Global climate talks
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Adapting to a warmer climate could cost almost three times as much as thought, says UN reportRich countries need to give more to plug huge funding gap and help developing nations adapt to drought, flooding and heatwaves caused by climate change, says UN report -
Highlights from week one at the Lima climate talks – in picturesThis week delegates and activists began arriving in the Peruvian capital for the COP20 UN climate talks, where nations will negotiate a draft text on a climate deal to be agreed in Paris next year -
COP20: Peru must give indigenous people means to combat climate changeClimate talks in Lima can save the Amazon rainforest by recognising rights of its best protectors, writes Dan Collyns
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'They say that in 30 years maybe Kiribati will disappear'Karl Mathiesen: On the tiny coral islands of Kiribati sandbags hold back the rising sea and drought means no fresh water. For the Pacific Islanders living at the sharp edge of climate change any result in Lima will be too little, too late
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Green activists from Ecuador harassed by police on way to climate summitActivists say their presence at the meeting in Peru would be embarrassing to President Rafael Correa, who wants to drill for oil in the Amazon
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2014 set to be world's hottest year everRecord average temperatures highlight the urgent need to agree a deal on emissions at the UN climate change talks in Lima
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Will Australia be the great coal defender at Lima climate talks?Australia heads to major climate negotiations in the wake of high level defence of its coal industry
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2014 on track to be England's hottest year in over three centuriesUnless December turns unusually cold, 2014 will beat 1995, 2006, 1990 and 2011 as the warmest year on record
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Lima climate talks: developing nations urge rich to aim for zero emissionsGroup of least-developed nations at UN climate summit say rich counties should do ‘substantially more’ to cut emissions
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Yeb Saño, vocal critic of west, dropped from Lima climate talksCurious absence of the Philippines’ key negotiator could be due to political pressure from rich countries ahead of crucial climate negotiations, say NGOs
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Emissions targets are biggest challenge for Lima climate talksMichael Jacobs: Avoiding dangerous climate change depends on the strength of emissions reduction targets countries collectively adopt. And this remains a major concern
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Lima climate talks: EU and US at odds over legally binding emissions targetsEU says mandatory carbon emissions cuts should be set for all countries, whereas US wants individual countries to be free to adjust the scale and pace of reductions
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Carbon emissions: past, present and future – interactiveAs the UN climate talks open in Lima to agree on a draft text for a binding treaty in Paris in 2015, here is a timeline of world’s top 20 emitters of carbon dioxide since the dawn of industrialisation
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COP20 is a forum for regional green policies not just global climate targets
COP20 is a forum for regional green policies not just global climate targets
Julian Hunt in London and Joy Pereira in Kuala LumpurWith Latin America already hit by climate change, talks in Lima are the perfect chance to discuss local green programmes, write Julian Hunt and Joy Pereira
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Will Lima climate talks pave way for a binding treaty in Paris in 2015?Failure will condemn developing countries to unchecked climate change for another generation, and the poorest countries will be worst hit, writes John Vidal
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UN climate change deal must have legally binding targets, says EUTime is running out for agreeing legal framework for emissions cuts, EU official warns
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Australian foreign minister says reef not in danger but what do her own scientists say?Graham Readfearn: World leading coral scientist attacks foreign minister saying Australians deserve better representation at international climate meeting
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Obama’s climate change envoy: fossil fuels will have to stay in the groundTodd Stern claims the world will have to forgo developing reserves of oil, coal and gas in order to solve global warming
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Climate change is not just about science – it’s about the future we want to createClimate scientist Chris Rapley and his co-author of the acclaimed play 2071 explain why the 2015 Paris climate summit cannot be allowed to fail – for all our sakes
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Six vital steps world leaders must agree to take to protect EarthInternational talks in Paris in 2015 could see the world’s nations agree to limit global warming to a rise of 2C. Actually achieving that target will require huge commitments – not least by developed nations
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Canada pledges $265m to Green Climate FundRTCC: Harper government fulfils promise to help developing countries address climate impacts
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Countries pledge $9.3bn for Green Climate FundThirty nations meeting in Berlin pledge just short of $10bn target for fund to help developing countries deal with global warming
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Britain should be proud of its pledge to the Green Climate FundEd Davey: If the world’s poorest countries are to develop in a way that creates a sustabinable climate, richer countries have to help them
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UK to give £720m to help poor countries cope with climate changeBritain’s commitment to UN’s green climate fund is greater than that of Germany or France and only surpassed by US and Japan
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US-China climate deal's ambition fails to impress IndiaJanaki Lenin: Indian think tank says the US-China climate deal is neither historic nor ambitious, and would lead to dangerous temperature rises
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Local activists are paying with their life to protect their forests in PeruAlex Soros: Developed world’s greed for hardwood, palm oil, natural gas and beef is killing people on environmental frontiers
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Spotlight on murders of activists as Peru prepares for Lima climate talksGovernment accused of neglecting people defending their land and forests against mining and illegal logging
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Chinese media welcomes climate deal with USAnnouncement on capping carbon emissions gets largely positive coverage in national media
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Damian Carrington's blog China-US carbon deal: A historic milestone in the global fight against climate change
Damian Carrington: After 20 years of tortuous negotiations the agreement struck by the US and China marks the start of a solution to global warmingChina-US carbon deal: A historic milestone in the global fight against climate change -
Rich countries subsidising oil, gas and coal companies by $88bn a yearUS, UK, Australia giving tax breaks to explore new reserves despite climate advice that fossil fuels should be left in the ground
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We must manage global warming risks by cutting carbon pollution, top scientists conclude
Climate Consensus - the 97% We must manage global warming risks by cutting carbon pollution, top scientists conclude
Dana Nuccitelli: The latest IPCC report details the immense risks posed by failing to mitigate global warming -
UN to investigate claims that UK spies infiltrated climate talksClaims that GCHQ snooped on two climate summits will be investigated, says UN secretary general
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Six ways you can help stop climate changeBibi van der Zee: What can one person do? The IPCC has made dire warnings, but says solutions are out there. Here are some simple steps we can all take
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Australia can continue to burn coal, despite UN warning, Greg Hunt saysCSIRO is working on reducing footprint of coal-fired power stations 30% to 50%, environment minister says, but IPCC report urges switch to cleaner power sources
Topics
- Climate change (Environment)
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- Cop 20: UN climate change conference | Lima
- United Nations
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- Peru
- Green politics
- Americas
- Energy
- Climate change (Science)
- Deforestation
- Fossil fuels
- Conservation
- China
- Asia Pacific
- Trees and forests
- Coal
- Amazon rainforest
- Protest
- Drought
Brazil should take lead on climate, not just broker talks