UNFCCC Bangkok negotiations
The UNFCCC intersessional runs in Bangkok September 29 – October 9. These 10 negotiating days mark the penultimate negotiating session before Copenhagen. There are, in effect, just 15 formal negotiating days until COP15.
Climate change and the Commonwealth
Reporting back from 'Super September' the Foreign Secretary states the Commonwealth 'can be a place to send a warning about the danger of climate change but it can also be a place to develop political momentum'
UK to host MEF
Ed Miliband will host a Major Economies Forum, October 18-19, in London. The just-released announcement will see 17 major economies participate in climate talks that could help lay the framework for a Copenhagen deal.
G20
G20 leaders convene 24-25 September. Climate finance is on the agenda, as well as recovery from the global financial crisis.
UN REDD event
The role of forests and climate change was discussed at the UN High Level Event on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) in New York on September 23
UN General Assembly
Gordon Brown urges nations to forge effective ways to tackle five urgent, global challenges: climate change, terrorism, nuclear proliferation, poverty and shared prosperity.
Progress from UN Climate Summit
Video blogs from Ed Miliband and David Miliband, reporting back their views and experiences from the UN climate summit
UN Secretary General event
Ban Ki Moon, UN Secretary General, convenes the biggest-yet summit of world leaders on climate change – presenting a decisive opportunity for world leaders to demonstrate their political ambitions for Copenhagen
Lord Stern speech at Columbia University
Transcript: Lord Stern delivers speech at Columbia university 'Climate change and overcoming poverty'.
New York Climate Week
New York climate week begins as part of 'Super September' - designed to mobilise momentum and action around climate change and build political space for action at the crucial Copenhagen climate negotiations this December.
PM offers to go to Copenhagen
PM Gordon Brown offers to attend the crucial climate change negotiations in Copenhagen this December. He is the first world leader to take this step and offer to attend the negotiations.
Greenland Dialogue
The informal Ministerial meeting discussed climate change and the issues essential for breaking the Copenhagen deadlock and convened 19-20 September in New York.
Informal European Council: 17 September
Gordon Brown attended an Informal European Council on 17 September.
Oxfam report on climate finance
Oxfam report warns that diverting US$ 50 billion from existing aid pledges to fund climate measures would disastrous impacts
The Major Economies Forum
The MEF – leaders from the world's largest emitters – met on September 17-18 in Washington. Outside the UNFCCC framework, the MEF intends to help generate the political leadership necessary to achieve a successful Copenhagen outcome
Stern coordinates public / private discussion on climate finance
Grantham Institute report launched on the outcome of private and public sector discussions, coordinated by Lord Stern, on climate finance.
EU-US Copenhagen 'rift'
The Guardian reports that a rift between US and the EU could weaken the climate change agreement that will be reached in Copenhagen this December
Health profession on urgency of climate action
Doctors demand action on climate change for benefit of health of the world
Transcript of Joan Ruddock Interview
Transcript of Joan Ruddock's interview on climate change on BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast
World Development Report 2010: Development and Climate Change
The world's richest countries must act urgently to help developing countries reduce their carbon emissions, according to a new report from the World Bank.
David Miliband visits Europe
Foreign Secretary David Miliband visits Paris, Rotterdam, Warsaw and Copenhagen to rally support for Copenhagen
Copenhagen: In the balance
In a joint press conference in London earlier today the Foreign Secretary, David Miliband and Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Miliband, stressed that the Copenhagen deal is in balance
Transcript of Ban Ki Moon interview on ITV News with Science editor
Transcript of Ban Ki Moon interview on ITV News on the global warming of today
Blog Action Day
See you in Copenhagen?
UK Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, was the first world leader to offer to go to Copenhagen – and urged other leaders to do the same.
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.