Cop 20: UN climate change conference | Lima
Latest news and comment on the UN climate change conference in Lima, Peru
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Rich 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
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This 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
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Climate talks in Lima can save the Amazon rainforest by recognising rights of its best protectors, writes Dan Collyns
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Planned shareholder resolution is a ‘vital opportunity to influence companies’ climate change strategy’, says investment chief
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With the stakes higher than ever for a climate deal at talks in Peru next week, Hugh Muir and John Vidal talk to some of the key players in Lima
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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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Activists 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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Record average temperatures highlight the urgent need to agree a deal on emissions at the UN climate change talks in Lima
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Australia heads to major climate negotiations in the wake of high level defence of its coal industry
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Unless December turns unusually cold, 2014 will beat 1995, 2006, 1990 and 2011 as the warmest year on record
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Group of least-developed nations at UN climate summit say rich counties should do ‘substantially more’ to cut emissions
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Curious 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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Michael 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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EU 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
Brazil should take lead on climate, not just broker talks