22 December - Miliband urges negotiation reform
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband has issued a public call for reform of the United Nations climate change negotiations, which transpired to be 'a chaotic process dogged by procedural games'.
22 December - The final hours of negotiations
Throughout the two weeks of Copenhagen, Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband, long voiced frustration on the focus of process over substance and repeatedly warned that that 'the process could strangle the outcome' of Copenhagen.
22 December - Transcript of Ed Miliband and George Monbiot discussing the Copenhagen Accord
Transcript of Ed Miliband and George Monbiot on Channel 4 News discussing the Copenhagen Accord.
21 December - UK to lead campaign legally binding climate change treaty
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has pledged to lead an international campaign to turn the agreements established at the Copenhagen summit on climate change into a legally binding treaty.
21 December - Transcript of Ed Miliband on the Climate change summit
Transcript of Ed Miliband on BBC Radio 4 on the Climate change summit
21 December - Global leaders call Copenhagen as 'essential beginning'
Leading global figures have cited the Copenhagen Accord on fighting climate change as an 'essential beginning' to a process that must end with a legally binding deal on delivering a reduction in harmful greenhouse gases.
Post-Copenhagen stakeholder event
Ed Miliband met with campaigners, stakeholders and youth groups to answer questions following the Copenhagen Climate Conference.
21 December - Copenhagen Accord agrees to limit global warming to 2 deg C
Leading developed and developing countries have signed an accord that is backed by a large majority of the world and which for the first time sets out the need for the limit the rise in global temperature to 2 degrees Celsius.
20 December - Transcript of Ed Miliband on the Climate change conference being over
Transcript of Ed Miliband on Sky News Sunday Live on the Climate change conference being over
19 December - agreement
Negotiations have concluded in Copenhagen. The agreed Copenhagen Accord will kick-start immediate global climate action.
18 December - Day 12 negotiations continue...
It's been a rollercoaster of a day, with negotiations progressing through the night.
18 December - Lula of Brazil urges leaders to act now to save poor nations
The President of Brazil, Luis Lula da Silva, used an impassioned speech to world leaders in Copenhagen on Friday to take action to prevent poor nations becoming the main victims of climate change.
18 December - 'Running short of time' – Obama warns
US President Barack Obama addressed the climate summit today, warning we are 'running short of time' to strike a deal.
18 December - President Obama's climate summit address
US President Obama has arrived in Copenhagen. He delivered the below speech at the informal opening plenary where world leaders addressed the conference.
18 December - World leaders arrive
US President Barack Obama arrived in a snowy Copenhagen this morning as around 115 world leaders joined negotiators from 192 countries to hammer out a political agreement to halt climate change.
17 December - Day 11 Reflections
World leaders are starting to arrive as the Copenhagen negotiations are drawing to a close.
Day 12 of the 12 days' negotiations.
After a frustrating few days, Ed Miliband reflected on the slow progress in the negotiation halls, but political progress amongst world leaders in the corridors at Copenhagen.
17 December - Costs of climate change to Latin America
The report 'Economics of Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean. Summary 2009' was launched yesterday in Copenhagen
17 December - Youth coalition inside / outside Bella Centre
Kirsty Schneeberger writes for Act on Copenhagen on youth fasting in support of a commitment at Copenhagen tomorrow.
17 December - Clinton announces US commitment to $100bn finance deal
The United States has announced it is prepared to join other rich countries in raising $100bn a year in climate financing for poor countries by 2020 in what observers have commented as a bid to break the negotiations deadlock.
17 December - Hillary Clinton at the United Nations Framework Convention
The US Department of State has just issued the following remarks made by Hillary Clinton this morning in Copenhagen.
17 December - PM address to climate summit
PM Gordon Brown delivers speech to UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen
17 December- Brown urges Copenhagen to overcome obstacles to a deal
Prime Minister Gordon Brown delivers an impassioned plea this morning (Thursday 17 December) to fellow world leaders to 'make the desirable possible' by overcoming their differences to strike a deal on climate change.
16 December - Agreement on funding for deforestation
From Copenhagen, a group of countries including the UK agree funding for deforestation.
16 December - Day 10 Reflections
The clock is ticking towards the remaining days of negotiations. World leaders started to arrive today, and the PM urged from the Bella Centre that 'we have got to have a unanimous agreement.
16 December - PM looks at task ahead
Prime Minister Gordon Brown became the first major world leader to arrive in Copenhagen, issuing a stern warning that Copenhagen could be the last chance to get a global deal to tackle climate change.
16 December - Hillary Clinton to attend COP15
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to Copenhagen this week, it emerged today as a new opinion poll showed that a majority of Americans back a deal to curb carbon emissions.
