French President sets agenda for COP 21
Developed countries must take the lead and developing countries must be supported in adapting
India insists on draft agreement for pre-2020 climate actions at Bonn
While the EU said it did not want a detailed discussion on pre-2020 actions, India pushed for a draft "negotiating text"
Climate talks have to be reimagined as they’re dysfunctional, says Bonn delegate
Babitha PS speaks on visa issues, safety and women’s representation at climate conferences
High Road to Dubai COP28: Global Stocktake talks enter final phase
Developing countries, led by the G-77 and the Like-minded Group of Countries, argued why the outcome of the global stocktake process should be …
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
COP27: Switzerland wants ‘major emitters’ and big developing economies to do more on mitigation
Talks on the Mitigation Work Programme November 8 brought back memories of post-Paris mitigation politics, where rich countries asked all to …
High road to Dubai COP28: Developing countries demand ambition on financial support in Bonn
There can be no discussion on enhancing mitigation ambition in developing country Parties without an accompanied discussion on enhancing …
Bonn climate meet kicks off implementation of Paris Agreement
This is the first all-party meet since the Paris Agreement was adopted on December 12, 2015
UN climate talks: G77 and China stage walk-out over Loss and Damage
Developed countries want the matter be discussed only after 2015
Green Climate Fund races to get its show on the road before COP 21
Fund members attempt to address concerns raised over its operationalisation
High road to Dubai COP28: Major differences remain as Bonn climate meet concluded on June 15
Many of the crucial agenda items, such as the Global Stock Take, Global Goal on Adaptation and the hosting of the Santiago Network for Loss and …
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
Development is top priority, says India at climate summit in Lima
Top ministry official confirms that India will not announce a ‘peaking year’ for emissions
NGOs to boycott climate talks
Civil society groups express unhappiness over developed countries and Poland blocking negotiations
Developed countries face tough questions on emissions reduction
Inadequacy of targets and discrepancies in reporting highlighted at the first multilateral review of Annexe I parties
Climate negotiations on adaptation headed along divergent paths
Countries make little headway due to fundamental differences between developed and developing nations
UN climate talks end with no takeaways
Only a weak agreement on mechanism to fund ‘loss and damage’
The world is running out of time: Least developed countries on IPCC report
Science is even clearer: Global greenhouse gas emissions are rising, the impacts will be devastating, said chair of 46 least developed …
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
Failure to reduce emissions will dramatically increase adaptation costs
Even with measures to limit global warming to under 2°C, the costs of adaptation are likely to be two to three times the current estimates, …
Japan uses climate finance to lend $1 billion to Indonesia for dirty coal
Observers call for clear rules on climate finance to ensure money is not spent on projects that would cause climate change
What to expect of the UN climate change conference in Peru
Centre for Science and Environment’s Vijeta Rattani writes from the UN Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru
High road to Dubai COP28: Here is how Global Stocktake talks fared in week 1 at Bonn
Adaptation, finance and pre-2020 implementation gap highlighted at Bonn Climate Conference
Varied visions for new climate agreement in Lima
As developed and developing countries continue to disagree over key elements of the new climate deal in the works, civil society groups suggest …
Canada, Australia questioned over low emissions reduction targets
Other developed countries kept mum as questioning progressed at the Bonn conference