Following the conclusion of the climate change talks in Copenhagen, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has received submissions of national pledges to cut and limit greenhouse gases by 2020 from 55 countries (pdf).

The Government of Bolivia calls on the peoples of the world, social movements and Mother Earth's defenders to the Peoples' World Conference on Climate Change and Mother Earth's Rights to be held from 20th to 22nd April 2010 in Cochabamba, Bolivia.

The World Bank proudly defended the global carbon market in the Danish capital Tuesday for its "contribution" to efforts to mitigate climate change, in spite of criticism from civil society.

When people think of the impact of population on climate change, they tend to glance towards China and India. But, their carbon emissions are four times lower than Europe and the US. This debate comes in times when the UN just released its World Population report 2009.

While a UN climate change meeting was taking place in Bangkok, members of the broad coalition, Women for Climate Justice (GenderCC) reiterated the need to include women more comprehensively in the outcome documents of the ongoing meetings on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

With roughly two months until the Copenhagen climate negotiations commence, questions loom about quantities of climate finance and which institutions will channel it, leaving speculation about the role the World Bank will end up playing.

The process to date on negotiations that are going to culminate at talks in Copenhagen this December has been thoroughly lamentable.

With the world’s attention focused on climate change, one of the methods suggested to reduce global carbon emissions is causing the displacement of indigenous persons as western companies rush to invest in tree-planting projects in developing countries.

When a Western diplomat was asked whether his country would be represented by a head of state at next week's U.N. summit meeting on the global financial crisis, his response was tinged with sarcasm and contempt.

In a clear act of censorship, the Ecuadorian government has closed down the NGO Acción Ecológica. They believe the only reason for taking this decision is Acción Ecológica’s position against mining which is apparently supported by the government.