16 December - Ministerial session opens
World leaders gathering in Copenhagen face a 'defining moment in history', United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said yesterday (15 December) at the opening plenary of the Ministerial segment of COP15.
16 December - The colour of COP15
Over the past two weeks, literally thousands have descended on the Bella Centre, home of the highly anticipated UN Climate Change Negotiations - or COP15.
15 December - John Prescott reflects from Kyoto to Copenhagen
John Prescott the former Deputy Prime Minister who led the UK negotiation efforts at Kyoto has spoken to Act on Copenhagen about the parallels between Kyoto and Copenhagen.
15 December - Day 9 Reflections
After a frustrating day of negotiations yesterday, climate talks resumed again today. Momentum regained with His Royal Highness, Prince Charles arriving to address the opening Ministerial Plenary. The Prime Minister arrives later this evening.
15 December - Prince Charles urges countries to 'listen to the cries' of the poor
Prince Charles warned delegates that the 'eyes of the world' were on them at 'this critical time'.
15 December - Prince of Wales speech at Copenhagen
The Prince of Wales has arrived in Copenhagen to promote forest issues. He delivered a speech today at the UN Summit.
15 December - Foreign Secretary 'determined' to secure ambitious deal
Britain is determined to make sure that Copenhagen produces an ambitious deal on tackling climate change in which Europe plays a 'critical role', UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband tells Act on Copenhagen.
15 december - US and Japan set to offer climate funding
The United States has pledged to set up a $350m fund to help poor countries develop clean energy technology amid reports that Japan would boost its climate funding promise by $800m over three years.
15 December - Climate talks resume
Negotiations have resumed today (Tuesday 15) after yesterday's half-day suspension.
15 December - Copenhagen to host Prime Minister and Prince of Wales
Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the Prince of Wales arrive separately in Copenhagen on Tuesday as the focus moves towards the final stages of the climate change negotiations.
15 December - Brown pledges to work 'tirelessly' towards Copenhagen deal
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has told MPs he will work 'tirelessly' for a global agreement to tackle climate change when he joins the Copenhagen negotiations on Tuesday 15 December.
14 December - Day 8 reflections
As week two of the negotiations commence, Ed Miliband says 'We're now getting close to midnight in this negotiation and we need to act like it.'
14 December - UK to co-chair finance group
Ed Miliband has been invited to co-chair a finance group with Ghana. Connie Heddegaard has invited pairs of developed and developing countries to work together to progress key issues.
14 December - Arnold Schwazenegger urges US leadership & strikes back at climate sceptics
Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Governor of California, has urged the United States Government to take a lead in the fight against climate change.
14 December - Ocean acidification threatens ecosystems and food supply chain
The growing acidity of the oceans is threatening to harm marine life and disrupt the global food supply chain, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary Hilary Benn has warned.
14 December - Africa walk out
Africa groups walk out of working group meetings of the UN climate negotiations here at the Bella Centre.
14 December - Copenhagen within our grasp: Blair
An historic deal to tackle global warming is 'within our grasp', former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said in Copenhagen on Sunday as negotiators got down to a final weeks of talks.
14 December - Ed Miliband says it's time to get our act together
Ed Miliband says 'Ministers and negotiators need to get their act together today and in the coming days'
14 December - Press conference with Ed Miliband and Douglas Alexander
The second week of Copenhagen began this morning (December 14) with a press conference with Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development.
13 December - Day 7 Reflections
Forests and forest issues are a key focus of today's discussions in Copenhagen.
13 December - Worldwide demonstrations
Upwards of 50,000 people in Copenhagen, and many more thousand around the world take to the streets and call for climate action.
13 December - Hilary Benn speech on deforestation
Today (December 13) Hilary Benn joins Ed Miliband in Copenhagen. His focus was on forests and deforestation issues.
12 December - Day 6 reflections
View Ed's latest video diary, plus updates from Saturday here at the Bella Centre
11 December - Lloyd's of London on why insurers want an ambitious deal
Insurers are in the front line of climate change, paying out an estimated $100bn a year in damage claims.
11 December - Obama comments on climate security
Achieving a global agreement on climate change in Copenhagen will be as important for world security as preventing environmental catastrophe, US President Barack Obama said as he received the Nobel Peace prize.
11 December - Update on tripartite US framework
Three of the United States' most senior Senators have handed a tri-partisan 'framework' on climate change and energy independence to Barack Obama ahead of the President's visit to Copenhagen.
11 December - Outcome of EU Council
The two day European Union Council has concluded today (11 December) in Brussels.
11 December - UK and France to announce up to £1.5bn in fast-track finance
In a Joint Statement today (11 December) in Brussels, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy agreed contribution of £1.2bn and that the UK is prepared to go up to £1.5bn in the light of offers from others.
