Chris Hatch

Christopher Hatch is a Canadian writer who provides reporting and analysis on climate change. Previously, he was a staff editor at National Observer. He frequently collaborates with carbon columnist, Barry Saxifrage.

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UN climate negotiations end in 'demoralizing, enraging' failure

The United Nations climate talks went into record overtime and then ended in failure on Sunday. The countries gathered in Madrid for COP25 were unable to agree on the main objectives of the negotiations and kicked the most important decisions down the road to next year’s meeting in Glasgow, Scotland.

By Chris Hatch in Analysis | December 15th 2019

COP25 underperforms meager expectations

COP25 managed to underperform even the lowest expectations heading to Madrid. And Australia, Brazil and the United States were the main obstructionists

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By Chris Hatch in Analysis | December 14th 2019

Whiplash for Canada at COP25

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By Chris Hatch in Opinion | December 13th 2019

Global climate summit. COP or Cop-out?

You’ve been hearing there's a global climate summit happening in Madrid this week. If you’re wondering what these international negotiations are and whether they have been making any progress, you’ve come to the right place.

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By Chris Hatch & Barry Saxifrage in Analysis | December 12th 2019

Unprecedented protest rocks 'Kafkaesque' COP25

Protests led by Indigenous leaders shut down the main hall of COP25 in Madrid on Wednesday. In an unprecedented event, about 500 people stormed the area outside the high-level negotiations decrying the lack of action by assembled governments to address the climate emergency.

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By Chris Hatch in News | December 11th 2019

Canada applauded for zero carbon commitment at COP25

“Zero means zero. It sets a marker that we will no longer be using fossil fuels, so it becomes the lens for approving or rejecting projects and policies from now on.”

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By Chris Hatch in News | December 10th 2019