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What can UN climate talks learn from mercury agreement?
Minamata Convention on mercury signed last week shows that multilateral environment deals can be done – but does this apply to talks on climate change?
USA says 2015 may be last chance for global UN climate change deal
Lead US negotiator Todd Stern calls for a flexible deal that distributes responsibility in a way that represents the modern world
UN climate chief says domestic climate laws will underpin 2015 deal
The fate of a global deal on emissions reductions depends on how ambitious governments are at home, warns Christiana Figueres.
Indian minister’s advisor calls for year-long UN climate talks
Senior Indian Minister’s right hand man Varad Pande says ramping up talks to as much as 150 days a year punctuated with ministerial interventions is way best forward
RTCC’s 2012 review – a year in climate change
12 months in focus: Rising temperatures, extreme weather events, an inconclusive Earth Summit in Rio and a promise from US President Obama to finally address global warming
Kyoto Protocol departure leaves Canadians cold
Canada left the world’s only legally binding treaty on Saturday 15 December, but few appear to have noticed or care
Norway minister’s scribbles at UN climate talks reveal complex picture
Bård Roads Solhjell says objections from Russia over the Kyoto Protocol were deliberately ignored by COP18 presidency in Doha
Christiana Figueres: Global deal on climate complex but possible
Writing for RTCC, UN climate chief argues a universal climate change agreement is necessary and possible – but only if we migrate from the politics of blame to the politics of opportunity.
What next for REDD+ following Doha disappointment?
No agreed REDD+ text and key decisions postponed, but experts tell RTCC they still have faith in the scheme and believe countries do too
UN climate chief dismisses Russia ‘hot-air’ protest in Doha
Christiana Figures says once Russian delegate has read texts agreed in Doha he will realise he has nothing to complain about.
‘Loss and damage’ to make or break Doha climate talks
US response in dispute over new financial set up to issue climate compensation to worst hit nations threatens to define UN summit finale
Most vulnerable nations urged not to sign weak climate deal
COP18: NGO community rallies round poorest countries urging them not to sign up to a watered down deal at the UN climate talks in Doha.
COP18 Live: Latest news from Day 10 of Doha climate summit
Negotiators stretched as they prepare to hand work over to Ministers at the UN climate change talks in Qatar.
Will climate finance pledges break Doha deadlock?
COP18: Financial pledges have gone some way to reconciling differences at the UN climate change talks but no movement on emission reduction pledges.
Todd Stern: Shale gas boosting US climate action
COP18: Lead negotiator in Doha rejects suggestions USA climate action is inadequate, citing recent drop in emissions as a result of switch from coal to gas
2012 set to be record year for CO2 emissions
New figures from the Global Carbon Project show that emissions have risen 2.6% in 2012, making them 58% higher than 1990 levels.
UNEP: 10 million Pacific Islanders under threat from Climate Change
New study finds that sea-level rise, tropical cyclones, floods and drought could threaten livelihoods in the Pacific region.
Pressure grows on COP President Al Attiyah to intervene in Doha stalemate
COP18: Qatari host urged to take charge of current deadlock in Doha and drive feuding parties towards a compromise.
2012 set to be ninth warmest year on record
COP18: World Meteorological Organisation data shows that 2012 is set to be amongst the top 10 hottest years on record, despite a cooling la Nina event in the first half of the year.
COP18 UN climate talks ‘not about developing versus developed’
Negotiators tell RTCC new battle lines are between those pushing for action to cut global emissions and those content with status quo