Topic: Copenhagen climate summit

The 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is scheduled to take place at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark between 7 and 18 December.

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Latest news on Copenhagen climate summit

Miliband: EU must commit to a 30% emissions cut

UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband is pushing hard for the EU to regain its global leadership on climate change by quickly adopting an ambitious 30% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, following the failure of last month’s Copenhagen talks. Read more

Climate regime is ‘heading for a slow-motion collapse’

UN climate chief Yvo de Boer says there is no pressure on countries to ratify the very limited commitments of the Copenhagen Accord — a stark admission in the light of warnings from renewables business representatives that the summit‘s failure will lead to a collapse of the current climate regime. Read more

Attempt to smooth out CDM's clumsy process

While in one room, world leaders crossed swords over the Copenhagen accord, across the Bella Center, the body that governs the Kyoto Protocol quietly approved several changes to the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), including major implications for renewables. Read more

We got the deal we could, says Copenhagen host

Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, heavily criticised for his country’s disappointing stewardship of the COP15 talks, has hit back, saying he could not instruct the US or China to do “this or that”. Read more

After Copenhagen, Washington governor presses ahead

On returning from the climate conference in Copenhagen, Washington Governor Christine Gregoire set her state government on a path to becoming carbon neutral by 2020. She is also optimistic that the US Senate will pass a climate change bill early next year. Read more

Which way is up for renewables finance now?

Only a year ago, renewables executives looked hungrily towards the ‘Copenhagen rally’ they believed awaited them in late 2009. What a difference a year makes! In an ironic and somewhat alarming shift, many of those same executives are now busy talking down the importance of Copenhagen. Read more

Copenhagen ends in disappointing accord

US officials say a “meaningful” agreement has been reached in Copenhagen, with President Barack Obama heading home Friday night. But other delegates have slammed the deal, with an official representing the G77 plus China saying that not all members of the bloc have been convinced to sign onto the text. Read more