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  • Date:
    19 September 2011
    Location:

    Clean Revolution launched at Climate Week NYC

    Today The Climate Group launched the three-year Clean Revolution campaign during the Opening Ceremony of Climate Week NYC, the annual global forum which aims to mobilize an international public-private response to climate change.

  • Date:
    13 December 2010
    Location:

    COP16 report: Cancun can, actually

    Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager at The Climate Group, analyzes the key outcomes from what proved to be a successful two weeks of negotiations in Cancun.

  • Date:
    25 November 2010
    Location:

    Yes we Cancún

    Steve Howard, CEO of The Climate Group, writes an op-ed for The Parliament Magazine arguing that much can be learned from the practical leadership on climate change being shown at local levels.

  • Date:
    27 July 2010
    Location:

    The (slow) road to Cancun

    Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager for The Climate Group, analyzes what progress has been made so far and what remains to be done in the build up to COP16 in Mexico at the end of the year.

  • Date:
    24 June 2010
    Location:

    All Together Now

    Steve Howard, CEO of The Climate Group, and Luc Bas, Head of Government Relations for The Climate Group, write an op-ed on The Climate Group’s States and Regions leadership in June's edition of Europe’s 'The Parliament Magazine'...

  • Date:
    14 June 2010
    Location:

    UN climate talks nudge forward

    The Climate Group's Damian Ryan reports back from Bonn, following the conclusion of the latest round of UN climate talks...

  • Date:
    08 June 2010
    Location:

    Slow progress at latest UN climate talks in Bonn

    The Climate Group's Damian Ryan reports on the slow progress made during the first week of the latest round of UN climate talks, which began in Bonn on May 31st...

  • Date:
    30 May 2010
    Location:

    Copenhagen Accord to be under spotlight in Bonn

    The Climate Group's Damian Ryan looks ahead to the UN climate talks in Bonn, discussing the likely focus of attention...

  • Date:
    30 April 2010
    Location:

    BASIC group meeting underlines negotiating challenges ahead

    The Climate Group's Damian Ryan reports on the meeting of the BASIC group of countries, held in Cape Town at the end of April...

  • Date:
    12 April 2010
    Location:

    Next steps for international climate negotiations agreed

    The Climate Group's Damian Ryan reports on the UN climate talks that took place in Bonn at the weekend...

  • Date:
    01 April 2010
    Location:

    UK lays out post-Copenhagen negotiation plan

    The Climate Group's Damian Ryan reports on the ‘International Climate Change Action Plan’, released today by the UK government...

  • Date:
    31 March 2010
    Location:

    COP 16 (Mexico): How it could succeed

    Thurstan Wright, Analyst, The Climate Group, discusses factors that could determine whether COP 16 will be a step in the right direction…

  • Date:
    23 March 2010
    Location:

    International climate finance: key to a global deal

    Financing to address the impacts and causes of climate change was one of the success stories of Copenhagen; having made the commitment, the challenge now facing the international community is agreeing how exactly to deliver and transparently use the funds.

  • Date:
    18 February 2010
    Location:

    Yvo de Boer resigns from UN's top climate post

    Yvo de Boer today announced that he will resign from his post as Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC this July.

  • Date:
    12 February 2010
    Location:

    EU-US-China climate partnerships can cut global emissions and boost economy and jobs

    Following the UN climate Summit in Copenhagen, The Centre and The Climate Group convened a high-level panel in Brussels this week to discuss how the EU and the US should engage China in a dialogue on climate change...

  • Date:
    02 February 2010
    Location:

    All major emitters meet Accord deadline

    Fifty-five countries have met the UN’s 31st January deadline for submitting their intended climate mitigation commitments under the Copenhagen Accord...

  • Date:
    27 January 2010
    Location:

    Business leader groups: Copenhagen Accord must spur action, "race to the top"

    Business leaders have written to world leaders to warn them that the Copenhagen Accord will only be a success if it calls for more ambitious climate action at all levels of government...

  • Date:
    26 January 2010
    Location:

    BASIC countries set to shape international climate action

    The first official meeting of the BASIC group of countries (China, India, Brazil, South Africa) concluded in New Delhi yesterday. The Group, which played a central role in negotiating last month's 'Copenhagen Accord', set out a range of positions in a joint statement.

