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  • Date:
    23 December 2011
    Location:

    Post-COP17 Briefing: Damian Ryan and our global policy staff on the key outcomes

    Download the full Post-COP17 Briefing, which marks the end of Damian Ryan's coverage of COP17 in Durban, and features country perspectives from our global policy staff in Australia, China, Europe, India and the US.

  • Date:
    12 December 2011
    Location:

    COP17 concludes with new negotiating process but signal to business and investors unclear

    This year’s UN climate conference – the longest to date - concluded in Durban at 6am Sunday morning after a second all night session of negotiating by ministers and senior officials - here's a first reaction to the Durban outcome.

  • Date:
    04 December 2011
    Location:

    COP17: Week one summary

    As part of our involvement in COP17, Damian Ryan our Senior Policy Manager, will be providing daily news and analysis, and live tweeting from Durban. This is his summary of the key issues and emerging developments of COP17's first week.

  • Date:
    02 November 2011
    Location:

    ET Global Rankings: Europe leads on carbon disclosure, boasts lowest carbon intensity

    The latest global Environmental Tracking Carbon Rankings have been published, shining the spotlight on the standards of public greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting across the world and revealing Europe as a global leader in carbon disclosure.

  • 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:
    08 June 2011
    Location:

    Ban Ki-moon way ahead in U.N. race to replace himself

    Former South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon would like to lead the United Nations for another five years. And it's almost certain that he'll get what he wants. Evan Juska, Head of US Policy, The Climate Group comments on the need for Ban Ki-moon to stay and continue his good progress in tackling climate change.

  • Date:
    12 April 2011
    Location:

    Bangkok Climate Talks: A step back?

    Alaa Khourdajie reports on the first official round of climate negotiations for the year, which were wrapped up in Bangkok on April 8 2011 and where disagreement revolved around setting a new agenda for guiding negotiations through the rest of the year.

  • Date:
    03 April 2011
    Location:

    UN climate talks recommence in Bangkok

    The first formal round of UN climate talks since the successful Cancun summit (COP16) last December commences this week (April 4) in Bangkok. Although the meeting is expected to be a low-key affair, it is likely to provide the first real indication of whether or not countries can build on the positive momentum generated at the Mexico conference.

  • Date:
    17 January 2011
    Location:

    ‘COP 16: Post-Cancun Analysis’ webinar & briefing

    We held our ‘COP 16: Post-Cancun Analysis’ webinar on 13th January, with new CEO Mark Kenber and Senior Policy Manager Damian Ryan informing participants of what happened during the negotiations, what the main results were and what can be expected to happen over the coming year.

  • 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:
    10 December 2010
    Location:

    North South East West – COP16 Climate Cooperation without Borders

    The Climate Leaders Summit 2010 ended with “A Clean Revolution for all: developed and developing regions working together”, a successful panel session exploring cooperation underway between developed and developing country regions to advance climate strategies and specific mitigation and adaptation actions.

  • Date:
    10 December 2010
    Location:

    COP16 report: A slow day for observers

    With a lack of information filtering out of the very private ministerial discussions on Thursday, Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager at The Climate Group, took part in an interesting side event that discussed the national security implications of climate change.

  • Date:
    10 December 2010
    Location:

    Unlocking market transformation in energy efficiency and clean power

    On the last day of the fifth annual Climate Leaders Summit held in Cancun, a dozen business and government leaders came together to explore the pace of market transformation and the key technologies and policies that will unlock a clean industrial revolution.

  • Date:
    09 December 2010
    Location:

    Chinese business and government leaders convene in Cancun to discuss climate action in China

    On day 1 of the Climate Leaders Summit, The Climate Group hosted a high-level delegation of Chinese leaders from business, and municipal and provincial government who joined over 150 of their counterparts from around the world for a day of events focused on climate action in China.

  • Date:
    09 December 2010
    Location:

    COP16 report: A fist full of dollars

    Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager at The Climate Group, reports on Wednesday's proceedings in Cancun, where finance and the reality of a complex, politically charged negotiation took center stage.

  • Date:
    08 December 2010
    Location:

    Clean Revolution Ceremony: leadership and action

    Day two of the Climate Leaders Summit, set on the sidelines of the UN’s COP16 negotiations in Cancun, opened on Tuesday with the Clean Revolution Ceremony, where leading businesses and international state and regional governments announced new commitments to further drive a clean industrial revolution.

  • Date:
    08 December 2010
    Location:

    COP16 report: Calm before the storm?

    With the high-level ministerial segment of the conference formally opening today (Tuesday), Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager at The Climate Group, examines the key divisions that remain unbridged across many of the core negotiation issues.

  • Date:
    07 December 2010
    Location:

    Cancun ‘Can Do’: Governments representing 15% of global GDP report real climate action

    The world’s most influential coalition of state and regional governments on climate change joined leading businesses at The Climate Group’s annual Climate Leaders Summit, on the sidelines of the UN climate talks in Cancun, to report on substantial actions they have taken to cut emissions since Copenhagen, and to announce new commitments to further drive a clean industrial revolution.

