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Sebastián Rodríguez is investigations and special projects editor for Climate Home News, which he joined in 2022. Based in San José, Costa Rica, he started out as a reporter for Ojo al Clima, Central America’s first climate news outlet. He has reported on climate for Reuters, DW and Mongabay. Before joining Climate Home News, he was editor-in-chief at Climate Tracker. He has an MSc in climate change, development and policy from the University of Sussex.In his spare time, he enjoys playing chess, videogames and hiking rainforests.
A wide angle photo of the plenary in the UN building in Geneva, showing negotiators participating in the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council from 2024.
Jul 9, 2025
News

UN Human Rights Council fails to call out fossil fuels after decision cuts mention

A proposal by the Marshall Islands and Colombia calling on countries to transition away from fossil fuels had to be dropped from the final UNHRC resolution
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Judge Nancy Hernandez reads the advisory opinion of the Interamerican Court of Human Rights on climate change, during a public hearing at the court's headquarters in Costa Rica.
Jul 4, 2025
News

Top Latin American court upholds right to “healthy climate”, urges fossil fuel control

Inter-American Court of Human Rights issues a landmark advisory opinion on climate change, urging states to regulate fossil fuels and corporate emissions
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A drone view shows the construction site of Parque da Cidade, during preparations for the COP30 Summit in Belem, state of Para, Brazil February 5, 2025. (Photo: REUTERS/Adriano Machado)
Jul 2, 2025
News

African and Pacific delegations air “big concerns” over COP30 accommodation

Negotiators from African and Pacific governments have sent letters to COP host nation Brazil expressing concerns over “astronomical” accommodation prices
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Brazil's environment minister Marina Silva at a press conference in London. (Photo: Credit: Isabela Castilho / COP30 presidency)
Jun 26, 2025
Politics

Brazil’s environment minister suggests roadmap to end fossil fuels at COP30

Brazil’s environment minister Marina Silva suggests this year’s COP30 climate summit could result in a roadmap to guide a “planned and just transition”
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Jun 26, 2025
Politics

Bonn bulletin: Just transition talks find firmer footing

After stalling at COP29, governments agree on how to frame a just transition that is fair to workers, protects nature and promotes clean energy access
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Jun 18, 2025
Aviation's Green Dream

Is the world’s big idea for greener air travel a flight of fancy?

Suspicions of fraud, ‘ridiculous’ data and a dearth of supplies – our investigation exposes the flaws in the airline industry’s big green hope: sustainable aviation fuel
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Jun 5, 2025
News

Treaty to protect seas short on support ahead of UN ocean summit

Once the High Seas Treaty enters into force, experts say it will boost the health of oceans and their role in tackling climate change
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President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis. Trump's first 100 days: US walks away from global climate action
Apr 29, 2025
News

Trump’s first 100 days: US walks away from global climate action

The Trump administration has pulled the plug on the UN climate process and its financial contributions, while at the same time backing fossil fuels and obstructing renewables
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Indigenous leaders at the assembly for a fossil-free Amazon gathered in Tarapoto, Perú, from April 2 to 4. (Photo: Marlon Flores / Fossil Fuel Non Proliferation Treaty)
Apr 23, 2025
Energy

“It’s shameful”: Amazon Indigenous people call for oil drilling ban at COP30

Indigenous leaders representing dozens of Amazon ethnicities have signed a declaration calling for a COP30 roadmap to phase out fossil fuels
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An aerial view of the city of Belém along the borders of the Amazon river. Global leaders will speak before COP30, easing logistics crunch
Mar 14, 2025
Politics

Brazil decides leaders will speak before COP30, easing logistics crunch

Brazilian authorities say the move will reduce pressure on hotels and enable climate negotiators to reflect on speeches by heads of state
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Mar 6, 2025
Politics

COP30 chief calls for global unity on climate action as cooperation falters

COP30 president André Corrêa do Lago defended climate multilateralism and called for cooperation in his first address at the UN
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A gas flare lights up the sky of Minatitlán, in Mexico’s oil-producing Veracruz state. Oil giant Pemex emissions threaten Mexico's net zero goal
Mar 3, 2025
Investigations

Oil giant Pemex fails to control methane emissions, threatening Mexico’s net zero goal

A Climate Home investigation shows Mexico’s state oil firm has struggled to cut its methane emissions as promised, risking the country’s net zero ambitions
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COP 16 President Susana Muhamad from Colombia at the closing plenary in Rome. (Photo: IISD/Earth Negotiations Bulletin)
Feb 28, 2025
Nature

UN biodiversity talks agree finance roadmap, postponing decision on a new fund

Conservation experts call for an urgent boost in funding for nature protection as countries at COP16 say they’ll work out later how best to deliver the money
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View of a deforested area in the middle of the Yari plains, in Caqueta
Feb 21, 2025
News

COP16 host Colombia reports 35% surge in deforestation

Despite the uptick in deforestation, Colombian environment minister Susana Muhamad said 2024 still had the second-lowest deforestation figure in two decades
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Feb 10, 2025
News

Colombia’s COP16 presidency in suspense as minister resigns

Observers told Climate Home that Susana Muhamad’s resignation as environment minister could affect UN nature talks
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Feb 3, 2025
Energy

Arctic geoengineering experiment shuts down over environmental risks

US-based nonprofit Arctic Ice Project has cancelled tests in Alaska because of potential disruption to the food chain
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Nov 23, 2024
Finance

Fractious COP29 lands $300bn climate finance goal, dashing hopes of the poorest

After fiery talks, a new post-2025 goal was adopted but some developing nations dismissed it as too small to meet their needs amid growing climate stress
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COP29 president Mukhtar Babayev at a plenary as talks enter the second week in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Nov 18, 2024
Energy

Fossil fuel transition talks rescued from brink of collapse at COP29

Countries now have a second chance in Baku to build consensus on how to cut emissions and transition away from fossil fuels
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Nov 15, 2024
Finance

COP29 host Azerbaijan shelves fossil-fuelled climate fund

Baku postponed the planned launch of a voluntary fund with contributions from fossil fuel producers after getting “tangled up” with official UN negotiations
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What happened at COP29 Day 1? Agenda fight and Brazil's NDC
Nov 11, 2024
Politics

COP29 Bulletin Day 1: Carbon market rules adopted, US reassures on emissions

UN climate summit kicks off in Baku, with governments approving carbon market rules and US climate envoy saying emissions to keep falling
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COP16 hands power to Indigenous people but fails to bridge nature finance gap
Nov 3, 2024
Justice

COP16 hands power to Indigenous people but fails to bridge nature finance gap

UN biodiversity summit produces mixed results, with gains for Indigenous people and disagreement on how to raise and manage funding for nature protection
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Oct 31, 2024
Energy

Colombia to present proposal for new critical minerals pact at COP30

The aim is for minerals used in the clean energy transition to be mined and commercialised responsibly, respecting the environment and communities
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Fossil fuel transition pledge left out of COP16 draft agreement
Oct 29, 2024
Energy

Fossil fuel transition pledge left out of COP16 draft agreement

An earlier draft decision at the UN nature summit included a call to transition away from fossil fuels – but it has been cut from the latest version
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An indigenous activist giving a speech to the COP16 main plenary in Cali, Colombia.
Oct 24, 2024
Finance

At COP16, countries clash over future of global fund for nature protection

Some biodiverse developing nations want to replace it with a new fund that would give them a bigger say in how it’s run and easier access to its resources
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