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Cop30 and the climate fight: inside the 28 November Guardian Weekly

Turning climate talk into action. Plus: Is Palantir’s Alex Karp the world’s scariest CEO?

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025

COP30: petrostates block climate deal once again, but some countries are taking their own decisive steps to phase out fossil fuels

The latest United Nations climate summit (COP30) was held between 10 and 21 November in Belém, Brazil. Although the event did not end with any significant progress towards the goals of mitigating global warming or advancing climate finance, it did leave us with one positive outcome: a group of countries…

The Conversation · Nov 26, 2025

John Kerry urges Australia to take ‘hard-nosed’ approach with world’s biggest fossil fuel-producing countries at Cop31

Exclusive: Former US secretary of state calls for more demanding steps from Australia as it takes over presidency of next year’s UN climate summit

The Guardian - AU · Nov 26, 2025

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The demands of young people went unfulfilled by the UN climate summit – mostly

At the UN climate conference Cop30 in Belém, Brazil, I asked some young climate activists and negotiators about their hopes, expectations and demands. Despite their positivity and the push for action from climate movements, Indigenous people and civil society, a lack of consensus on key issues was palpable.

The Conversation · Nov 25, 2025

‘Fossil fuel giants finally in the crosshairs’: Cop30 avoids total failure with last-ditch deal

It took some oblique wording, but Saudi Arabia made a last-minute decision to sign deal that marks departure for Cop

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2025

Why hosting the UN climate summit in the Amazon was so important, despite the disappointing outcome

Extreme heat, fires and flooding – all hallmark consequences of climate change – directly influenced this year’s UN climate change conference Cop30 in Belém, Brazil.

The Conversation · Nov 24, 2025

COP30 fails to set fossil fuels' end and sheds light on cracked international order

As the UN flagship climate summit failed to agree on a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels, the European Union finds itself increasingly alone in a world distancing itself from its climate ambitions.

Euronews · Nov 24, 2025

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‘Culture cringe’: experts dismiss Coalition claims Chris Bowen cannot remain minister while leading Cop31 negotiations

Coalition claims key diplomatic role at next year’s conference in Turkey would make Bowen a ‘part-time minister’ while Australians face inflated energy prices

The Guardian - AU · Nov 24, 2025

UN warns world losing climate battle but fragile Cop30 deal keeps up the fight

Reaching agreement in divisive political landscape shows ‘climate cooperation is alive and kicking’, says UN climate chief

The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2025

Trump, war, absent media: five threats to climate progress that dogged Cop30

Did the talks succeed or fail? The verdict must take account of the geopolitical minefield they took place in

The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2025

Australia’s unconventional Cop31 deal puts Chris Bowen at the helm of the world’s most complex negotiations. It’s a huge opportunity

Australia may not be hosting Cop31, but the unprecedented Turkey partnership is a real chance to secure global influence and turbocharge a new green zeitgeist

The Guardian - AU · Nov 22, 2025

A lack of leadership proved to be the ultimate stumbling block for Cop30

Multilateralism survived another year at Cop30 in Brazil – but the outcome was far below the level of ambition that is needed to address the climate crisis, writes our climate correspondent Nick Ferris from Belem

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2025

Amazon summit seals climate deal without fossil fuel plan

Nations clinched a deal at the UN's COP30 climate summit in the Amazon Saturday without a roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels as demanded by the European Union and other countries.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 22, 2025

Cop30 draft omits any mention of fossil fuel transition plan as talks enter final hours

Negotiators face narrowing window to resolve some of summit’s most politically charged questions before scheduled close this weekend

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2025

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Euronews · Nov 20, 2025

Fossil fuel phaseout becomes COP30’s biggest talking point. But, will it ever happen?

Establishing a timeline to transition away from fossil fuels is COP30’s trickiest agenda.

The Guardian - AU · Nov 20, 2025

Australia’s failed bid to host Cop31 looks like a mess – but it may actually be the best result possible

While the outcome is a let down for those who want Australia to do better on climate, Chris Bowen looks set to play a pivotal role in the UN talks

The Guardian - AU · Nov 20, 2025

Papua New Guinea ‘not happy’ as Australia walks away from bid to host Cop31

Australia had been pushing to host climate conference next year with south Pacific nations, which are increasingly threatened by rising seas and climate-fuelled disasters

The Conversation · Nov 20, 2025

Australia cedes COP31 but negotiates role for Chris Bowen and Pacific countries

Australia has ceded next year’s United Nations climate conference – COP 31 – to Turkey, but has negotiated a fall back that gives Climate Minister Chris Bowen a prominent role.

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The Conversation · Nov 19, 2025

Behind every COP is a global data project that predicts Earth’s future. Here’s how it works

Over the past week we’ve witnessed the many political discussions that go with the territory of a COP – or, more verbosely, the “Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change”.

The Conversation · Nov 19, 2025

Brazil is trying to stop fossil fuel interests derailing COP30 with one simple measure

In recent years, more and more lobbyists from the oil, gas and coal industries have taken part in international climate negotiations. Estimates of lobbyist numbers have risen sharply, from 503 at the 2021 Glasgow talks to 1,773 at last year’s talks in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2025

Divide over fossil fuels phaseout can be bridged, Cop30 president says

Exclusive: André Corrêa do Lago says rise of clean energy must be acknowledged and rich countries need to do more

Radio France Internationale · Nov 19, 2025

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.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2025

China doesn’t want to lead alone on climate policies, senior adviser warns

Exclusive: A top official in Beijing’s Cop delegation says China is committed to clean energy – but US’s absence is a problem

Euronews · Nov 19, 2025

German Chancellor Merz blasts Belém, rattling Brazilians

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has sparked outrage with a derogatory comment about his visit to the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, saying that the delegation was happy to be back in Berlin from "this place".

The Conversation · Nov 19, 2025

COP30: Africa needs funding to adapt to the climate crisis – what negotiators need to do to secure it

Since it was set up in 1992, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has focused mainly on mitigation. Mitigating the effects of climate change is all about transitioning away from fossil fuels to renewable energy, improving energy efficiency and setting up new forests to absorb greenhouse gas emissions.

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