EU welcomes progress on international climate action at Warsaw conference / Last-minute deal at UN climate talks

UN climate talks in Poland ended on the 22 November 2013 with delegates reaching a compromise on how to fight global warming. After many days of difficult negotiations, the delegates approved a pathway to a new global climate treaty in Paris in 2015.

The European Union welcomed the outcome of the United Nations climate conference in Warsaw as a step forward in the international fight against climate change.

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ESO: Background information: Polish 'bad COP' feared after ministerial sacking / Struggle for agreement at UN climate talks as green groups walk out http://www.europeansources.info/record/polish-bad-cop-feared-after-ministerial-sacking-struggle-for-agreement-at-un-climate-talks-as-green-groups-walk-out/

ESO: Background information: EU seeks balanced progress to advance climate action at Warsaw conference / Mood of 'realism' about future deal at climate talks http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-eu-seeks-balanced-progress-to-advance-climate-action-at-warsaw-conference-mood-of-realism-about-future-deal-at-climate-talks/

Euronews, 23.11.13: Last-minute deal at UN climate talks http://www.euronews.com/2013/11/23/last-minute-deal-at-un-climate-talks/

BBC News, 23.11.13: Last-minute deal saves fractious UN climate talks http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25067180

Website: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: Warsaw Climate Change Conference - November 2013 http://unfccc.int/meetings/warsaw_nov_2013/meeting/7649.php

EurActiv, 25.11.13: ‘Journey has started’ towards 2015 UN climate deal http://www.euractiv.com/climate-environment/journey-started-2015-un-climate-news-531922

EUObserver, 25.11.13: Warsaw climate talks end in new timetable plan http://euobserver.com/environment/122213

Deutsche Welle, 24.11.13: Warsaw climate talks end with compromise http://dw.de/p/1AN5X

Spiegel Online International, 25.11.13: UN Conference: European Trick Delivers Climate Compromise http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/delegates-reach-deal-at-warsaw-climate-conference-a-935474.html

Spiegel Online International, 06.12.13: Climate Summit Trap: Capitalism's March toward Global Collapse http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/warsaw-climate-conference-shows-capitalism-root-of-climate-failure-a-937453.html

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog: The latest UN Climate Change Conference in Warsaw highlighted the role that smaller states can play in negotiations http://bit.ly/1bAArvO

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