  • Date:
    07 December 2010
    Location:

    Keep the COPs: Fix, don’t scrap, the UN process

    Evan Juska, Senior Policy Manager at The Climate Group in North America, writes on the need to change the current approach to the UN's COP negotiations in order to fairly assess progress in Cancun and beyond.

  • Date:
    07 December 2010
    Location:

    COP16 report: Negotiators bunker down as week two begins

    The final week of negotiations started in Cancun today (Monday), and Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager at The Climate Group, reports back on what progress has been made, and what issues still need to be resolved with only four more negotiating days remaining.

  • Date:
    06 December 2010
    Location:

    ‘China Day’ at the Climate Leaders Summit (COP16, Cancun)

    A delegation of senior Chinese government officials representing some of China’s major cities, states and national government met with international counterparts today in Cancun at ‘China Day’ – part of The Climate Group’s Climate Leaders Summit (6-8 December, 2010) on the sidelines of the annual UN climate talks (COP16) in Mexico.

  • Date:
    06 December 2010
    Location:

    COP16 report: Cancun talks make quiet progress but key hurdles remain

    Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager at The Climate Group, reviews the end of the first week of COP16 negotiations in Cancun, Mexico, where quiet progress seems to have been made, despite certain difficulties surrounding the fate of the Kyoto Protocol.

  • Date:
    29 November 2010
    Location:

    UN climate conference opens in Cancun

    Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager at The Climate Group, writes on the decisive factors that are key to moving the talks forward and on how to avoid a repeat of last year's disappointing summit in Copenhagen.

  • 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:
    19 November 2010
    Location:

    The Climate Group to host landmark Chinese government and business leaders group at UN climate talks in Cancun, Mexico

    International NGO The Climate Group announced today that it will host a ground-breaking delegation of senior Chinese government officials, green entrepreneurs and China business leaders in Cancun, Mexico on 6-8 December 2010.

  • Date:
    05 November 2010
    Location:

    US Midterm Elections: Economy and Environment

    In the wake of the U.S. midterm elections, Evan Juska, Senior Policy Manager at The Climate Group, discusses the implications of a Republican-controlled House on the long-term prospects for the country’s energy and climate agenda as well as California’s decision on the fate of a state climate law.

  • Date:
    12 October 2010
    Location:

    UN talks inch ahead (again)

    Progress, of a sort, appears to have been made at last week’s UN climate talks in Tianjin, China, with UN climate chief Christiana Figueres stating that negotiators had “gotten closer to the structure of a set of decisions at Cancun”.

  • Date:
    04 October 2010
    Location:

    Latest UN climate talks begin in China

    The latest round of climate change talks kicked off today in Tianjin, China. The week-long meeting is the fourth session held this year, and the last before the UN’s annual climate conference - ‘COP16’ - to be held in Mexico in late November.

  • Date:
    23 September 2010
    Location:

    Recognizing the importance of financing adaptation

    Walter Bell, Chairman of Swiss Re Americas Holding kicked off a lively conversation at Climate Week NYC this week about the need to elevate adaptation issues within the international policy and finance debate.

  • Date:
    23 September 2010
    Location:

    Tony Blair urges optimism, leadership and practical solutions on climate action

    On Monday 20 September, former UK Prime Minster the Rt Hon Tony Blair addressed assembled government and business leaders at The Climate Group’s Climate Week NYC reception in New York.

  • Date:
    21 September 2010
    Location:

    Financing the Clean Revolution

    Influential business and political leaders gathered in New York’s Public Library to launch Climate Week NYC yesterday – The Climate Group’s annual global forum to mobilize an international public-private response to climate change – held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

  • Date:
    20 September 2010
    Location:

    Leaders convene at Climate Week NYC to urge action to finance a Clean Industrial Revolution

    International NGO, The Climate Group, and its partners, including the United Nations, the City of New York, and founding sponsor Swiss Re, today kicked off Climate Week NYC. From September 20-26, Climate Week NYC will bring together the world’s most influential government and business leaders to discuss the policies and public-private partnerships necessary to unlock the financing needed to ignite a clean industrial revolution.

  • 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:
    04 June 2010
    Location:

    Making a difference: the importance of engagement in UN climate talks

    Damian Ryan, Senior Analyst at The Climate Group, discusses why engagement in the international UN climate talks should be on the agendas of businesses and sub-national governments...

  • Date:
    02 June 2010
    Location:

    UN Climate Talks: World’s states and regions sign Bonn Statement on road to COP16

    The Climate Group and the German state of North Rhine Westphalia hosted a high-level international summit on the sidelines of the UN’s mid-term climate talks in Bonn, Germany...

  • 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:
    18 May 2010
    Location:

    The Climate Group welcomes Christiana Figueres as new climate chief

    Leading Latin American climate expert and negotiator Christiana Figueres of Costa Rica has been appointed to the top UN climate post by Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon...

  • 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:
    20 April 2010
    Location:

    Major economies discuss climate talks

    Countries belonging to the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF) appear to have had a constructive meeting in Washington on April 19th.

