Limping to Paris
New Draft Climate Text Is 20 Pages of Hedging

Negotiators finally pared down a bloated draft climate treaty text…to 20 pages of equivocation.

Limping to Paris
Modi Insists on India’s Need to Grow

The Indian prime minister’s emphasis on domestic development spells trouble for the climate summit in Paris this December.

Limping to Paris
The Amazing Disappearing Climate Fund

Rich countries aren’t paying into a climate fund for the developing world, and that could kill the Paris talks before they begin.

Limping to Paris
EU Stakes Out Climate Summit Position

The EU found consensus on its negotiating position for December’s climate talks, but not before making concession to coal-dependent Poland.

Limping to Paris
Kiss This Important Climate Goal Goodbye

Back-of-the-envelope math says we will shoot well past the two degrees Celsius of warming scientists have warned against.

Limping to Paris
Mistrust Hangs Over December’s Climate Summit

Poor countries will need more than reassuring words and promises if they’re to sign off on a climate treaty in Paris later this year.

Limping to Paris
Delegates Scramble to Pare Down “Bewildering” Climate Text

We’re less than 10 days of meetings away from the Paris summit, and the draft text remains bloated and unwieldy.

Limping to Paris
Poland Ready to Throw Wrench In Climate Talks

The Polish party likeliest to win October elections is coming out against a binding Global Climate Treaty.

Limping to Paris
Ban Ki-moon Worried About State of Climate Summit

The UN Secretary-General sees little progress being made ahead of the Paris summit, and time is running out.

Limping to Paris
EU Climate Chief Decries “Painfully Slow” Climate Talks

The EU’s climate commissioner criticized the sluggish pace of progress in climate talks leading up to the Paris summit.

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