11 December - Reactions to forest finance announcement
The UK wants Copenhagen agreement to reduce deforestation by 25% by 2015.
11 December - Day 5 Reflections
The first week of negotiations draw to a close. Ed Miliband has arrived at the Bella Centre this morning, to commence a day of bilateral meetings with a number of countries.
10 December - Day 4 Reflections
Yesterday the overarching plenary was suspended, but the negotiations have continued in other sessions on issues such as technology, finance, adaptation.
10 December - Capping temperatures is 'achievable' says AVOID scientist
Carbon emissions must start to fall within the next 10 years to keep the rise in global temperatures below the 2 degree C level that would trigger environmental devastation, one of the UK Government’s leading climate scientists says.
10 December - US is determined to achieve strong agreement - Stern
The chief negotiator for the United States says that Washington is determined to get the 'strongest possible agreement' in Copenhagen.
10 December - UK Ministers mount push for an ambitious deal
Ed Miliband will arrive in Copenhagen overnight on 10 December, in advance of the ministerial segment of the Copenhagen talks, which culminates with the arrival for the Prime Minister next week.
10 December - A message from Global Agenda Council Members to World Leaders
More than 200 senior figures across business, finance and academia have called on world leaders to agree a 'bold new deal' to curb global warming and generate low carbon growth.
9 December - Andy Cato, Groove Armada, blogs for Act on Copenhagen
Andy Cato, Groove Armada, blogs for Act on Copenhagen on how the negotiations are progressing.
9 December - North Africa solar panels
Solar power plants that will save 1.7 million tonnes of carbon emissions are to be built across North Africa as part of a major investment partly funded by the UK Government.
9 December - UK co-publishes Governance paper
The UK, Mexico, Australia and Norway have released a paper on Governance at Copenhagen today.
9 December - Pre-budget Report
The Chancellor will deliver the Pre-Budget Report to Parliament today. Watch live stream at 12.30GMT on No 10 website.
8 December - Melting ice bear sculpture sends 'powerful climate message'
It is the powerful metaphor for man-made climate change. Artist Mark Coreth is sculpting a Polar bear out of ice which will slowly melt as negotiators work towards a global climate change deal in Copenhagen.
8 December - Last decade warmest on record, says Met Office
The last 10 years have been 'by far' the warmest decade the world has experienced since modern records began, the UK's Met Office announced in Copenhagen on 8 December.
8 December - Ed Miliband at Manchester send-off rally
Ed Miliband today (08 December) is taking part to a public meeting today at Manchester Central, jointly organised with Manchester Friends of the Earth. It is the last public event before he travels to Copenhagen.
8 December - US ruling on CO2 as a toxic gas 'strengthens Obama's hand'
The US Government has declared carbon dioxide a 'toxic' gas that endangers public health in a judgement that analysts said would strengthen the Obama administration's negotiating position in Copenhagen.
8 December - day 2 reflections
Copenhagen negotiations got down to business today (Tuesday 8 December) with the first day of detailed negotiations.
7 December - Foreign Ministers from around the world call for global action at Copenhagen
Just before the start of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen, the Foreign Ministers of Cape Verde, Costa Rica, Iceland, Singapore, Slovenia, and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to strengthen their commitments.
7 December - Wave march
Tens of thousands of people joined a climate change march in central London calling for world leaders to agree a deal to protect the environment at their negotiations in Copenhagen this month.
7 December - South African targets for reducing the growth in carbon emissions.
South Africa has become the latest emerging economy to set out targets for reducing the growth in carbon emissions.
7 December - World only a 'few billion tonnes' short of climate target
The offers that countries have already made to reduce their carbon emissions are only a 'few billion tonnes' short of the total cuts needed to hot the target of capping the rise in global temperatures.
7 December - Hopes rise as Obama and Singh commit to attend final day of talks
Hopes of a global deal on climate change were further raised after US President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced they would attend the final negotiating stages of the Copenhagen summit.
7 December - UK's Pay as You Save scheme
Hundreds of homeowners across the country are being offered the chance to install energy saving technologies at no upfront cost in an initiative timed to mark the launch of the climate change conference in Copenhagen.
7 December - Newspapers urge governments to make Copenhagen a success
As the historic climate change conference opened in Copenhagen and optimism of a successful outcome continued to build, Britain's leading newspapers used their final leader columns to urge the world’s governments to make the meeting a success.
7 December - Day 1 reflections
The much anticipated United Nations Climate Change negotiations have begun in the Danish capital of Copenhagen. It's two weeks to go and it's crunch time for a binding global climate deal.
07 December - 'I will do everything in my power to succeed': PM
Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband used the final weekend before today's opening of the Copenhagen climate change conference to hammer home the message that there is a scientific consensus behind the need for action.
