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Countries must back commitments to transition from fossil fuels with action

The first international Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels concluded on April 29 in Santa Marta, Colombia. Stemming from the failure of the last COP meeting in Belèm, Brazil, to address the necessity of reducing reliance on fossil fuels, the intergovernmental event was co-organized by Colombia and the Netherlands…

The Conversation

US, Russia and Saudi Arabia create axis of obstruction as Cop30 sputters out

Trump puts US in unflattering company as lack of representative at climate talks reveals disdain for climate progress

The Guardian - US

Many hoped UN climate talks in Brazil would be historic. They may be remembered as a flop

For years, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, along with many climate experts, had high hopes for the U.N. climate talks that just finished in Brazil

The Independent UK

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‘Now is the hour’: Labor urged to speed up fossil fuel phase-out to justify Cop30 pledge

Despite Australia signing the Belém declaration, Albanese rejected suggestion Labor shouldn’t develop new gas fields

The Guardian - AU

Communities of slave descendants in Brazil demand recognition of territories

About 40 minutes by boat from the Brazilian city of Belem where this year's U.N. climate talks are being held is a community of about 500 residents who are descendants of former slaves

The Independent UK

Railway project in the Amazon raises questions over Brazil's efforts to stop deforestation

As Brazil’s government seeks to boost its environmental credentials by hosting the United Nations’ climate summit, a proposal to build a railway through the Amazon has threatened to tarnish that image amid protests by Indigenous groups

The Independent UK

Lula pushes fossil fuel 'roadmap' back to centre of Cop30

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has put his "roadmap" from fossil fuels back at the top of UN climate talks in Belem despite the failure of a bold bid to seal an early deal.

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Germany's Merz under fire in Brazil for his comments on Amazon host city of COP30

Brazilian authorities have raged against comments by Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz in which he appeared to look down on Belem, a city on the edge of the Amazon rainforest

The Independent UK

Climate protesters demand to be heard as they continue demonstrations at UN COP30 talks

Speaking about the effects of climate change in their home countries, activists advocated for youth representation in the UN negotiations.

Euronews

Climate protesters rally in Brazil at COP30 halfway mark

Thousands of people marched through the streets of Belem on Saturday to press for action from negotiators holding tough talks at the UN's COP30 climate conference in the Amazonian city.

Radio France Internationale

Protesters in Pikachu costumes demand Japan end fossil fuel financing at UN climate conference

Protesters in Pokemon costumes stomped around the United Nations climate conference Friday to send Japan a message: end financing of coal and natural gas projects across Southeast Asia and elsewhere

The Independent UK

Rubber tappers march in Belem to call for an end to deforestation at COP30

Hundreds of rubber tappers marched through Belem, Brazil, during the U.N. climate talks, demanding an end to deforestation and more support for forest protection.

Euronews

Cop30: ‘We will exterminate ourselves’ if we keep extracting fossil fuels, activists say – as it happened

Climate Action Tracker report finds pledges made in past year have not cut the forecast for global heating

The Guardian - UK

Protesters confront security at main venue of UN climate talks

A group of activists skirmished with security on Tuesday at United Nations climate talks in Brazilian Amazon city Belem, , briefly trying to force their way into the main venue before they were pushed back

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The Guardian - UK

Agenda for Cop30 agreed as crucial climate talks begin – as it happened

Ministers and high-ranking officials from nearly 200 countries have gathered in the Amazonian city of Belem, with Brazil insisting this will be ‘the Cop of implementation’

Evening Standard

Cop30: Key questions about the UN climate conference

We outline what is on the agenda and how the world is doing on climate.

Euronews

COP30: What to expect from this year's UN climate talks

This year's climate summit is set to spotlight Indigenous peoples, forests and how to adjust course on the Paris Agreement.

Evening Standard

UN climate talks start with nations pushing for action despite broken consensus

The UK will be focused on discussing how to accelerate climate action as well as defending multilaterialism itself.

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AAP

'We can't accept this': no time for climate COP out

Global climate talks are taking place in the Amazon - the "lungs of the world" - as political headwinds threaten to blow multinational collaboration off course.

Radio France Internationale

From crisis to hope, the Amazon’s call for climate justice defines Cop30

From rising seas to raging floods, global leaders in Belem are confronting the human cost of climate change – and the chance to chart a fairer future.

The Independent UK

What to know about COP30, this year's UN climate talks

World leaders, activists, experts and many more are in or headed to Brazil for this year's annual United Nations climate talks

Evening Standard

Ed Miliband urges progressives to unite around green policies ahead of Cop30

World leaders are gathering in the Amazon city of Belem for the United Nations climate summit against a gloomy background.

Euronews

What is COP30, why does it matter and who will be at this year’s UN climate talks?

The annual climate conference will take place in Belem, Brazil, from 10 November to 21 November.

Evening Standard

PM vows to ‘double down’ on net zero after admitting ‘consensus is gone’

The Prime Minister was speaking at the Cop30 summit in Belem, Brazil.

The Independent UK

UN climate summit kicks off in Brazil's Amazon with hopes for action despite US absence

World leaders are gathering in a coastal city in the Brazilian Amazon for the U.N.'s annual climate summit

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