Climate Change

As negotiators at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, spent the opening week warning that extreme heat is pushing fast-growing economies into an energy-security trap, a new analysis released on the summit’s sidelines sharpened the focus on India. The…
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Countries backing a global phase-out of fossil fuels at the Cop30 climate summit in Brazil have warned they will block any final agreement that fails to include a clear commitment to such a transition, The Guardian has reported. The…
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A fire broke out Thursday inside a country pavilion at the UN’s COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, sending delegates fleeing and temporarily halting high-stakes negotiations. UN security personnel rushed to contain the blaze as flames…
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More than 300 industrial agriculture lobbyists are attending this year’s UN climate summit in Belém, deep in the Brazilian Amazon—despite the sector being the region’s leading driver of deforestation, a joint investigation by DeSmog and the…
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India on Monday pressed developed countries to advance their net-zero timelines, honour their Paris Agreement commitments, and scale up concessional climate finance for developing nations. Delivering India’s national statement at the…
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Australia on Monday rejected Turkiye’s proposal to co-host next year’s UN climate summit, deepening a standoff that is overshadowing ongoing COP30 negotiations in Brazil. Both countries are vying to host COP31, and the deadlock is putting…
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Some protesters donned black dresses to symbolize a “funeral” for fossil fuels. Hundreds more wore red shirts, representing the blood of colleagues who risk their lives to defend the environment. Others chanted, waved enormous flags, and…
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A new analysis by the Kick Big Polluters Out (KBPO) coalition reveals that more than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists have been granted access to the COP30 climate talks in Belém—making this year’s summit one of the most heavily influenced by…
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With more than half a million people worldwide dying each year from heat-related causes, a coalition of major philanthropies is committing $300 million to develop life-saving solutions as global temperatures continue to rise. The funding,…
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The United Nations urged countries to unite and adopt a solution-driven approach to combating climate change as the two-week-long COP30 summit began in Belém, Brazil — notably without participation from the United States. “In this arena of…
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