Carbon Expo dives into climate finance The second blog from CDKN's Director of Policy and Programmes, Ari Huhtala, who attended the Carbon Expo in Cologne from 30-31 May. Here, he discusses the challenges of engaging the private sector with low-emissions development pathways.

Who's afraid of a low carbon price? Guest blogger Jamal Gore of Carbon Clear argues for why political will is needed to drive up global carbon prices.

On carbon markets - ‘the valley of creation’ Ari Huhtala, CDKN's Director of Policy and Programmes, encounters a carbon trading industry eager for business and political leadership at the Carbon Expo in Cologne, Germany.

Climate talks in Bonn - search for consensus CDKN's Head of Negotiatons Support, Dan Hamza-Goodacre, brings us this blog outlining how we can move forward from a set of talks at Bonn that left many fearing the recent negotiations rounds was a case of 'one step forward, two steps back'.

Loss and damage - building up steam at the Bonn climate talks While the Bonn negotiations last week proved frustrating for many work areas, Loss and Damage was one issue which made considerable progress. Read about the outcomes of the Bonn discussions, and what they may mean for COP-18 in Doha.

Low Emissions Development Strategy (LEDS) collaboration in action workshop CDKN and DFID co-hosted the LEDS Collaboration in Action workshop, over 20th-23rd May in the UK, on behalf of the LEDS Global Partnership (LEDS GP). The workshop brought together more than 125 representatives from developed and developing countries, implementing organizations and multilateral institutions.

lessons of the IPCC SREX report for Africa CDKN's Sam Bickersteth and Lisa McNamara report from an outreach event for the IPCC's SREX report in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Promoting extreme event learning through serious fun CDKN is supporting the development of games to stimulate decision-makers’ thinking on climate-related risk. Mairi Dupar of CDKN finds out more.

Trains or ponds - pick your metaphor for knowledge sharing As he prepared to convene climate knowledge brokers in Bonn, CDKN's Geoff Barnard found himself searching for a metaphor for the online world of climate and development knowledge.

What makes web users 'tick'? Climate knowledge brokers convened by CDKN and GIZ in Bonn this weekend were interested in ‘what makes web users tick’. Mairi Dupar of CDKN took part in the discussions.

Latest from the SREX regional events Read the latest on CDKN's work communicating the results of the IPCC SREX reports to regional policy makers in developing countries, through a three part report series and 6 regional events in Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa and Asia.

Changing context for climate knowledge brokers CDKN and GIZ are convening a meeting of climate knowledge brokers in Bonn, Germany. Participants are mapping new trends in climate politics and action, and what it means for digital communicators.