany, home of the UNFCCC to explore both the benefits and the limitations to the CDM in Africa.
UNFCCC launches latest round of CDM Radio competition
Following the first round of the CDM African Radio contest, the UNFCCC opens the second round of applications entitled “Changing Lives”.
New Kyoto climate change targets proposed for rich countries
Submission by the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) would more than double the EU target and set Australia a goal to cut CO2 by 7%.
UN opens new round of climate change action contest
UNFCCC opens new round of applications for the “Momentum for Change” scheme aimed at showcasing on the ground action taking place to tackle the climate challenge.
PODCAST: Creating jobs from solar in South Africa
In the twelfth in the series of UNFCCC CDM Radio Club reports, David Mwanza from Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation visits a CDM project in Durban, South Africa.
Kyoto lifeline as Figueres announces extra UN climate talks in Bangkok
UN climate talks chief Christiana Figueres has announced she has secured funding for an extra round of talks to be held in Bangkok, running from August 30 to September 5.
PODCAST: Turning waste to energy in South Africa
In the eleventh in the series of UNFCCC CDM Radio Club reports RTCC is hosting, Wambi Michael, a radio producer in Uganda, examines the potential for energy from waste in Africa.
Figueres: Doha talks open door to Gulf-funded climate change technology
UN climate change chief calls selection of Qatar as host of next UN climate change summit, a “great opportunity”.
Bonn 2012: German Youth – ‘Don’t forget you are doing this for your children’
As the Bonn Climate Talks end, Anton Jaekel a Germany member of the UNFCCC Youth Constituency writes for RTCC urging delegates to remember why they are working towards halting climate change.