  • Date:
    16 January 2010
    Location:

    The Copenhagen Accord: A Q&A with our policy team

    What exactly was agreed in Copenhagen? Our global policy team offers its take on the Copenhagen Accord - what it says and what it doesn't say, and what we might expect now.

  • Date:
    13 January 2010
    Location:

    CEO Steve Howard on The Copenhagen Accord

    "Will the Accord stop us going over 2 degrees? Not by itself. However, if countries now step up and register ambitious but achievable targets and commitments it will be a clear step forwards..."

  • Date:
    20 December 2009
    Location:

    COP15 report: The final hours

    As the dust clears from Copenhagen, the issue for many will be determining what this new arrangement means. It is clear that this is neither a perfect nor a final deal.

  • Date:
    18 December 2009
    Location:

    COP15 report: Day 12

    The final day of the Copenhagen Climate Conference was characterized by rumour and counter-rumour as leaders conducted closed-door, high-level discussions to seal a political agreement. The climax of the day was agreement amongst the US and leading developing countries on a so-called 'Copenhagen Accord'.

  • Date:
    19 December 2009
    Location:

    The Climate Group and US business leaders get behind $100bn US climate commitment

    Jeffrey Swartz, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Timberland Company and The Climate Group's CEO Steve Howard speak their support for the US commitment.

  • Date:
    18 December 2009
    Location:

    "Trail-blazer" Arnold Schwarzenegger wins first annual climate award for leadership

    California's Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was awarded The Climate Group and South Australia's first annual Regional Leadership award by chair of The Climate Group's States and Regions Alliance Premier Mike Rann of South Australia.

  • Date:
    17 December 2009
    Location:

    Copenhagen report: Day 11

    The penultimate day of the Copenhagen climate conference saw resolution of Wednesday's procedural deadlocks; an important US announcement on financing; continuation of formal country statements; and the conspicuous absence of practically all observer organizations.

  • Date:
    17 December 2009
    Location:

    US support for $100 billion Global Climate Fund shows consensus is emerging

    The United States today announced in Copenhagen that they would contribute to the $100 billion per year needed by 2020 to help developing countries adapt to climate change...

  • Date:
    17 December 2009
    Location:

    Radical efficiency is needed to meet ambitious emissions reduction targets

    Corporate and state leaders assembled to discuss the benefits of high-level commitment to innovative technologies and policies in energy efficiency...

  • Date:
    17 December 2009
    Location:

    Governments commit USD$4bn to global Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) projects

    The Climate Group and Global CCS Institute hosted a meeting on the sidelines of the UN climate summit (COP15) in Copenhagen this week to report on the significant and growing momentum governments around the world are putting behind the development of the first generation of CCS demonstration projects.

  • Date:
    16 December 2009
    Location:

    Copenhagen report: Day 10

    Confusion and delay characterized events both in and outside the Copenhagen climate conference today.

  • Date:
    16 December 2009
    Location:

    North-South regional partnerships yield climate, economic benefits

    Representatives today signed a statement of intent to support the territorial approaches to climate change with the UNDP, a further indication of the success of north-south partnerships.

  • Date:
    16 December 2009
    Location:

    Business leaders want a strong, legally binding deal from COP15

    Businesses want a strong, clear global deal that will promote and protect investment in low carbon technologies, promote clean technology innovations, and protect economies from climate impacts.

  • Date:
    16 December 2009
    Location:

    Long-term policy framework most important ingredient to clean energy future

    Representatives from sub-national governments and business leaders from major power companies and renewable energy developers yesterday came to two major conclusions...

  • Date:
    15 December 2009
    Location:

    Copenhagen report: Day 9

    Negotiations accelerated into their final phase today with parties agreeing to open the High Level Ministerial session half a day early.

  • Date:
    15 December 2009
    Location:

    Subnational governments unveil major climate actions at COP15

    Steve Howard, CEO of The Climate Group, said the pledges and actions reported in Copenhagen will make a very large contribution to a greener planet: "The states and regions taking part in todays summit can make a huge difference and represent 360 million people, a combined GDP of USD$10.5 trillion, and businesses of every sector with a collective turnover of USD$620 billion."

