COP22: Russian Government Event Marred by Nuclear Controversy
Activists critical of government’s nuclear policy and intimidation of environmental groups denounce being silenced at panel on low-carbon business activists confront Rosatom executive over nuclear industry’s impacts.
Germany Leads with Release of Long-Term Climate Strategy
Highlights and deficits to Germany’s 2050 strategy and how we feel about this first step forward.
COP22: Raining Fossils
When it rains, it pours – even in arid Marrakech. After a week marked with only two Fossil of the Day awards, on the eighth day of UN climate change
COP21: We Have a Deal
The world has a climate agreement – a legally binding, somewhat ambitious, global pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit global temperature rises to “well below 2°C.” United Nations
The New Boundaries of Warming
The gavel has dropped on the most significant climate agreement of recent times. The final version of the Paris Agreement has the stated objective of holding the increase in global temperatures
State of Play: Out From The Shadows
Six years, almost to the day, since the failure of the Copenhagen talks, agreement is beginning to emerge in Paris with a deal set to be sealed within hours. Two
Fossil Fuel Lobbyists: Peddling Fantasies in Paris
While negotiators work hard to deliver a binding climate agreement in Paris this week, there is another group of actors working just as hard to make sure fossil fuels stay
“Dangerous and Deadly” – Scientists Slam Paris Text
As the Paris climate talks surge towards a final agreement, a group of the world’s top climate scientists have gathered to slam the latest draft text. Negotiations for a new
Walking Through Paris: An Interview With Yeb Saño
It’s been two years since Yeb Saño delivered the emotional speech in Warsaw that made him as someone to watch during the UN climate change negotiations. At the very moment when super typhoon
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Cup-And-Trade Scheme Emerges in Paris
Lachie McKenzie | December 8th, 2015
In a cunning diplomatic move, developing countries have installed a world-first Cup-And-Trade system at the COP21 Paris climate summit. When delegates at the conference centre at Le Bourget buy a
Ministers Take Over Climate Talks
Anna Heyward | December 7th, 2015
It’s the first day of week two at the climate change conference in Paris. We’re nearing the finish line, with a final agreement due Friday the 11 December. The week
What’s Half a Degree Between Friends?
David Gawith | December 6th, 2015
After 21 years of negotiations and a targeted five year work program culminating in a two week conference, of which one week has already passed, you might have thought the
Small Islands Become Renewable Energy Havens
Katrina McL | December 5th, 2015
At the climate talks in Paris, leaders of small island developing states, known as SIDS, met with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to announce progress on the Lighthouses Initiative,
State of Play: As Talks Stall, The Iceberg Is Ahead
Hamish M | December 4th, 2015
With less than 12 hours before a full draft of the new Paris agreement is supposed to emerge, negotiations are in disarray. The Verb’s Negotiation Compass tracks the progress of seven
Roadblocks to Climate Deal Appear Over Responsibilities and Finance
Andres Fuentes | December 4th, 2015
Roadblocks to Climate Deal Appear Over Responsibilities and Finance
Andres Fuentes | December 4th, 2015
On Thursday, the third day of the Paris climate summit, the energy and optimism infused by the heads of state opening session was blunted by the reality that parties still
Party Time: The Main Players at COP21
Jacqui Fetchet | December 4th, 2015
Almost 200 countries are gathered in Paris to hash out a deal on climate change. The COP21 meeting is one of the biggest gatherings of world leaders in history. Officially
State of Play: Talks Gridlocked Over Money
Hamish M | December 3rd, 2015
The Verb’s state of play at the UN climate change negotiations.
Corporates at COP
Elena Nikolovska | December 3rd, 2015
As the climate talks roll on in Paris, there’s a certain smell in the air. It’s the smell of greenwashing. And this isn’t a first.
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