The Latest Breaking News from COP30

Carbon offsets are a way for companies or countries that pollute the air to “cancel out” some of their carbon emissions by funding projects that protect forests, plant trees, or provide clean energy – sometimes on the other side of the world. Polluting companies in the US, Europe, Asia or…

At the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, Pacific Island states are making a familiar plea to keep warming at 1.5°C. But now they have the backing of a legal opinion that has transformed climate action from a moral and political aspiration into an obligation under international law.

Ethiopia said on Tuesday it would host the United Nations' Cop32 climate summit in 2027, fending off a rival bid from Nigeria to land an influential role that will allow it to shape the agenda and outcomes of the event. The more immediate choice of host for next year's Cop31…

As world leaders assemble in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest at COP30, the 30th U.N. climate conference, the disconnect between political rhetoric and market reality becomes visible. With the U.S. notably absent (the Trump administration confirmed it won’t send any high-level officials-investors), investors are increasingly filling the vacuum left by policymakers: channeling…