copenhagen summit

December 16, 2009

Heads of state must get climate talks back on track say agencies

Aid agencies have urged heads of state arriving at the climate conference today to get the talks back on track and agree an ambitious and binding deal that is fair for the world’s poorest.
December 16, 2009

Next 48 hours 'absolutely critical' for world’s poor

As world leaders arrive in Copenhagen, environmental and human rights groups representing thousands of people from some of the world’s poorest countries have issued an appeal calling for a strong climate deal.
December 16, 2009

Changing rules at Copenhagen 'undermining trust of developing countries'

A bloc of developing countries as well as aid agencies have protested against the appearance of a new draft agreement, penned by Denmark, at the climate talks in Copenhagen.
December 16, 2009

Who should pay at Copenhagen?, BBC Radio 2, Jeremy Vine Show
December 16, 2009

Icy polar bear melts in Copenhagen while politicians argue

Polar bears are important not only for their beauty but for being at the top of the Arctic food chain. But pollutants carried to the High Arctic by winds and ocean currents threaten the bears - another victim of climate change.
December 15, 2009

Genesis, dominion and Copenhagen

It's appropriate with all that's going on at Copenhagen right now that Bruce Clarke at The Economist has just directed my attention to two short visual essays by American film-maker, Steven Ounanian.
December 15, 2009

Climate change demands 'drastically ambitious deal' say churches

Half way through the UN climate summit in Copenhagen and after a week in which no breakthrough was achieved, church leaders have asked negotiators to be more ambitious.
December 15, 2009

Bells, banners and appeals from faith groups in Copenhagen

Bells pealed as a warning on climate change after the Archbishop of Canterbury told a church service in Copenhagen, attended by people from major faiths and Christian denominations, that humanity can only show love to all by making the earth a secure home.
December 14, 2009

African bid to focus climate talks on Kyoto backed by aid agencies

Aid agencies have backed demands by African countries that the future of the Kyoto Protocol should take precedence at the UN’s Copenhagen climate change summit and that talks be focused on this issue and no other until it is resolved.
December 14, 2009

No action too small, say faith leaders at UN climate summit

For Copenhagen to be a success, all of us need to act. No action is too small; it could be one of these small actions that triggers a major change, says a Hong Kong Christian environmentalist at the UN summit in Denmark.