The UK’s Climate Change Secretary issues a call to arms for a credible and binding deal at a UN climate summit in Durban, warning that time runs short.

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Climate talks ‘at decision time’

Canada confirms it will not make new emission cuts under the Kyoto Protocol and may formally withdraw from the treaty, adding new troubles for the UN climate summit.

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Canada makes Kyoto climate strike

EU plans for carbon pricing aviation, “broken promises” on finance and the West’s historical emissions look set to divide nations at the UN climate summit.

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Climate summit set for flying row

Industry simply doesn’t have an incentive to kick its fossil fuel habit. Have you ever found yourself in the midst of a disaster–like taking a bend in the road too fast on a rainy night–where every second seems impossibly stretched? The situation unfolds in slow motion. You know exactly how it turns out, even before your car plows into the guardrail. Somehow, there’s time to ponder what you could have done differently–slowed at the yellow sign–and wish you could turn back the clock. read more

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Our Slow-Motion Global Accident

Prospects for a deal at the UN climate summit appear to be receding, with countries clashing on principle as the meeting nears an end.

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UN climate deal ‘hopes receding’

This week the world stands by as international negotiators in Cancun appear to be writing the post mortem for the Kyoto Protocol. It seems likely that an alternative track first proposed in Copenhagen – the Copenhagen Accord – will replace the top-down U.N. centered approach to climate change that has characterized international climate negotiations since the early 1990s. Many view the Copenhagen Accord as a major set-back to global efforts to stabilize the climate system. read more

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Spotlight Cancún: Kyoto Protocol Post Mortem

Countries at the UN climate summit in Cancun, Mexico, launch a diplomatic assault on Japan in an effort to soften its resistance to the Kyoto Protocol.

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Japan targeted on climate stance

UK Climate Secretary Chris Huhne is set to fly back to London from the UN climate summit for the Thursday’s Commons vote on student tuition fees.

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Huhne may leave Cancun for vote

Ministers begin talks at the UN climate summit in Cancun, Mexico, amid warnings that time is running out to curb climate change.

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Climate warning at Cancun summit

On the sidelines of the UN climate summit, a plan is being hatched to charge cargo ships on the basis of their emissions.

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Charges to tackle ship emissions

The second week of the UN climate summit in Cancun opens with cautious optimism and a sense of willingness to compromise.

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Climate talks see compromise mood