  • Date:
    15 December 2009
    Location:

    Legions of regions rally to set world on clean-tech pathway ahead of global climate deal

    The Climate Leaders Summit 2009, convened by international non-profit The Climate Group, gave platform to HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, Shai Agassi, Founder & CEO of Better Place, First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond, Premier Rann of South Australia and Premier Charest of Quebec, among others. Each made an individual announcement on new low carbon initiatives in front of 60 leaders and ministers from around the world.

  • Date:
    15 December 2009
    Location:

    Johnson Controls joins The Climate Group

    Johnson Controls Inc. have announced today at the Climate Leaders' Summit in Copenhagen that it has joined The Climate Group...

  • Date:
    15 December 2009
    Location:

    Google, GE, NRDC and The Climate Group call for real-time information technologies to cut emissions

    Google, GE, The Climate Group and NRDC are among a group of companies and organizations calling on governments to support citizens' access to real-time home energy consumption information...

  • Date:
    15 December 2009
    Location:

    The Planetary Skin Institute: unprecedented global collaboration to sense, predict and act on the complex challenges of the 21st Century

    The Planetary Skin Institute was launched today as a unique cross-sectoral collaboration aims to research and develop near to real-time monitoring of global environmental conditions and changes. This move embodies an unprecedented level of collaboration between the public, private, NGO and academic sectors to meet the major environmental challenges facing the world.

  • Date:
    14 December 2009
    Location:

    Sino-US-EU panel outlines need for global framework to spur technology transfer

    Representatives from the world's largest developers of clearn technologies - China, the US and Europe - agreed that a global framework was urgent to speed up technology transfer...

  • Date:
    14 December 2009
    Location:

    Copenhagen report: Day 8

    The second week of climate negotiations in Copenhagen got off to a bumpy start today with both Convention and Protocol talks suspended for much of the day.

  • Date:
    14 December 2009
    Location:

    Electric vehicle roundtable in Copenhagen explores how to fast-track EVs

    A group of 25 mayors and heads of regional governments, policy makers, manufacturers and bankers from over eight countries met in Copenhagen today on the sidelines of the climate change negotiations to discuss electric vehicle development around the world.

  • Date:
    14 December 2009
    Location:

    SMART 2020 website tracks ICT industry's progress in tackling climate change

    The Climate Group, BT and the Digital Energy Solutions Campaign (DESC) today launched 'SMART 2020: Pathways to scale' a website that will track progress made by the information and communications technology (ICT) industry in tackling climate change.

  • Date:
    13 December 2009
    Location:

    Blair says clear pathway needed for business to take action on climate change

    Tony Blair talks about the new Breaking the Climate Deadlock report that was released earlier today...

  • Date:
    13 December 2009
    Location:

    NEW Breaking the Climate Deadlock Report launched by Tony Blair and The Climate Group

    The Office of Tony Blair and The Climate Group today launch "Doing the Deal: key elements for a Copenhagen Climate Agreement", the latest report from their joint Breaking The Climate Deadlock initiative.

  • Date:
    12 December 2009
    Location:

    Copenhagen report: Day 6

    Given the potential flashpoints that could have seriously undermined talks in the first week, the progress reported is encouraging.

  • Date:
    12 December 2009
    Location:

    EU funding pledge both hits, and misses, opportunity to add momentum to COP15

    Friday's EU Council's pledge of 2.4 billion a year for the next 3 years to help developing countries combat climate change sent a message of hope to next week's negotiations - but on the more important issue of the mid-term finance package the EU failed to come up with concrete numbers...

  • Date:
    11 December 2009
    Location:

    Copenhagen report: Day 5

    Negotiations took an important step forward today with the release of draft 'Chairs' texts under both the convention and protocol negotiating tracks.

  • Date:
    10 December 2009
    Location:

    Copenhagen report: Day 4

    With ministers now beginning to arrive, and an informal mini-ministerial planned for the weekend, the intensity of negotiations is likely to pick up.

  • Date:
    10 December 2009
    Location:

    Copenhagen: What we need and what to expect

    Mark Kenber, Policy Director for The Climate Group, writes on what we need from Copenhagen, and what we can expect.

