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Climate talks scrape through tough test in Poland
The Paris ‘rulebook’ advanced enough to get it signed off, but no one left Poland entirely happy
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Caption: Patricia Espinosa, of Mexico, is the UNFCCC’s executive secretary (image: UN Climate Change)
Why it’s important to host 2019 climate talks in Latin America
Several Latin American countries are competing to host the 2019 UN climate talks
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Climate change negotiations reach new crunch point
Over the next two weeks Poland hosts the most important talks on global climate action since Paris
Caption: A pro-Bolsonaro rally in São Paulo (image: Mídia Ninja)
Brazil at a climate crossroads
South American country looks set to host 2019 talks as climate sceptic leads presidential race
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Cooperation: the key to increasing climate action in Latin America
LAC Climate Week unites non-state and sub-national actors hoping to boost climate cooperation
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Economies must decarbonise to stay competitive: Christiana Figueres
Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement has cleared the way for China to lead
Caption: California is working with other state governments and environmental groups to provide an unofficial US presence in Bonn that’s for strong climate action (image: GovJerryBrown
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COP23: ‘Non-state actors are driving the bus’
The US is blocking efforts to discuss immediate climate action but is getting plenty of pushback
Caption: When it comes to financing the costs of adaptation, money seems to be largely missing for developing countries (Image: UNclimatechange)
Little money in sight at climate summit
A lot of the climate finance promised to developing countries is being provided as loans not grants
Caption: (L-R) Patricia Espinosa, secretary general of UNFCCC, Salaheddine Mezouar, president of COP22 and Hakima El Haite, Morocco’s environment minister (image: COP22).
The road to Marrakech
Paris Accord enters into force as attention turns to next steps at Morocco summit
Caption: Paris ‘virtual trees’ turned the Eiffel Tower green for COP21 in 2015 (image: 1heart1tree)
Cut carbon emissions by a quarter more, urges UNEP
Countries must commit to new emissions pledges to avoid 3C warming, says new report