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COP 20 - UN-Climate Conference in Lima 2014

On this page you will find information about the UN climate conference "COP 20" (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 20th Conference of the Parties, December 1-12, 2014, Lima/Peru).

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News and Publications on COP20

UN climate conferences German climate policy and energy transition Press Release 08.12.2014

Climate Change Performance Index: Global Shift Needs Further Action

Global emissions have reached a new peak, but recent developments indicate a new readiness for action on climate protection. This is the message of the 10th edition of the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI); a ranking of the climate protection performance of the 58 highest emitters worldwide published by Germanwatch and CAN Europe at the UN Climate Conference in Lima today. "We see global trends, indicating promising shifts in some of the most relevant sectors for climate protection", said Jan Burck (Germanwatch), author of the Index.

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UN climate conferences International climate co-operation Indices 1. December 2014

The Climate Change Performance Index 2015

The Climate Change Performance Index is an instrument supposed to enhance transparency in international climate politics. On the basis of standardised criteria, the index evaluates and compares the climate protection performance of 58 countries that are, together, responsible for more than 90 percent of global energy-related CO2 emissions.

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Dealing with the impacts of climate change International climate co-operation Press Release 02.12.2014

Global Climate Risk Index 2015: Philippines, Cambodia and India most affected during the last year

The Philippines, Cambodia and India were most affected by extreme weather events in 2013. This is the result of this year’s Global Climate Risk Index, presented by Germanwatch. “We all remember the images of the catastrophic Typhoon Haiyan, which wiped out entire regions and took the lives of more than 6000,” said Sönke Kreft, author of the study and Team Leader for International Climate Policy at Germanwatch. “Climate change must be controlled so that the future will not bring more of these record-breaking catastrophes."

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UN climate conferences International climate co-operation Indices 1. December 2014

Global Climate Risk Index 2015

The Global Climate Risk Index 2015 analyses to what extent countries have been affected by the impacts of weather-related loss events (storms, floods, heat waves etc.). The most recent data available – from 2013 and 1994–2013 – were taken into account. The countries affected most in 2013 were the Philippines, Cambodia and India. For the period from 1994 to 2013 Honduras, Myanmar and Haiti rank highest.

Official Information

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