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Eyes on ministers to intervene as UN climate talks get mired in old battles

Karl Mathiesen, Climate Home News

11 May 2018 • 4 min read

As negotiations in Bonn result in minimal progress on rules for the Paris Agreement, delegates look to political leaders to break the deadlock

Ministers from the EU and China must intervene to rescue talks on putting the Paris climate pact into action, a top EU negotiator said on Thursday. Delegates at a meeting in Bonn, which closes on Thursday...

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