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Minister from islands facing extinction is one of few delegates directly calling out Trump’s climate policies

INTERVIEW: As the Cop30 climate conference opens in Brazil and 10 years after the key deal she brokered, Christiana Figueres speaks to Nick Ferris about why Beijing is stealing a march on the West when it comes to renewable energy – and why she is confident that the US will…

Despite its imperfections the process of tackling the climate crisis will not be derailed, even in the face of US backtracking

The grim negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan, have shown the need for reform of the UN annual global climate talks

Letter from senior figures says the COP process has achieved much, but now needs an overhaul

Countries that do not support fossil energy phase out should not host future summits, scientists, advocates and policy experts said.

Future UN conferences should only be held in countries that show support for climate action, urge influential group

Proponents say using hallucinogens can spark ‘consciousness shifts’ to inspire climate-friendly behaviors

Senior climate figures welcome move after Conservative government largely left the role to junior ministers