COP30

COP30, the UN climate summit set for November in Belém, Brazil, is facing a controversy unrelated to the climate agenda — what local media are calling a “hosting crisis.” André Corrêa do Lago, president of COP30, revealed that several…
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From 10–21 November, Brazil will host the United Nations climate change conference (COP30) in Belém, marking the first time such a summit is held in the Amazon. The choice is both symbolic and strategic, placing nature, Indigenous peoples,…
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The United Nations climate committee has given Brazil until mid-August to resolve a growing accommodation crisis in Belém, the host city for COP30, amid rising concerns that the Amazonian city lacks the capacity to host the global climate…
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When world leaders, diplomats, business giants, and climate activists gather in Brazil this November for the United Nations’ pivotal COP30 summit, they won’t be met by polished resorts or global metropolises. Instead, they'll descend upon…
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With less than four months to go until COP30, the upcoming UN climate summit in Belém, Brazil (10–21 November) is shaping up to be one of the most pivotal—and politically charged—climate gatherings in recent memory. Amid intensifying global…
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Brazil on Wednesday sought to reassure nations and civil society groups that enough accommodations will be available for the tens of thousands expected to attend the upcoming United Nations climate summit (COP30) in Belem this November,…
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With just four months left until Cop30, Ana Toni, CEO of the upcoming UN climate summit in Brazil, has raised alarm over the global community’s sluggish response to the escalating climate crisis. Toni described climate change as "our…
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As negotiators convene in Bonn for the mid-year United Nations climate talks—a crucial lead-up to COP30 in Belém, Brazil—governments face a pivotal opportunity to center the global climate agenda on a clear and time-bound fossil fuel…
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Brazil, the host of the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30), has asked all countries who are party to the Paris Agreement to consider the future of climate negotiations when they assemble for the key event later this year. It has made…
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More than 170 countries, including India, have yet to submit their updated climate targets under the Paris Agreement, according to International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). Countries prepare national climate action…
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