A plan for new buses in the Brazilian city hosting the 2025 UN climate summit was held up by a political row that suggests the road to COP30 could get rocky
Brazil and France have proposed a tax on the super-rich to fight against poverty and climate change – G20 finance ministers should get behind it this week
But she is opposed by hard-left coalition partner La France insoumise, which fears she is too close to centrist President Macron
The recent European election sets a trajectory for policymakers to shy away from the climate agenda rather than giving it the urgent boost needed
Countries expressed disappointment as key negotiations on climate finance and emissions-cutting measures made scant progress at mid-year talks
New climate laws are pushing forward business investments on both sides of the Atlantic
The Dutch foreign minister once worked for oil company Shell and will face tough questions over his climate record in the European Parliament