United Nations

Facilities

China's three biggest utilities emit more carbon than UK, says Greenpeace

Report calls on world's top greenhouse gas producer to cut coal dependence

clock 29 July 2009 • 2 min read

Legislation

New Zealand faces up to rapid rise in carbon emissions

Is the climate neutral dream receding?

clock 24 July 2009 • 2 min read

Legislation

Developing nations insist they remain open to carbon target negotiations

Chief UN negotiator insists meaningful climate deal can be reached, despite limited progress at G8 meeting

clock 13 July 2009 • 2 min read

Legislation

Updated: World leaders fail to agree binding climate change targets

Ban Ki-Moon hits out at developed nations' failure to deliver more demanding short-term emission targets

clock 10 July 2009 • 3 min read

Legislation

Canada and Japan accused of blocking Copenhagen progress

Former UK chief scientific adviser warns Copenhagen process is "faltering"

clock 02 July 2009 • 2 min read

Legislation

China slams weak Japanese cuts as US talks falter

Fallout highlights problems facing negotiators for a post-Kyoto climate deal in Copenhagen this year

clock 11 June 2009 • 2 min read

Legislation

UN: Necessary climate agreement unlikely in Copenhagen

Yvo de Boer says industrialised country's targets are not strong enough

clock 11 June 2009 • 2 min read

Carbon Trading

Airlines taxi forward with emissions proposals

Three possible scenarios handed to UN regulators

clock 10 June 2009 • 1 min read

Legislation

UN urges Japan to be ambitious on cuts

Proposed seven per cent cut below 1990 levels by 2020 not enough, says Ban Ki-moon

clock 05 June 2009 • 1 min read

Carbon Trading

UN: Global renewables investment up despite financial crisis

Investment in renewables rose five per cent in 2008 – proving new methods of power generation are now firmly established

clock 03 June 2009 • 2 min read