Spotlight on UN desertification summit as it mulls how to spend $12bn war chest Extreme weather has raised the significance of Cop17 talks starting this week on tackling drought and land degradation The Guardian - UK · Aug 17
How Ethiopia can make COP32 the summit that actually delivers The world’s governments will arrive in Addis Ababa in late 2027 for COP32, the first African-hosted climate summit in five years. Ethiopia’s presidency is on behalf of the African Union, the continental body. Addis Ababa has the chance to show what a Conference of Parties (COP) can deliver. But for… The Conversation · Jul 29
Climate finance must reach nations that need it most, says UN Climate Chief Climate finance is rising but not fast enough for developing nations. Developed countries must triple adaptation finance and deliver USD 300 billion annually by 2035. Accelerating climate technology development and transfer is essential for Paris Agreement goals. India's clean energy investment drives economic growth and creates jobs. Moving quickly to… The Economic Times · Jul 22
Three ways climate action can be more inclusive for 1.3 billion disabled people Imagine a global political summit that shapes the future of our planet where one of the most populated countries in the world does not have a voice? This may seem unlikely, but currently 1.3 billion disabled people (nearly the population of China) do not have formal representation at policy talks… The Conversation · Jun 26
Who gets a seat at the table? UN climate conference accused of shrinking civic space and visa delays Climate activists and members of the press are facing unprecedented barriers to one of the most important environmental conferences of the year. Euronews · Jun 10
Visa problems shut poorest countries out of crucial UN climate talks in Bonn Several of the world’s poorest and most climate vulnerable countries say their negotiating abilities will be hurt at talks in Germany this month due to their delegates being unable to obtain visas The Independent UK · Jun 5
India abstains on UNGA resolution on ICJ climate opinion India abstained from a UN General Assembly resolution on climate change obligations, citing concerns it undermined the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) architecture. New Delhi argued the resolution elevated an ICJ advisory opinion to a binding status, potentially imposing unagreed obligations on developing nations and limiting policy space. The Economic Times · May 21
How women in Morocco are turning desert fog into drinking water In the drought-ridden Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco, women have adopted fog-harvesting technology to extract potable water from clouds that pass over the fringes of the Sahara Desert. In the villages surrounding Ait Baamrane, a lack of water sources, desertification, climate change, and the drying up of wells previously made it… The Times of India · May 18
UN members prepare for pivotal vote on landmark ICJ climate justice ruling If resolution is passed, governments will recognise their legal responsibility to cut greenhouse gas emissions The Guardian - UK · May 14
Wars destroy lives and the climate. Why aren’t we counting military emissions? When delegates gathered for COP30 in Belém, Brazil in November 2025, they scrutinized various sectors of the global economy for their contributions to rising greenhouse gases. Agriculture, aviation, steel, cement — all were on the table. One topic not discussed was war. The Conversation · May 4
Why India Stepped Back from s (COP33)28 Hidden Truth What if stepping back is actually a step forward? When India pulled back its offer to host COP s (COP33) 2028 under the UNFCCC, it caught many off guard. Hosting such a summit promises prestige, influence, and global attention. It looks like leadership on the world stage. But look closer.… MyLifeXP · Apr 13
‘Cushion the shock’: IEA releases 10 quick fuel-saving tips – many countries are already doing them "Today’s report provides immediate and concrete measures... to shelter consumers from the impacts of this crisis," says IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol. Euronews · Mar 17
Fossil fuels ‘ripping away national security’ but renewables ‘turn the tables’, says UN executive ‘Sunlight doesn’t depend on vulnerable shipping straits,’ says UNFCCC’s Simon Stiell. Euronews · Mar 16
US climate obstruction used to be about profits. Trump’s scorched earth policy is something else The Trump administration recently announced it would pull out of around 150 international and global organisations, including two foundational pillars of global climate organisations: the political United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the scientific Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In terms of media coverage this was… The Conversation · Jan 20
The Mary Sue · Jan 13 Experts warning Trump can’t legally exit climate agreement miss the whole point about Trump President Trump has decided to withdraw the United States from what is arguably the world’s most important climate agreement, and the reaction everyone is having to this very precedented move is to call it “illegal,” proving once and for all that lawmakers are either remaining willfully delusional about a method…
The Guardian - US · Jan 12 Trump’s move to pull US from key UN climate treaty may be illegal, experts say President’s memo stating US ‘shall withdraw’ from UNFCCC marks first time any country has tried to exit the agreement
The Conversation · Jan 10 Damn the torpedoes! Trump ditches a crucial climate treaty as he moves to dismantle America’s climate protections On Jan. 7, 2026, President Donald Trump declared that he would officially pull the United States out of the world’s most important global treaty for combating climate change. He said it was because the treaty ran “contrary to the interests of the United States.”
The Guardian - UK · Jan 9 ‘A colossal own goal’: Trump’s exit from global climate treaties will have little effect outside US For much of the last 30 years, the rest of the world has been forced to persevere with climate action in the face of US intransigence
Euronews · Jan 8 'Profoundly damaging': EU leaders condemn Trump's withdrawal from UN climate treaty The Trump administration's decision to pull out of international environmental structures has drawn sharp criticism from both sides of the Atlantic.
Euronews · Jan 8 Critics decry Trump pulling US out of UN climate treaty as 'a new low' Experts say withdrawing from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is a "strategic blunder" for the US.
The Guardian - US · Jan 8 Outrage as Trump withdraws from key UN climate treaty along with dozens of international organisations Experts decry move to leave UNFCCC as ‘embarrassing’ as president orders withdrawal from 66 international groups
Axios · Jan 8 Trump pulls U.S. from 66 global organizations, including key UN climate agencies A legal expert questioned if the UNFCC move could be done legally.
The Conversation · Dec 1, 2025 Are UN climate summits a waste of time? No, but they are in dire need of reform The United Nations’ global climate summit has finished for another year. Some progress was made in Brazil on climate finance and adaptation. But efforts to end reliance on fossil fuels were stymied by – you guessed it – fossil fuel powers.
The Conversation · Nov 25, 2025 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.
Reason · Nov 24, 2025 The U.N. Has Now Held 30 Climate Change Conferences That Have Accomplished Almost Nothing COP30 in Brazil just ended and was more of the same.