  • Date:
    09 December 2009
    Location:

    Copenhagen report: Day 3

    With three days now gone, thoughts of negotiators will have no doubt turned to whether things are on course. While it remains a mugs game to predict an outcome, the first signs of movement will need to emerge in the coming few days.

  • Date:
    08 December 2009
    Location:

    Copenhagen report: Day 2

    The Copenhagen climate talks moved up a gear today with the first substantive meetings of the two core negotiating groups.

  • Date:
    07 December 2009
    Location:

    Copenhagen report: Day 1

    Overall, this was a day of formalities. Statements from parties at the opening sessions of the key negotiating groups were formal and gave little away.

  • Date:
    07 December 2009
    Location:

    US EPA finalizes "endangerment finding"

    The decision enables the EPA to move forward with regulations that would limit greenhouse gas emissions from cars and large industrial sources, without new Congressional legislation.

  • Date:
    07 December 2009
    Location:

    Hacked emails from University of East Anglia should be no challenge to ambitious climate action

    An email chain may cause concern, but doesn't change the fundamental laws of science.

  • Date:
    07 December 2009
    Location:

    No tariffs in Copenhagen

    As countries gather in Copenhagen this week, Steve Howard, CEO of The Climate Group, takes a look at what should be left out of a deal, rather than what should be put in...

  • Date:
    07 December 2009
    Location:

    India announcement brings Copenhagen deal a step closer

    The Government of India's pledge last week to cut the carbon intensity of its economy by 20-25% below 2005 levels by 2020 means that all the world's major countries have now brought forward their initial offers on how they plan to cut their emissions.

  • Date:
    26 November 2009
    Location:

    TCG welcomes new pledges from China and US - now all countries must up their game

    After their historic meeting last week, both President Hu and President Obama have now come forward with real targets that can serve as the basis for further negotiations in Copenhagen", said Mark Kenber, The Climate Group's Policy Director. The key now is to use this as the basis for an ambitious binding global agreement that sends a clear signal to investors that the world is firmly on a low carbon path.

  • Date:
    25 November 2009
    Location:

    US and India join in "Green Partnership"

    Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent visit to the United States culminated with the launch of a new "Green Partnership to Address Energy Security, Climate Change, and Food Security..."

  • Date:
    25 November 2009
    Location:

    Obama's attendance at Copenhagen "an important gesture"

    "While Obama has said that climate change is a priority for his Administration, his attendance in Copenhagen will underscore his commitment to driving investment into low carbon technologies," says The Climate Group's US Director, Amy Davidsen.

  • Date:
    17 November 2009
    Location:

    Presidents Obama, Hu underscore importance of an ambitious global deal in Copenhagen

    But with the short time remaining until Copenhagen, it is now up to the US and China to translate these promises into clear commitments for the negotiations.

  • Date:
    16 November 2009
    Location:

    A "political agreement" from COP15?

    The press is now portraying this as a "major blow" that puts a global deal on climate change in jeopardy. But all hope is not lost....

  • Date:
    06 November 2009
    Location:

    As Copenhagen nears, some realism is needed

    Copenhagen is an important milestone, but not the end of efforts, on this journey.

  • Date:
    05 November 2009
    Location:

    Business, government leaders discuss "Implementing Copenhagen"

    The Catalan Government and The Climate Group convened this high-level conference in Barcelona

  • Date:
    02 November 2009
    Location:

    HSBC Climate Confidence Monitor: 65% of global population demand a global deal

    And 79 per cent want their governments to commit to 'meet or significantly exceed' a 50-80 per cent cut in emissions by 2050

  • Date:
    20 October 2009
    Location:

    MEF sends mixed signals, but still hope for Copenhagen

    The London MEF meeting ended with an upbeat communiqué but recognition that there are still major obstacles to agreement on a new climate deal.

  • Date:
    09 October 2009
    Location:

    Heated Bangkok talks leave much to discuss in Barcelona

    The Climate Group's Damian Ryan reports from the Bangkok climate talks

  • Date:
    01 October 2009
    Location:

    Comment: US climate bill faces tough road ahead

    US Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) released their Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act yesterday. The Climate Group's Evan Juska comments.

