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Better Late than Never, Australia Ratifies the Paris Agreement

Su-Kim M | November 10th, 2016

A little late, but happy to be there: Australia ratifies the Paris Agreement. The Australian government announced today that they have officially ratified the Paris Agreement, six days after it came into

From Marrakech to Berlin

Vicky F | November 10th, 2016

With all eyes on America during Elections 2016, Germany probably hoped its climate actions back home would go unnoticed. In particular, the indefinite pause on its once ambitious long-term climate

US Election Trumps All Other Matters

Su-Kim M | November 9th, 2016

How did COP22 respond to the announcement that Donald Trump is the president-elect?

Rolling into COP22

Vicky F | November 7th, 2016

The Verb’s first wrap on the status of the negotiations at COP22.

COP22: Time for Active Ambition

Daniel V | November 7th, 2016

Ambition needs to emerge as COP22’s legacy in the world of UN climate talks.

COP22: The Overview

Malcolm J | November 7th, 2016

With another round of UN climate talks commencing tomorrow; why do they still matter and what’s expected.

Germany breaks free from fossil fuels

Laima Politajs | May 16th, 2016

Starting on May 14 the coal diggers stood still for 48 hours as a mass of activists in white overalls stepped into the bizarre lunar landscape of the lignite mine

COP21: We Have a Deal

admin | December 12th, 2015

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