61 countries submit targets
61 countries, accounting for over 78% of global emissions have submitted mitigation pledges to the UN, under a January 31 deadline agreed under the Copenhagen Accord (PDF).
PM reflects way forward
With the initial phases of the Accord underway, the Prime Minister reflects the world has 'taken the first steps towards an historic transformation in the trajectory of global emissions'.
US submits 17% target
US formally submits target – 17% on 2005 baseline, contingent on domestic legislation – and also urges others to declare association to UN so Copenhagen's 'landmark provisions can be implemented'.
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February 3: 61 countries submit targets to UN 3/2/2010
Sixty-one countries have submitted mitigation pledges to the UN, under a 'soft' January 31 deadline agreed under the Copenhagen Accord.
Sixty-one countries have submitted mitigation pledges to the UN, under a 'soft' January 31 deadline agreed under the Copenhagen Accord.
February 1: Professor John Beddington discusses climate science & uncertainty 1/2/2010
Listen to audio file of Professor John Beddington: communicating to the public about the science of climate change.
Listen to audio file of Professor John Beddington: communicating to the public about the science of climate change.
February 1: BBC's Richard Black blogs on the UN's January 31 deadline 1/2/2010
Read Richard Black's blog: 'the deadline that isn't a deadline for an accord that isn't an accord'
Read Richard Black's blog: 'the deadline that isn't a deadline for an accord that isn't an accord'
February 1: Ed Miliband hits back on climate change sceptics in Observer interview 1/2/2010
Ed Miliband: 'It's right that there's rigour applied to all the reports about climate change, but... wrong that when a mistake is made it's somehow
Ed Miliband: 'It's right that there's rigour applied to all the reports about climate change, but... wrong that when a mistake is made it's somehow
February 1: Climate change controversy warning - Ed Miliband on Channel 4 News 1/2/2010
Ed Miliband tells Channel 4: 'It is profoundly irresponsible is to suggest that one fact that was wrong about a glacier undermines the overall picture
Ed Miliband tells Channel 4: 'It is profoundly irresponsible is to suggest that one fact that was wrong about a glacier undermines the overall picture
February 1: PM's letter sets out way forward on climate change 1/2/2010
The world has taken 'the first steps towards an historic transformation in the trajectory of global emissions,’ says PM Gordon Brown as early stages of
The world has taken 'the first steps towards an historic transformation in the trajectory of global emissions,’ says PM Gordon Brown as early stages of
29 January: BASIC countries likely to submit 29/1/2010
The BASIC nations are expected to formally submit their individual country targets ahead of the UN’s January 31 deadline, agreed under the Copenhagen Accord.
The BASIC nations are expected to formally submit their individual country targets ahead of the UN’s January 31 deadline, agreed under the Copenhagen Accord.
29 January: UK support to fight climate change in Indonesia announced at Davos 29/1/2010
International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander announces at Davos a joint effort with Indonesia to tackle deforestation and prepare Indonesians for the impacts of climate change
International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander announces at Davos a joint effort with Indonesia to tackle deforestation and prepare Indonesians for the impacts of climate change
Milestones on the road to Copenhagen. Find out what happened in the lead up to Copenhagen.
Interactive timeline: the road to Copenhagen
