Climate Pulse

China and India formally endorse the last-minute climate agreement struck at the Copenhagen summitChina and India wrote to the UN's climate secretariat today agreeing to be "listed" as a parties to the Copenhagen accord, the last-minute agreement that emerged from the chaos of the UN's summit in... [continue]

People are drifting into a lethal slumber on climate change. More of the same won't wake them upIt's an exceptionally inconvenient truth. Only one American in three believes that human beings are responsible for climate change: a polling result 10% down on where opinion rested the year before.... [continue]

Author's forthcoming novel, Solar, is about a scientist working on a technology to address global warmingThe novelist Ian McEwan changed the finished manuscript of his new book about a scientist working on a technology to address global warming to reflect the failure of the Copenhagen climate... [continue]

UN climate chiefs meet in Bali, admitting they face 'existential challenge' after failure of Copenhagen climate change talksEnvironmental officials on Friday urged industrialised and developing countries to stop bickering in climate change negotiations, as a Chinese delegate accused rich nations of... [continue]

Outgoing UN climate chief says he met with accountancy firm in November, believing he did not have the 'stamina' to continue overseeing efforts to reach a new global climate dealThe UN's top climate change official had already lined up a new job before the ill-fated Copenhagen summit that left... [continue]

Ban Ki-moon urges environment ministers to reject attempts by sceptics to undermine negotiations by exaggerating shortcomings in Himalayan glaciers reportThe UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, today urged environment ministers to reject attempts by sceptics to undermine efforts to forge a climate... [continue]

Yvo de Boer's successor must be equally as hard-working – and must ensure that the voices of the most vulnerable are not sidelined by the most powerful in the climate debateWhat will I miss about Yvo de Boer, departing executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate... [continue]

Former Dutch diplomat left exhausted by impossible job heading UN climate bodyEven when things were going well in the rollercoaster UN climate talks – which was not very often – Yvo de Boer looked glum. Young observers of the final days in the Bali or Copenhagen conferences felt compelled to... [continue]

UN official who oversaw four years of climate talks claims disappointing Copenhagen outcome was unrelated to decision • In pictures: Yvo de Boer's career as UN climate chief• Video: Monbiot meets … Yvo de BoerYvo de Boer, head of the UN's climate change body for the last four years, has... [continue]

The former head of the UN's climate body commanded great respect in a near-impossible job, but in the end, he failed. His successor must not• Yvo de Boer steps down as UN climate chief • In pictures: Yvo de Boer's career as UN climate chief Even when things were going well in the UN climate... [continue]