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:
    21 October 2011 - 21 October 2011 
    Location:
    Lyon, France

    European Conference of Regions on Climate Action

    On October 20- 21, 2011, The Region of Rhône-Alpes, nrg4SD and The Climate Group invite European regions, local authorities, businesses, NGOs and representatives of civil society to attend a conference in Lyon to provide a European follow up to the sub national commitments in the agreed Cancun Statement and initiate more regular European exchange.

  • Date:
    20 October 2011 - 21 October 2011 
    Location:
    Lyon, France

    European Conference of Regions on Climate Action

    On October 20- 21, 2011, The Region of Rhône-Alpes, nrg4SD and The Climate Group invite European regions, local authorities, businesses, NGOs and representatives of civil society to attend a conference in Lyon to provide a European follow up to the sub national commitments in the agreed Cancun Statement and initiate more regular European exchange.

  • Date:
    06 December 2010 - 08 December 2010 
    Location:
    Cancun, Mexico

    Climate Leaders Summit 2010

    The Climate Leaders Summit 2010, held during the second week of COP16 in Cancun, Mexico, will bring the world’s most influential coalition of government and business leaders to focus on initiatives and actions they are taking to bring about a Clean Revolution.

  • Date:
    06 December 2010 
    Location:
    Cancun, Mexico

    Climate Leaders Summit 2010: Day 1 - Climate Action in China

    Day 1 of The Climate Leaders Summit 2010 will have a special focus on sub-national government leadership and action in China.

  • Date:
    07 December 2010 
    Location:
    Cancun, Mexico

    Climate Leaders Summit 2010: Day 2 - The Clean Revolution

    Day 2 of The Climate Leaders Summit 2010 will focus on members of The Climate Group’s international alliance of business, cities, states and regions, allowing them to showcase their roles in the Clean Revolution.

  • Date:
    06 December 2010 
    Location:
    Cancun, Mexico

    A Better World Reception

    Nike, Bicep and The Climate Group are hosting "A Better World Reception: Celebrating bold climate action that will create a cleaner, smarter, more prosperous planet for all" in Cancun, Mexico.

  • Date:
    08 December 2010 
    Location:
    Cancun, Mexico

    Climate Leaders Summit 2010: Day 3 - Working Session

    Day 3 of The Climate Leaders Summit 2010 consists of a working session for The Climate Group's government members to share experiences and learn from one another.

  • Date:
    09 December 2010 
    Location:
    Cancun, Mexico

    Plans and Pilots: An international axis for low carbon development strategies at subnational level

    An official COP16 side event is being held by nrg4SD and The Climate Group in Cancun, Mexico on December 9, an event showing how projects between developed and developing regions can benefit both parties.

  • Date:
    02 June 2010 - 02 June 2010 
    Location:
    Bonn, Germany

    States and Regions: Technologies and targets on the road to Mexico

    The State of North Rhine Westphalia and The Climate Group will host a high-level meeting of sub-national leaders in Bonn, Germany, halfway towards COP16 in Cancun, Mexico.

Interviews

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  • Lord Nicholas Stern

    Date:
    14 January 2011

    Lord Stern sat down with The Economist’s Oliver Morton in Cancun on 7 December 2010 at The Climate Group's annual Climate Leaders’ Summit, to reflect on international progress made since The Stern Report, to share personal insights into ongoing UN climate negotiations (COP16) and to discuss how the world is faring on the path to a clean industrial revolution.

  • Francisco Javier Díaz Carvajal

    Date:
    16 December 2010

    The Climate Group spoke to Francisco Javier Díaz Carvajal, Minister for the Environment of Quintana Roo, about how the Mexican State is accelerating bold, new climate policies that will boost jobs and growth in their local economy and how it is inspiring other Mexican States to follow its example.

  • Hannah Jones

    Date:
    09 December 2010

    The Climate Group recently caught up with Hannah Jones, VP of Sustainable Business & Innovation for Nike Inc, to discuss Nike's involvement at the UN talks in Cancun, it's innovative sustainable business plans for the future and to explain the important role that business plays in encouraging meaningful action on climate change.

  • Premier Jean Charest

    Date:
    06 December 2010

    Premier Jean Charest of Quebec speaks to The Climate Group about his predictions and expectations from the upcoming COP16 negotiations in Cancun, as well as the policies and actions that are being driven forward by the state of Quebec in the fight against climate change.

Publications

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  • COP 16: Post-Cancun Analysis briefing 30 January 2011

    Date:
    30 January 2011

    The Climate Group has put together a policy briefing which provides analysis and views on what the 2010 UN Climate Conference in Cancun means for governments and businesses.

  • China Clean Revolution Report III: Low Carbon Development in Cities 06 December 2010

    Date:
    06 December 2010

    As China gears up to announce its 12th Five-Year Plan (FYP) for its economic development between 2011 and 2015, The Climate Group releases 'China’s Clean Revolution III: Low Carbon Development in Cities' report, which focuses on the role cities will need to play in ensuring China’s ambitious targets on the low carbon economy are met.