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UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests

Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at Cop30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William

The Guardian - UK

Why Cop30 remains key to fighting the climate crisis

IN FOCUS: There might be a sense that global progress on the climate crisis is flagging, but experts tell Nick Ferris that there remains real hope that the summit in Brazil can drive forward the climate agenda - so long as rich countries agree to budge on the key issue…

The Independent UK

Breath of relief as EU commits to CO2 reduction climate goal ahead of COP30

After months of political impasse, EU environment ministers backed the revision of the EU's climate law, paving the way for a decision on the global 2035 climate target to be presented next week at COP30.

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UK will not invest in Brazilian tropical forest fund at Cop30

Britain will not commit public money as Rachel Reeves grapples with balancing the books ahead of the Budget.

Evening Standard

The problem with ‘mega-COPs’: can a 50,000-person conference still tackle climate change?

Governments from around the world will soon descend upon Belém, Brazil for the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and with them, many actors from industry and business, civil society, research institutions, youth organisations and Indigenous Peoples’ groups, to name…

The Conversation

A decade after Brazil’s deadly dam collapse, Indigenous peoples demand justice on the eve of COP30

Ten years after Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, the Indigenous Krenak people are still mourning what they call “the death of the river.”

The Independent UK

Lammy makes history as first black politician to lead Prime Minister’s Questions

The Deputy Prime Minister was standing in for Sir Keir Starmer while the Prime Minister attends Cop30 in Brazil.

Evening Standard

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David Lammy becomes first black politician to lead PMQs

He stood in for Sir Keir Starmer, who is attending Cop30 in Brazil

The Independent UK

EU ministers agree weakened climate target to take to Brazil summit

European Union environment ministers have agreed on a diluted 2040 climate target after all-night talks in Brussels, and were due to finalise the deal on Wednesday – days before the UN Cop30 summit opens in Brazil.

Radio France Internationale

Met police issue statement with more information about missing Algerian prisoner – as it happened

Police say Brahim Kaddour-Cherif is believed to have links to Tower Hamlets and is also known to frequent the Westminster area

The Guardian - UK

‘A meeting of voices’: flotillas head into Belém ahead of Cop30 climate summit

Indigenous leaders, environmental activists and forest defenders are determined to make this a summit like no other

The Guardian - UK

Starmer affirms UK commitment to climate action ahead of Cop30 summit

Starmer has reiterated the government’s dedication to clean energy goals and the UK’s role as a global climate leader

The Independent UK

Starmer says he ‘hasn’t changed his mind’ on climate action before Cop30 summit

The Prime Minister reaffirmed his commitment to the Government’s clean energy ambitions and the UK’s role as a global climate leader.

Evening Standard

Brazil’s upcoming UN climate summit highlights how tricky climate pledges are to keep

For two weeks during November, countries are coming together in the city of Belém in Brazil to negotiate their responses to climate change. This will be the 30th UN climate summit, known as Cop30. It marks ten years since the negotiation of the Paris agreement (a global agreement to keep…

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Evening Standard

World on track for 2.8C warming under current policies, says UN

Predicted global temperature rise this century had fallen slightly, experts said, as countries were preparing for Cop30 in Brazil.

The Independent UK

European Union tries to forge new climate targets before the COP30 summit in Brazil starts next week

The European Union is working to establish new climate goals before the U.N. climate talks in Brazil starts next week

The Independent UK

Away from Brazil’s ‘forest’ Cop30 – the fate of the Congo Rainforest hangs in the balance

IN FOCUS: The Democratic Republic of Congo government has opened bids for oil and gas drilling across huge swathes of the country, raising fears that the world’s last great rainforest carbon sink could be destroyed, Nick Ferris reports

Evening Standard

William to take in sights of Rio de Janeiro as Brazil tour begins

The Prince of Wales will visit Brazil to stage his Earthshot Prize and attend the Cop30 summit.

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The Guardian - AU

Cop out? Anthony Albanese wants to host the next global climate summit – so why isn’t he attending this one?

The Australian PM’s non-attendance at Cop30 would ‘raise questions’ about his seriousness about co-hosting Cop31 in Adelaide

The Conversation

COP30: NZ’s lack of climate ambition undermines global goals and free-trade agreements

As nations prepare to gather in Brazil next week for this year’s United Nations climate summit COP30, only a third have so far submitted the required update on their emissions-reduction commitments, known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

The Independent UK

Prince William burnishes credentials as king-in-waiting with Earthshot Prize and COP30 in Brazil

Prince William, the heir to the British throne, will be on the streets of Rio de Janeiro this week to promote his Earthshot Prize, an initiative to find solutions to major environmental issues

The Guardian - UK

World leaders, remember that future generations will judge you. At Cop30, you can define how

Keir Starmer is taking the lead on tackling the climate crisis. With the US backing away, now is the moment when other nations must step up, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

The Independent UK

Brazil’s oil drive in run up to Cop30 slammed by indigenous activist

INTERVIEW: Young indigenous activist Taily Terena, speaking to Nick Ferris as fires burn through the wetland environment where her people live, criticises the Brazilian government pushing for oil extraction at the same time as hosting world’s most important climate conference

The Guardian - US

No high-level US representatives will go to UN climate talks, Trump officials say

Decision to stay away from Cop30 meeting in Brazil underscores administration’s hostility to climate action

Evening Standard

Minister vows to push for ‘accelerated action’ on climate at Cop30 in Brazil

Climate Action Secretary Gillian Martin will attend the UN event, which begins on November 10.

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