The Climate Diplomat

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A Personal History of the COP Conferences

Peter Betts, Rt Hon. Ed Miliband

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Profile Editions
02 December 2025

Diplomacy; Global warming

'There is nobody better on climate change and international negotiations.' - Rt. Hon. Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

'I have nothing but the deepest admiration for his incredible contribution over the years and his continued commitment to climate action in the face of great personal challenge.' - Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC 2010-2016

Drawing on over three decades of experience as the UK and EU's lead climate negotiator, Peter Betts paints a warts-and-all picture of how world leaders and diplomats tackle the COP negotiations, providing a ringside seat at pivotal moments, such as the run-up to Copenhagen (COP15), the Cartagena Dialogue, the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement (COP21) and Glasgow (COP26). The Climate Diplomat is a unique insider account of the discussions that have shaped and continue to shape the future of our planet, but it also describes how the major powers such as the US, the EU and China negotiate with one another.

Reflecting on his life's work in the final months of his life, Betts provides a revealing portrait of international politics at the highest level with key insights into the motivations of all the major players. He also gives a detailed history of COP, explaining how this controversial and often embattled forum has been crucial in altering the future of our planet's ecosystem.

By: Peter Betts
Foreword by: Rt Hon. Ed Miliband
Imprint: Profile Editions
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 238mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 720g
ISBN: 9781805226895
ISBN 10: 1805226894
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 02 December 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Peter Betts was the Director of International Climate Change at Defra from 2008 to 2018 with overall responsibility for UK strategy on international climate policy and Lead Negotiator for the EU for six years, including at the Paris COP. After leaving the Civil Service in 2018 he was senior advisor to the Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency and advisor to the International Energy Agency. He was appointed CBE in 2010 and CB in 2020. Peter died of brain cancer in October 2023.

Reviews for The Climate Diplomat: A Personal History of the COP Conferences

We owe to him, in my view, the Paris Agreement. * Rt. Hon. Jon Gummer, Lord Deben, Chair of the UK’s Climate Change Committee * One of the world's most experienced environmental negotiators * Financial Times * He had a vision of where we all needed to go and vision of what we needed to do to get there. * Todd Stern, US Special Envoy for Climate Change * Pete Betts is a legend of UNFCCC diplomacy * Simon Sharpe, author of Five Times Sharper: Rethinking the Science, Economics and Diplomacy of Climate Change *