  • Date:
    24 September 2009
    Location:

    The Climate Week NYC opening ceremony

    Rt Hon Tony Blair and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon join key climate negotiators to launch Climate Week NYC

  • Date:
    18 August 2009
    Location:

    Climate Week NYC to reach more than 100 million people

    The week of events will provide a platform for business, government and citizens to underscore the urgency of, and demonstrate their support for, a global deal in Copenhagen.

  • Date:
    26 May 2009
    Location:

    Global business leaders issue "Copenhagen Call"

    Global business leaders assembled in Copenhagen today called for ambitious, global action on climate change...

  • Date:
    29 April 2009
    Location:

    Major Economies Forum will be an important stepping-stone on the way to Copenhagen

    Initial comments by ministers and special envoys attending the 1st meeting of the Major Economies Forum (MEF) in Washington DC earlier this week suggest that, while there is still much headway to be made on a range of key issues, the Forum is serving its primary purpose of building trust and confidence between the major protagonists on the road to the major UN Climate Summit in December...

  • Date:
    17 April 2009
    Location:

    Update: Breaking the Climate Deadlock

    The Climate Group's Breaking the Climate Deadlock April 2009 update details key priorities and action in the run-up to Copenhagen.....

  • Date:
    02 April 2009
    Location:

    Blair: Climate talks may be toughest of a lifetime, yet must succeed

    Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said this week that, despite the current economic crisis, world leaders must stay committed to tackling global warming at crucial UN climate talks in Copenhagen at the end of the year...

  • Date:
    01 April 2009
    Location:

    London meeting of 'Big Emitters' to set stage for Copenhagen

    China President Hu Jintao and US President Barack Obama will meet tomorrow on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in London. The meeting is the first time the current leaders of the world's two biggest emitting countries have met. Hammering out agreements on the economy and climate change will be central to discussions and the outcome may well determine the level of international ambition and pace of international co-operation ahead of the UN climate summit in Copenhagen in December...

  • Date:
    04 February 2009
    Location:

    Report from Davos: Climate change stays in the picture

    As Chair of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Climate Change, I fielded countless versions of the same question: is it still possible to achieve a global agreement on climate change in Copenhagen this December?

  • Date:
    09 July 2008
    Location:

    The Climate Group welcomes G8 "vision" to halve emissions by 2050

    The °Climate Group has welcomed the news that G8 leaders have agreed a long-term target of halving global emissions by 2050 but cautioned that this must just be the beginning of further concerted work over the next 18 months...

  • Date:
    27 June 2008
    Location:

    Breaking the Climate Deadlock report launch: Opening remarks from Dr. Steve Howard

    TOKYO, JAPAN - It is not overly dramatic to say we stand at a cross roads, between an uncertain future of rising pollution and climate chaos, or a green technology revolution that delivers a clean and prosperous world. In a few days time world leaders will gather in Japan...

  • Date:
    18 March 2008
    Location:

    Breaking the Climate Deadlock: Tony Blair in China to Promote Initiative

    Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair visited China to promote our joint Breaking the Climate Deadlock initiative.

  • Date:
    20 December 2007
    Location:

    Back from Bali: The °Climate Group reports

    We now have a road map where we didn't have one before, but we don't yet have the resolution needed to know where it will take us.

Events

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  • Date:
    17 June 2012 - 22 June 2012 
    Location:
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Rio+20 Earth Summit 2012

    The Climate Group will be at the Rio+20 Earth Summit to showcase The Clean Revolution. Find out more soon.

  • Date:
    15 December 2009 - 16 December 2009 
    Location:
    DGI Byen Hotel, Copenhagen

    Climate Leaders Summit 2009

    The Climate Leaders Summit 2009 is a forum for the exchange of practical policy advice between government leader and CEOs of some of the world's leading low carbon technology companies and financial institutions.

Interviews

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  • Hannah Ryder (DECC)

    Date:
    25 March 2010

    Hannah Ryder, Team Leader, International Climate Change Finance and Governance, DECC, gives us the UK government’s perspective on what’s next for climate finance and governance following the Copenhagen Accord.

  • What now? Network views on the Copenhagen Accord

    Date:
    18 January 2010

    We asked leaders from across our global network leaders for their thoughts on the outcome of COP15 - and what it might mean for business, policy and climate action in their regions.

Publications

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