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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

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

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.

Reason

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The deep sea and the Arctic must be included in efforts to tackle climate change

This year’s COP30 comes after the international Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) finally acquired the required number of ratification votes by United Nations member states.

The Conversation

More than 300 big agriculture lobbyists have taken part in Cop30, investigation finds

Lobbyists representing industry responsible for a quarter to a third of global emissions participated in key talks at the UN climate summit

The Guardian - US

Can Cop30 begin the process of phasing out fossil fuels?

Ending use of coal, oil and gas is essential in tackling climate crisis – but even talking about it is controversial

The Guardian - UK

Cop30 climate talks in Brazil see record presence of fossil fuel lobbyists

Roughly one in every 25 delegates in Belém represents the fossil fuel industry – the highest proportion ever recorded at the annual UN climate negotiations

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Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber most delegations at COP30 climate talks in Brazil

Analysis finds 1,600 fossil fuel representatives at UN climate summit in Brazil, outnumbering almost every country delegation.

Euronews

Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says

One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out

The Guardian - US

Cop can be torturous and tedious – but here’s why it’s worth paying attention

In this week’s newsletter: Critics have yet come up with an alternative that would truly bring all countries together to work to solve the climate crisis

The Guardian - UK

‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster

Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30

The Guardian - UK

The U.N. Has Been Holding Climate Conferences for 30 Years. Carbon Emissions Continue To Climb.

Atmospheric carbon dioxide and global temperatures are on the rise after 33 years of largely fruitless negotiations.

Reason

From net zero to NDCs: your comprehensive Cop30 jargon buster

Brief explanations of 19 key terms likely to be heard at the Cop30 summit in Brazil

The Guardian - UK

Less arguing, more action: will Brazil’s unorthodox approach to Cop30 work?

Host uses Indigenous concepts and changes agenda to help delegates agree on ways to meet existing climate goals

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How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling

Exclusive: Research shows oil, gas and coal firms’ unprecedented access to Cop26-29, blocking urgent climate action

The Conversation

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…

International Business Times

ICJ To Hand Down Watershed Climate Opinion

The world's top court will Wednesday deliver a seminal ruling laying out what legal obligations countries have to prevent climate change and whether polluters should pay up for the consequences.

The Conversation

How countries define climate action in Paris Agreement pledges – and why a standard format could help assess outcomes

As the world grapples with how to tackle climate change, countries that signed the Paris Agreement outline their commitments to reduce emissions in documents called Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). These are official climate action plans that each country submits to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) every…

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US officials have been absent from global climate forums during Trump 2.0

Exclusive: The ‘deeply troubling’ move comes amid concerns US ignoring international climate ramifications

Radio France Internationale

Billionaire Bloomberg to fund UN climate body as US withdraws again

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg announced Thursday his foundation would fund the UN climate change body after President Donald Trump declared the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement for a second time.

Al Jazeera

Bloomberg to fund UN climate body after Donald Trump’s Paris exit

Bloomberg pledges financial support to UN climate body following Trump’s exit from the Paris Agreement.

The Guardian - US

World’s climate fight needs fundamental reform, UN expert says: ‘Some states are not acting in good faith’

Special rapporteur Elisa Morgera criticizes ‘ineffective’ status quo and says focus must be on ‘deep, systemic inequalities’

The Guardian - US

Fury as US argues against climate obligations at top UN court

US says current climate rules are satisfactory, prompting condemnation from activists and vulnerable countries

The Guardian - AU

Australia accused of undermining landmark climate change case brought by Pacific nations in international court

Vanuatu leads the charge of several nations arguing developed nations have a legal responsibility beyond UN commitments

AAP

Pacific anger at Australian climate stance at top court

Climate change is an existential threat to Pacific islanders, Australia has acknowledged at the world's top court, but argues against further legal obligations.

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