Liu Zhenmin – who has a long history of experience in climate diplomacy – was appointed as the country's new special envoy for climate change after the veteran representative Xie Zhenmin retired.Despite being the second largest economy in the world,

Disputes in Baku are growing increasingly heated 24 hours before the UN Climate Change Conference is due to end, as developing countries demand industrialized nations drastically increase aid, while the EU,

A draft deal at the U.N. Climate Change Conference calls for wealthy nations to give developing ones $250 billion a year starting in 2035.

Fierce bargaining at UN climate talks in Azerbaijan dragged into Saturday after a $250 billion a year offer from rich nations was flatly refused by developing countries hardest hit by Earth's rapid warming.