A bitter row over the agenda ended with a compromise on adding finance and trade measures, while COP30 host Brazil sold off oil blocks to fossil fuel giants
Groups want governments to make decisions by voting – rather than consensus as now – to enable more ambition in negotiations under fire for not delivering enough climate action
Moving forward work on just transition and implementing recommendations from the Global Stocktake of climate progress are key priorities for upcoming UN negotiations
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
The Amazon city is scrambling to get ready for November’s UN climate talks and ensure thousands of delegates have a place to stay, with locals hoping for economic benefits
Argentina’s President Javier Milei has expressed his will to leave the global climate pact, but key trade partners and foreign aid may stand in the way
China, the EU and India are among big polluters set to miss this month’s deadline for new targets as concerns grow of a “softening” in climate ambition
Simon Stiell tells investors in NYC that rich countries are benefiting most from clean energy growth while poorer nations are deprived of finance for cheaper renewables
The UNFCCC has said it will not hold regional climate weeks in 2024 due to a funding shortfall – which means less inclusion for developing-country voices
Billions of dollars are pouring into tech-based solutions to suck carbon dioxide from the atmosphere but the UNFCCC says they are unproven and pose unknown risks.