Following Ivo de Boer's resignation as Executive Director of UNFCCC, there is a very relevant role left for someone who can pull together Parties towards COP 16. Who is best...  Read More

After the climate talks in Bangkok this year in september, many negotiators stated that progress toward a deal had been done however nothing really precise on what this progress was.Read More

Would sectors have to be standarised worldwide (e.g. if particular country want to go for a sectoral approach for the cement industry, would it need approval from the UNFCCC? Would...  Read More

It is clear now to science the relation between conservation of ecosystems and mitigation and adaptation to climate change. How could this be reflected in the post-2012 climate regime? Is...  Read More

How, if at all, has the agriculture language in the UNFCCC negotiating text been discussed or altered since COP15? I have been looking for comments or changes on agriculture and...  Read More

The UNFCCC is the international treaty agreed by governments to tackle the challenge of global warming and climate change. Its Kyoto Protocol sets legally binding measures to reduce greenhouse gases...  Read More

A guide to youth from around the world who want to participate in the United Nations climate negotiations.

This book takes another look at the costs of adapting to climate change. The estimates for 2030 used by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change are likely to be...  Read More

The Prince’s Rainforests Project was established in 2007 to develop consensus as to how to curb tropical deforestation. This report contains a set of proposals that could form the basis...  Read More

This brief article describes and summarises the agreement reach at Durban regarding the Green Climate Fund. It discusses the fund’s structure and its implications for the private sector, in particular,...  Read More