Indigenous People Take the Stage at COP30 Climate Talks in Belém, Brazil
This summit is unlike any of its predecessors in at least one significant way: The Indigenous presence is palpable and strong.
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London judge rules BHP Group liable for Brazil’s 2015 Samarco dam collapse
About 600,000 people seeking compensation a decade on from disaster that killed 19 and devastated villagesA London judge has ruled that the global mining company BHP Group is liable in Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, when a dam collapse 10 years…
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 OutCop30: click here for full Guardian coverage of climate talks in BrazilMore than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists have been granted access t…
The Global Climate Leadership Vacuum
The United States is largely absent from the United Nations climate negations in Brazil. So who is stepping up?
Row over definition of ‘gender’ hangs over Cop30 plans to support women
Advocates say conservative states’ push to define gender as ‘biological sex’ would backslide on decade-old language within the UNA row over the definition of the term “gender” threatens to bog down pivotal talks at the Cop30 climate summit.Before the U…
Cop30: ‘We will exterminate ourselves’ if we keep extracting fossil fuels, activists say – as it happened
Climate Action Tracker report finds pledges made in past year have not cut the forecast for global heatingMore than half of all delegation members at Cop30 have withheld or obscured details of their affiliations, potentially concealing conflicts of int…
Indigenous Protesters Clash With Guards at U.N. Climate Summit
Dozens of Indigenous protesters burst into the COP30 summit in Brazil on Tuesday, demanding preservation of their lands.
Cop30 live: ‘literally insane’ that we are letting global heating happen, says Al Gore
This live blog is now closed. You can read the full Guardian coverage of the climate talks in Brazil hereHello comrades, this is Nina Lakhani in chilly New York City taking over the blog for the next few hours. Thanks very much to my colleague Matt Tay…
India’s Strategic Diplomacy At G7: Jaishankar Engages With Germany, France, Brazil, And UK In Canada
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar conducted key bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Germany, France, Brazil, and the United Kingdom on the fringes of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Niagara, Canada.The discussions spanned strategic partnerships, multilateral cooperation, and avenues for expanding trade and technology ties.Jaishankar’s interaction with German Foreign
Removing CO2 from atmosphere vital to avoid catastrophic tipping points, leading scientist says
10bn tonnes of C02 emissions must be removed from the air every year to limit global heating to 1.7C, says Johan RockströmCop30: click here for full Guardian coverage of the climate talks in BrazilRemoving carbon from the atmosphere will now be necessa…