Ten years after the UN summit in Kyoto spawned the famous protocol on reducing greenhouse gases, nations try again to devise a follow-up regime. What has changed?
The G8 countries are lagging behind in the race against climate change, finds a new research that measures the climate performance of G8 nations and five emerging economies.
The world’s major industrial powers are lagging behind in the race against climate change. Allianz board member Joachim Faber explains how this could be changed despite rising energy prices and economic uncertainty.
Allianz Chief Operating Officer Oliver Bäte explains how an insurer can help to fight climate change, and what governments should do to let the finance industry help.
Christoph Bals, policy director of environmental NGO Germanwatch, has participated in numerous United Nations climate summits over the years. He thinks that while UN climate diplomacy is slow, it is still the best way to fight global warming.
Climate change is a global problem. So what organization would be better positioned to tackle it than the United Nations? But the UN record is as mixed, as its organizational structure.
Climate change is a relatively new topic in international diplomacy. See how it became one of the world’s most debated topics and learn about the milestones in the fight against further warming.
The UN climate talks conclude this week in Bali. Germanwatch Policy Director Christoph Bals shares his first-hand impressions of the conference, what has been achieved, and what issues and policies still threaten meaningful international cooperation on climate change.
The UN climate talks in Bali brought the world closer to a new, international climate treaty. But there are still deadlocks preventing an effective follow-up treaty.
The Climate Group's policy director, Mark Kenber, is confident that the UN climate talks in Bali will pave the way to an international climate protection treaty.
