Bonn 2012
UNFCCC parties hope Bangkok’s summer sun can thaw deep divisions sown in Bonn
Nine months on from what was billed as an ‘historic’ Durban Platform agreement, the UN climate change talks look in danger of sliding backwards again.
Green Climate Fund sets first meeting as race to secure $100bn begins
UN finance body aims to raise $100bn a year to fund climate change projects by 2020.
UNFCCC Durban Ambition workshop calls for better emissions reporting and information sharing
Developed and developing countries must increase their levels of emissions reporting and information sharing, a review of the UN Bonn climate talks workshop on increasing ambition has concluded.
Bonn 2012: German Youth – ‘Don’t forget you are doing this for your children’
As the Bonn Climate Talks end, Anton Jaekel a Germany member of the UNFCCC Youth Constituency writes for RTCC urging delegates to remember why they are working towards halting climate change.
Bonn 2012: UK youth say negotiators must ensure intergenerational equity
As the Climate Talks come to a close in Bonn, Louisa Casson from the UKYCC and member of the YOUNGO constituency of the UNFCCC writes for RTCC reflecting on the talks and calling on parties to step up to their responsibility.
Bonn 2012: What did the latest round of UN climate change talks achieve?
RTCC analyses what has been achieved at the 2012 UNFCCC Bonn Climate Conference
Bonn 2012: UN climate chief defends progress at talks
Figueres calls sluggish negotiations inevitable for latest track of talks and indicative of diplomats’ meticulous work on new global deal.
Bonn 2012: UNCCD calls for agriculture to be central to Rio+20
Talking to RTCC at the Bonn Climate Talks, UNCCD’s Sergio Bonilla calls for agriculture, land and soil to be central to talks both under the UNFCCC and at Rio this June.
UNFCCC chief: Rio+20 and climate change talks have common goals
Christiana Figueres stresses that while the Earth Summit is not part of formal climate negotiations, work on both agendas offer positive reinforcement.
UNFCCC chief Figueres demands action from youth over climate change
Christiana Figueres tells RTCC young people should show they care about the planet’s future by using the ‘power of demand’ to influence business and politicians
Bonn 2012: What is the role of youth in the climate negotiations?
Young people have an increasing stake in the climate negotiations, but how are they using their position to influence the process and push for change?
Durban Platform negotiations: A long way to go
As the Durban Platform negotiations get underway in Bonn, RTCC takes a look at how they set the scene for future discussions.
Bonn 2012 – Week one round-up with E3G
E3G’s Liz Gallagher talks RTCC through the first week of the Bonn climate talks including equity, ambition and finance.
Green Climate Fund suffers blow as board’s first meeting delayed
UNFCCC calls for more nominations and urges countries not to drop pace of progress with crucial climate fund.
Bonn 2012: Marrying science and politics for a sustainable future
Outside the Bonn Climate Talks, the YOUNGO constituency held a marriage ceremony between politics and science to show those negotiators inside how vital such a union would be.
Bonn 2012: UNFCCC equity workshop ends in old north-south divisions emerging
Workshop on equitable access to sustainable development at UN talks in Bonn opens old wounds as India and China face off USA and EU over concept of ‘fairness’
UNICEF: We must teach urban kids how to deal with disasters
Speaking at the ICLEI Resilient Cities Conference 2012, Antony Spalton from UNICEF spoke to RTCC about the role children play in reducing risks from disasters.
Planet’s largest cities commit to measuring and reporting emissions
At the ICLEI Resilient Cities conference in Bonn, 40 of the world’s most populous cities have launched a programme to measure, report and verify their carbon emissions.
We must close gaps on funding and ambition: UN climate change chief
As negotiations resume in Bonn, the head of the UNFCCC Christiana Figueres says key issues of finance and ambition must be resolved this year.
Bonn climate change talks: Who wants what
As UN climate change negotiators prepare to gather round the table in Bonn next week, RTCC looks at some the key parties’ opening positions.