The climate negotiations came to a close last week in China and the closing plenary of the talks was not without drama. Delayed for over an hour, head negotiators huddled around the hall desperately seeking common ground, reports Phillip Ireland.
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UN climate talks: flashpoints on the road to Cancun
The UN climate talks in Tianjin are coming to an end and so far the talks have been mixed with only marginal progress and messyt, writes Phillip Ireland from China.
In smoggy Tianjin, ‘structural imbalance’ is the hot topic
Day two of UN climate talks in heavily-polluted Tianjin fittingly started with a side event on coal use in China. Burning coal and the “structural imbalance” of energy use is the hot topic, writes Owen Pascoe, who is at the talks for the Australian Conservation Foundation.
Honduras in crisis: riots and a smuggled President
In a move sure to grab the attention of world leaders at the UN summit, the deposed president of Honduras has made a dramatic return to his homeland after months in exile.
Political snippets: A day of shame in NSW
Richard Farmer laments the mob rule governing the Dennis Ferguson Bill and the empty words of world leaders on climate change.
Obama’s thunder stolen
Obama’s words on climate action were important at the UN climate summit, but all eyes are on China to take the lead on making a real impact to global emissions.
UN climate summit liveblog
The Guardian’s blow-by-blow account of the UN climate summit and the resulting commentary.
Is China’s climate pledge all just hot air?
China’s President Hu Jintao addressed the UN General Assembly for the first time in 40 years, making a much-hyped commitment to act on the country’s carbon emissions. But unfortunately, says Jonathan Watts, his speech was pretty light-on for substance and specifics.
World leaders talk the talk on climate change
Barack Obama, Hu Jintao and other major world players have all paid lip service to the importance of acting on climate change at the UN’s climate summit. Now for the hard bit…