7 December - Transcript of Ed Miliband on climate change
Transcript of Ed Miliband on climate change on BBC1 Breakfast on Monday 7 December.
Youth Q&A at the Natural History Museum
Tackling global warming is the 'greatest challenge' facing the world, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said as he told young people that politicians were already 'half way' to striking a deal that would avert a catastrophic rise in global temperatures.
Copenhagen is our 'best chance'
The Copenhagen is an 'historic and unprecedented moment' in the fight against global warming, Paul Cook, Advocacy Director of Tearfund, the Christian relief agency, tells this website.
Youth Question Time
Just days before Copenhagen, 80 young people have an exclusive opportunity to share their views in a Question Time event the PM and Ed Miliband.
Transcript of Q & A given by the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown
Transcript of Q & A given by the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown in London on Friday 4th December 2009
Transcript of Ed Miliband on climate change
Transcript of Ed Miliband on climate change on BBC Radio 4 The World at One
Transcript of Ed Miliband and Baroness Kinnock on climate change
Transcript of Ed Miliband and Baroness Kinnock on climate change Q & A on Sky.
Pub quiz: 10 facts on climate science
Discussing Copenhagen with family, friends or in the pub? Ten facts you should know on why climate change is happening, and how it’s because of us.
Business leaders meet at Number 10
The pre-Budget report will lay out the Government's strategy to deliver a low carbon economy recovery, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said at a reception for business leaders in Downing Street.
Tottenham Hotspur urge people to reduce their carbon emissions
Business have a role to act as a 'conduit' to send a message out about the need for everyone to reduce their carbon emissions, according to Donna-Maria Cullen, Executive Director, Tottenham Hotspur football cub.
Ed Miliband: the world is watching
Copenhagen represents the best chance to get a deal on climate change that delivers a fall in emissions because the 'world is watching', Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband said ahead of the start of the meetings next week.
India announces target
India has become the latest major developing country to unveil plans to reduce the carbon intensity of its economy ahead of next week's climate change conference in Copenhagen.
Joint Statement by the International Monetary Fund and Multilateral Development banks
The heads of the world's leading international financial institutions have appealed for an agreement in Copenhagen to provide an 'ambitious, comprehensive and equitable' global climate change regime.
Earth: Art of a Changing World
Britain's leading artists have thrown their weight behind the growing public campaign for governments to strike a deal to tackle global warming at this month's climate change conference in Copenhagen.
Smart Meters
All homes in the UK will have smart meters from their energy supplier by the end of 2020, which will help households reduce their carbon footprint, the Government has announced.
M&S handover quilt
Today (December 2), the director of Marks and Spencer's Plan A campaign, along with a number of M&S staff, met with DECC minister Joan Ruddock to hand over their Copenhagen 'quilt'.
London 2012 reports on sustainability progress
It is 'absolutely essential' that the 2012 London Olympics are sustainable, Olympics Minister and Paymaster General Tessa Jowell said today (2 Dec) as the Government published the first ever estimate of the carbon footprint of a summer games.
Prince of Wales will attend Copenhagen talks
The Prince of Wales will attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen where he will deliver an address to the delegates from 192 countries.
Lord Stern releases new findings on climate change
Lord Stern launches new report 'Deciding our future in Copenhagen: will the world rise to the challenge of climate change', where he says that politicians have made 'major advances and a gathering momentum'.
Copenhagen 'best opportunity' for climate
Rich countries must commit to steep cuts in carbon emissions and a generous deal on finance for poor countries to ensure a successful outcome at Copenhagen, according to Greenpeace.
Paul Rice, Pinsent Masons LLP, Carbon Capture and Storage
Act on Copenhagen canvassed leading environmental lawyers in the City of London to get their specialist input on the legal issues facing negotiators. Paul Rice, Pinsent Masons LLP, Carbon Capture and Storage.
Anthony Hobley and Tim Baines Norton Rose, on Carbon Trading
Act on Copenhagen canvassed leading environmental lawyers in the City of London to get their specialist input on the legal issues facing negotiators. Anthony Hobley and Tim Baines Norton Rose, on Carbon Trading
Paul Davies, Macfarlanes, on Clean Technology
Act on Copenhagen canvassed leading environmental lawyers in the City of London to get their specialist input on the legal issues facing negotiators. Paul Davies, Macfarlanes, on Clean Technology
Nick Flynn, Weil Gotshal & Manges, on precise negotiating text and NGOs
Act on Copenhagen canvassed leading environmental lawyers in the City of London to get their specialist input on the legal issues facing negotiators. Nick Flynn, Weil Gotshal & Manges, on precise negotiating text and NGOs.
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