Zero tolerance for sexual harassment at climate talks, say UN and NGOs
The UN climate body and a prominent NGO network said there would be zero tolerance for sexual harassment at climate talks, which started in...
Polish coal cash grab attacked by UK, France, Germany
A Polish bid to siphon off up to €29bn of EU carbon market money for ageing coal plants has been slapped down in a...
Don’t wake the bear: fragile climate talks begin in Bonn
During a year of climate confrontation, the world has closed ranks around the Paris deal struck in 2015.
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Leading climate lawyer speaks out over sexual harassment at UN talks
Sexual harassment is going unreported and unpunished in the confidential atmosphere of UN climate negotiations, a veteran of the process warned on the eve of...
Me too: I was sexually harassed at UN climate negotiations
The sexual harassment, assault and rape allegations raised by 60 women against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein have touched a nerve around the world. Women...
Climate Weekly: Get set for the UN climate talks in Bonn
Throughout the year, the global community has projected a sense of calm determination in response to the US president’s contempt.
Unity has been a byword. But on Monday climate negotiators need to...
Australian state premier promises to veto funding for giant Adani coal mine
The future of the giant Adani Carmichael coal mine in northern Australian – considered a “carbon timebomb” by opponents – may be decided by...
UN talks lose climate champion El Haite after Moroccan royal censure
A leading diplomat who helped steer last year’s UN climate negotiations through the tumult of Donald Trump’s election will not take up her duties as talks...
Tensions emerge over timetable for raising climate ambition
As negotiators from 195 countries head to Bonn, Germany, for annual climate talks, tensions are emerging over the timetable for raising ambition.
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India prepares for clashes with developed world at UN climate talks
In 2015, when 197 countries reached a compromise to draw up the Paris Agreement on containing the effects of climate change, it was clear that...
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