Another crawl for humankind

The Kyoto agenda shuffled along at the recent climate change meeting in Bonn, but climate change mitigation was still not in sight

Reform in fossil fuel subsidy is a mitigation opportunity

Money saved from the phasing out of fuel subsidies can be used for social and development programmes

Rescued or doomed

Nations adopt a diluted agreement at Bonn on implementing the Kyoto Protocol. 180 countries finally reached an agreement on the rules to …

Confusion over editing of the agreement text slowed things down during week one

With less than 15 days of negotiations left, parties at the Bonn climate change conference were urged to speed things up

Climate change meeting begins in Bonn

New deal must not attempt to rewrite or reinterpret the Convention, say developing countries

India’s statement on equity

Bonn climate talks: move HFCs to Montreal Protocol, says EU

Developing countries dismiss appeal, say fulfill technology transfer commitment first

SBI update: session at Bonn suspended without adopting agenda

Lack of consensus forces move

Bonn climate talks: SBI session ends without adoption of agenda

Negotiating parties hope to break impasse at Warsaw COP

Existing polio vaccines may not always prevent infection

Antibodies normally produced in response to infection are unable to block mutant polio virus

US senators introduce bipartisan bill to tackle ‘super pollutants’

A Democrat and a Republican senator have together proposed legislation to cut short-lived pollutants like black carbon, methane and HFCs

Green Climate Fund races to get its show on the road before COP 21

Fund members attempt to address concerns raised over its operationalisation

Countries complain about slow pace of progress at Bonn

Session co-chairs reiterate the principles that will guide negotiations in the three days that remain in this ADP session

Progress at Bonn marred by old climate politics

Will negotiating parties be able to sort out their differences at Doha?

Climate talks in Bonn serve a grim reminder

Negotiations at the recently concluded climate meet at Bonn were a replay of post-Bali discussions in 2007; Parties agreed to move into formal …

'Developing countries are treated in a very unfair manner'

Bernarditas Muller, a seasoned member of the Philippines negotiating team, is among the rare few who call a spade a spade. Speaking to Indrajit …

G7 commitment to decarbonisation could be more talk less action

While the US and Canada are moving from one fossil fuel to another, other G7 countries are burning more coal since 2009

Bonn sees some progress; Durban Platform agenda adopted

Negotiations on Kyoto Protocol and Long-term Cooperative Action conclude

Countries pitch in for early warning systems and accurate weather projections

Workshops in Bonn focus on the development of contingency plans to tackle extreme weather events and their adverse effects on crops

SBI deadlock looms over Bonn climate talks

Russia raises matter of procedural irregularities at Doha; parallel sessions continue

LDCs ring the alarm bell before Bonn

Demand higher ambition; will EU still take the lead?

Canada, Australia questioned over low emissions reduction targets

Other developed countries kept mum as questioning progressed at the Bonn conference

Durban action plan talks get stalled

Parties disagree over ambition on climate action

Bonn conference: current emission trends will lead to warmer world

IEA report foresees temperature increase under existing policies; developed countries not doing enough to close gap

Bonn climate meet: countries ready to work on Durban Platform

Call to make equity and common but differentiated responsibilities central to future work plan