Despite being one of the largest natural carbon sinks, most nations exclude soil from their climate plans. The key to meeting global climate targets may have been right beneath our feet this entire time. As COP30 enters its final week of negotiations, pressure to transition from fossil fuels, bolster renewable energy and even remove meat […]
As global leaders gather in Belém, Brazil, for the UN Climate Conference (COP30) from 10–21 November 2025, the world’s focus has shifted firmly to the Amazon—home to the planet’s largest rainforest, a frontline of both climate vulnerability and climate solutions. In a week marked by record temperatures, urgent scientific warnings, and growing social tensions, the […]
Scientists warn of tipping points as temperatures push past safe limits, but leaders stress action could still bring the planet back under 1.5°C. The world’s climate leaders are conceding that Earth’s warming will shoot past a hard limit they set a decade ago in hopes of keeping the planet out of a danger zone. But […]
New research warns that keeping global warming under 1.5°C is ‘no longer plausible’. Emissions from fossil fuels are set to reach a record high in 2025, according to new research published on Thursday. It warns that the remaining carbon budget to keep global warming under 1.5°C is now “virtually exhausted”. The annual Global Carbon Budget Report says […]
Brazil invested in a number of initiatives and programmes to strengthen the representation of Indigenous peoples. Around 3,000 Indigenous people are expected to attend the 12-day summit in Brazil’s Amazon city of Belém. This year, traditional Indigenous attire will stand proudly among suits and ties at COP30. The UN climate conference opened on Monday in […]
Record heat waves and deadly weather disasters have punctuated a decade of missed climate targets. The world has changed dramatically in the decade since leaders celebrated a historic climate agreement in Paris, but not quite in the ways they expected or wanted. Earth’s warming climate has gotten nastier faster than society has been able to […]
This year’s climate summit is set to spotlight Indigenous peoples, forests and how to adjust course on the Paris Agreement. As this year’s UN climate summit kicks off in Brazil, the stakes are higher than ever. The world has changed dramatically in the decade since leaders celebrated a historic climate agreement in Paris a decade […]
The Gates Foundation on Friday announced a new four-year, $1.4 billion investment commitment to help smallholder farmers build resilience against climate change. The announcement – aimed at farmers across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, where many livelihoods as well as food security depend on local agriculture – comes as world leaders gather in Belem, Brazil, for Cop30. As the […]
Brazil’s rainforest preservation fund details announced at COP30, draws worldwide support Last year, the Brazilian government proposed a plan to pay countries to preserve their tropical forests. Over the past few months, they have been finalising details and garnering support. On Thursday, as part of COP30, they unveiled the long-awaited details of the Tropical Forest […]
Activists are calling on world leaders to strengthen goals at this year’s convention to reverse the damaging impacts of global warming. Environmental activists projected messages about climate change onto iconic buildings in Rio de Janeiro as world leaders arrived in Brazil for the UN climate summit, COP30. The installations displayed slogans such as ‘Polluters pay’, […]
