Climate Change

United Nations climate negotiators in Brazil reached a subdued agreement Saturday that boosts funding for countries facing increasingly severe climate impacts, but stops short of including explicit commitments to phase out fossil fuels or…
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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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Two major international figures stepped in on Wednesday to jolt stalled negotiations at the United Nations climate summit in Belém, Brazil, where delegates are running up against a self-imposed deadline. UN Secretary-General António…
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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 wore black dresses to signify a funeral for fossil fuels. Hundreds wore red shirts, symbolizing the blood of colleagues fighting to protect the environment. And others chanted, waved huge flags or held up signs Saturday in what’s…
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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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Lobbyists tied to the fossil fuel industry are attending the UN climate talks in unusually large numbers, an NGO coalition warned Friday, arguing their presence threatens to dilute climate action. Kick Big Polluters Out (KBPO), which…
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