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Political heat is on for 2020 climate deadline after lukewarm Madrid talksBritain faces political heavy-lifting to make a success of next year's make-or-break summit in Scotland, analysts warn. -
COP25: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in MadridThis year’s annual UN climate conference, COP25 in Madrid, became the longest on record after it concluded after lunch on Sunday, following more than two weeks of fraught negotiations. It had been scheduled to wrap up on Friday.
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UN climate talks president: ‘Social and environmental crises two sides of same coin’Policy & Finance
UN climate talks president: ‘Social and environmental crises two sides of same coin’
Carolina Schmidt on boosting countries’ climate ambition and the pain of moving COP25 from Santiago to Madrid. -
Hopes dim as COP25 delegates remain deadlocked over Paris rulebook negotiationsEven as half a million protesters demonstrate outside, UN climate summit negotiators inside Madrid’s COP25 seem blind to the urgency of the climate crisis. Instead of making effective progress, the rules they’re shaping to carry out the Paris Agreement’s Article 6 could worsen carbon emissions, not staunch them, warn observers.
Cop Opinion
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The world must not forget climate change– The Covid-19 pandemic underlines the fact that we are all in this together: no country is immune from major global threats. And the same solidarity between countries and peoples is needed to address the even greater risk of climate change. -
Young climate activists: This is why we strike again– After more than a year of grim scientific projections and growing activism, world leaders and the public alike are increasingly recognising the severity and urgency of the climate crisis. And yet nothing has been done. -
Red alert for blue planet and small island states– This year's climate conference was expected to be a Blue COP, with a focus on oceans and greater aid to nations most vulnerable to rising sea levels. But with COP25 in jeopardy after Chile's withdrawal, will the voices of Pacific Islanders be heard?
Videos
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Australian media outlet launches 'honest government ad' on climate change– We're screwed, claims a government parody ad, as politicians drag their heels on climate change. Taking a shot at the Australian government, the video exposes the absurdity of longstanding political inaction to address the climate crisis and puts out a not-so-subtle call for collective action.
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Women stand up for climate change in Warsaw– Various female groups and leaders, spearheaded by the UN Women, gathered at the sidelines of the on-going climate conference to highlight the specific consequences of global warming on women, as well as the climate action they can pioneer
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