69 h. ago Climate Protests Are Back at COP30, Held in Democratic Brazil

After years of UN climate summits in authoritarian countries, activists are again staging events to urge countries to do more and move faster.

Society

3 d. ago Climate leaders are talking about ‘overshoot’ into warming danger zone. Here’s what it means

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — 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 they’re not conceding defeat. United Nations officials, scientists, and analysts are pinning their hopes on eventually forcing global temperatures […]

Events

9 d. ago Lula Tries to Expand Oil and Rainforests as Climate World Comes to Brazil

Playing host to COP30 while balancing economic growth with his environmental agenda presents risks for Brazil’s president

Society

1 week ago Key World Leaders Skip Talks Before COP30 as 1.5C Goal Slips Away

Lackluster attendance mars the high-level gathering ahead of the UN climate summit in Belém, Brazil.

Politics

1 week ago Lula Expected to Take a Break From COP30 to Discuss Venezuela

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to take a break from the United Nations climate summit he’s hosting in Brazil to join discussions on the Venezuela crisis in Colombia this weekend.

Other

2 w. ago 1,400 annual deaths linked to wildfire smoke in Canada: Climate and health report

The report comes ahead of a major UN conference on climate change next month in Brazil and a meeting among G7 environment and energy ministers later this week in Toronto.

Events

2 w. ago US Officials to Skip UN Climate Talks Trump Derided as ‘Scam’

High-level US representatives are staying away from the UN climate negotiations in Brazil, even as President Donald Trump seeks to influence energy policy globally.

Society

3 w. ago Republican AGs Urge Trump Administration to Boycott Climate Summit

West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey and attorneys general from 16 other states on Thursday called on the Trump administration to skip next month’s COP30 climate conference in Brazil, arguing that taking part would legitimize policies at odds with President Donald Trump’s agenda.

Society