Author: Nyla Sarwar An ambitious and positive draft text presented at the UN climate summit has failed to impress developing countries, who argue that more finance is needed to support their low carbon development and adaptation in some of the most vulnerable nations. The so-called “long-term action plan text” believed to be much more positive [...]

December 2009 is the key date when global world leaders aim to agree a ‘Global’ climate change plan at the forthcoming UN Summit at Copenhagen.  UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Ed Miliband, outline what they would like to see emerge from the December 2009 Copenhagen summit in replacement to [...]

As expected, the global economy took center stage at the G20 Summit held yesterday in London. Amidst the world economic crisis, G20 leaders met to discuss and put forth a global plan for recovery. Included amongst the six pledges made by the leaders of the Group of Twenty was a pledge for a green and [...]

The Climatico Team will be providing a live-blog service on the climate change aspects of the G20 Summit and surrounding events in London, United Kingdom. This page will be updated throughout the day, bringing together insights from our press team as well as our global pool of analysts.  Click here, or press F5, to refresh. 20:17 NB: [...]

Ed Miliband’s statement on climate change at the G20 was short and to the point. Miliband briefed for ten minutes from Room Three of the conference centre, and quickly answered four questions before departing to give BBC and SkyNews interviews on the same topic. The thrust of the conference was just that: thrust.  Momentum, Miliband [...]