Mood pessimistic at prospect for climate deal this year, charges of reneging on summit deal

Climate talks appear to slip backward

BONN, Germany — Global climate talks appeared to have slipped backward after five days of negotiations in Bonn, with rich and poor countries exchanging charges of reneging on agreements they made last year to contain greenhouse gases.

US pessimistic at prospect for climate deal this year, says countries reneging on summit deal

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US pessimistic of prospect for climate deal this year, says countries reneging on summit deal

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UN panel explores new taxes, incentives to raise $100 billion for annual climate change fund

UN panel: New taxes needed for a climate fund

US tells climate negotiators it will stick to carbon emissions reduction pledge

US President Barack Obama

UN punishes 2 activist groups after members defile Saudi name plate at climate talks

WWF, Oxfam punished for anti-Saudi act at UN talks

Failure of US climate bill shadows UN global warming talks, deepens rich-poor country divide

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Developing nations, environmentalists not impressed with new climate change proposal in Bonn

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Saudi placard vandalized, climate talks slowed further

BONN - The official placard of the Saudi Arabian delegation was vandalised at the venue of the global talks here in preparation for the next climate summit. As a result, the talks were held up for hours on the last day Friday.

New treaty draft presented at Bonn climate talks, some developing nations sharply criticize it

Negotiators debate new climate treaty in Bonn

Fissure over numbers as some countries block climate study

BONN - A new fissure has opened up between other developing countries and emerging economies at the May 31-June 11 talks here to prepare for the next climate summit in Mexico.

Fissure over numbers at climate talks

BONN - A new fissure has opened up between emerging economies and other developing countries at the May 31-June 11 talks here to prepare for the next climate summit in Mexico.

New UN climate chief says nations have no choice but to take action against global warming

New climate chief: ‘no option’ but to take action

Climate treaty virtually written off this year

BONN - Delegates from many of the 194 countries gathered here to prepare for the next climate summit in Mexico this November Wednesday virtually wrote off the chances of a legally binding treaty to combat global warming this year, but emphasised that their “frustratingly slow but important” talks were going well and were “rebuilding trust” between nations after last year’s fiasco in Copenhagen.

I had both failure and success: outgoing UN climate chief (Interview)

BONN - As he prepares to leave his post at the end of the month, UN climate chief Yvo de Boer says he faced “both failure and success” during his four-year tenure and asserts that a lot more “cooperative action” needs to take place before a legally binding global treaty can be signed to combat climate change.

Squabbling marks first day of new UN climate talks in Germany

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United Nations kicks off new round of difficult climate talks in Bonn

New round of climate talks kicks off in Germany

Germany says progress reached at climate meeting of some 40 nations near Bonn

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Germany says there is progress at climate meeting of some 40 nations near Bonn

Germany: Climate meeting “broke the ice”

KOENIGSWINTER, Germany — Some 40 nations at a high-level climate meeting have made headway toward a pact to curb global warming, but the most important issues remain unresolved, Germany’s environment minister said Tuesday.

Germany, Mexico hosting meeting of 45 nations in Bonn to push talks on climate deal ahead

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