Transcript of interview on Climate change
Transcript of interview on climate change on BBC Radio 4 The World at One
EU agrees climate finance
Breakthrough decision on EU finance position injects new momentum into Copenhagen. The EU has today (October 30) agreed a €100bn as the total global figure required per year by 2020.
EU Heads of State Council
Agreeing the EU's position on climate finance will be top of the agenda when Heads of State meet in Brussels October 29. Pressure is mounting, following the failure of Finance Ministers to agree a position at Finance Ministers Council last week
Transcript of Ed Miliband's interview on Climate change
Transcript of Ed Miliband's interview on climate change on Channel 4 News.
Douglas Alexander on the need for extra climate funding
As EU leaders meet in Brussels to agree a climate finance offer for developing countries, International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander has said that additional funding would be an important outcome from Copenhagen.
Food security
Soaring food prices could leave UK consumers forking out almost £6.50 for a loaf of bread and more than £18 for a pint of beer by 2030 unless urgent action is taken to avert dangerous climate change, environmentalists claimed today.
International Development Secretary on No 10 webchat
Part of a series of Ministerial engagements on Copenhagen, Douglas Alexander joined a No 10 webchat to answer questions on the threats of climate change to poor countries
Launch of 4 degrees map
A new map illustrating the global consequences of failing to keep climate change to under 2 degrees Celsius was launched on October 22 by the UK Government.
Ed Miliband hosts Copenhagen-rally in Shoreditch
Interested in where Copenhagen negotiations are at? Want your say on the key issues? Join Ed Miliband Thursday 22 October in East London at a public rally
UK announces £100m to tackle poverty and deforestation
Deforestation is a global tragedy, destroying the homes and livelihoods of some of the world's poorest people. Rampant, large scale deforestation also produces more carbon emissions than all the world’s planes, ships and cars combined.
EcoFin outcome mounts EU pressure
Pressure on member states of the European Union to adopt a unified position on climate change ahead of the Copenhagen talks intensified after a meeting of finance ministers ended without a firm decision on the key issue of climate finance.
MEF outcomes show Copenhagen do-able
As MEF closes having closed the gap on several climate issues, Ed Miliband reflects the optimism that 'we've come a long way and we intend to translate that into an agreement by the end of the year'.
PM opens MEF day two
Speaking to climate and energy Ministers from the major economies – plus a handful of vulnerable countries – the Prime Minister warned against a 'business as usual' basis.
Transcript of Prime Minister's speech to MEF
Prime Minister Gordon Brown opens Day 2 of the Major Economies Forum in London; motivating other world leaders to attend the negotiations and stating that 'success at Copenhagen is still within our reach.'
MEF press conference
View the live-steaming UK and US press conferences for the Major Economies Forum (MEF) today, Monday 19 October, 18:00 UK time.
Transcript of Ed Miliband Interview
Transcript of Ed Miliband's Interview on climate change protesters
Ed Miliband opens London-hosted Major Economies Forum
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Miliband today opened the Major Economies Forum in London, along with US co-chair Mike Froman.
Tony Blair on 50 days
With 50 days to go, former PM Tony Blair says 'Copenhagen has got to be the moment where we take the practical solutions to make the deal'
MEF signals final countdown to COP15
Ed Miliband sites this weekend's London-based MEF as 'the final countdown to Copenhagen and the beginning of the endgame'
Climate finance at MEF
One of the key items for MEF will be climate finance – the hundreds of billions of pounds that poorer nations will need to help them adapt to the consequences of climate change
Blog Action Day
An annual event uniting the world's bloggers – this year, on climate change. Read blogs from the Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary, Development Secretary and others under the umbrella of actoncopenhagen.gov.uk
CSLF signals major shift in technologies for climate change
From the CSLF, the British and American governments hailed a 'major shift' in global attitudes towards the new technologies for capturing and storing carbon emissions that must be a key element of the deal on tackling climate change in Copenhagen.
Developing country investment on climate mitigation
International Development Minister Mike Foster has called for step change in the levels of investment being made to mitigate the impact of climate change.
US Bill key to Copenhagen outcome
Reuters reports from the London-based Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum on signs of optimism that US climate legislation will be signed ahead of Copenhagen climate talks.
Defeatism vs Realism at Copenhagen
From a news editor's conference in Copenhagen, India calls for realism for a deal, whilst Lord Stern asserts the need to not be defeated.
Kyoto to Copenhagen conference
The role of the world's media in communicating the need for action on climate change was underlined as hundreds of journalists from around the world met for a pre-summit briefing from leading climate experts.
CCS Guide
With international energy and environment Ministers convening in London for the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF), this guide helps explain what is CCS, why it’s important and what the role is for a Copenhagen agreement.
Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum in London
Ministers from around the world will come to London on October 13 for the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF), where they will accelerate international efforts to make carbon capture and storage (CCS) a reality.
Adaptation in Bangkok
For many developing countries adaptation is a key issue and some developing countries have linked satisfactory progress on adaptation to their overall support for a Copenhagen deal.
World Bank report: Adaptation finance
Bank study estimates that the costs of adapting to climate change in developing countries could be $75-100 billion per year.
London hosts October MEF
Ed Miliband will host a Major Economies Forum, October 18-19, in London. 17 major economies participate in climate talks that could help lay the framework for a Copenhagen deal.
Blog Action Day
Pledge your support for an ambitious global deal here! We need your backing to help us negotiate the unprecedented levels of agreement required at Copenhagen.