Amazon summit seals climate deal without fossil fuel plan
World 11:15 23/11/2025Nations sealed a modest deal at the UN climate summit in the Amazon Saturday, as Europe and others dropped their demands for a plan to phase out fossil fuels after fraught negotiations with oil-producing countries and emerging economies.
Fire forces evacuation at COP30 climate talks
World 12:38 21/11/2025A fire erupted in a pavilion of the UN climate talks in Brazil on Thursday (local time), forcing panicked delegates to run for the exits and interrupting negotiations.
South Korea pledges to phase out coal plants at COP30
World 10:41 18/11/2025SEOUL -- South Korea pledged Monday to phase out coal power plants that lack emission-reducing measures, an ambitious step for a country that generates a third of its electricity from the fossil fuel.
Brazil's COP30 climate summit opens with a plea for countries to get along
World 12:16 11/11/2025The COP30 climate summit opened on Monday with the U.N. climate chief urging countries to cooperate rather than battle over priorities, as efforts to limit global warming are threatened by a fracturing international consensus.
COP30: Indigenous peoples vital to humanity's future, Brazilian minister tells AFP
World 11:06 09/11/2025At COP30 in Belem, in Brazil's Amazon region, the country's Minister of Indigenous Peoples, Sonia Guajajara, hopes Indigenous peoples will play a leading role in the international climate conference that begins Monday.
'Moral failure': Leaders seek to rally world at Amazon climate talks
World 10:25 07/11/2025Fears of a fracturing global resolve loomed over climate talks in the Brazilian Amazon on Thursday as world leaders acknowledged their failure to contain global warming to agreed limits.
World has 'the tools' to unlock $1.3 trillion in climate finance: COP30 report
World 14:59 06/11/2025The world has all the tools in hand to provide $1.3 trillion in climate finance to vulnerable nations, from debt relief to taxes and better coordination, said a "roadmap" released Wednesday ahead of the COP30 summit in Brazil.
World leaders to rally climate fight ahead of Amazon summit
World 12:22 06/11/2025World leaders meet Thursday in the Brazilian Amazon in an effort to show that climate change remains a top global priority despite broken promises and the United States shunning the gathering.
Climate tipping points are being crossed, scientists warn ahead of COP30
World 09:19 13/10/2025Global warming is crossing dangerous thresholds sooner than expected with the world’s coral reefs now in an almost irreversible die-off, marking what scientists on Monday described as the first “tipping point” in climate-driven ecosystem collapse.
Brazil dismisses calls to relocate COP30 amid Amazon city price surge
World 10:28 05/08/2025BRASILIA -- Brazil is resisting calls to move the global COP30 climate summit, scheduled for November, out of Belem, even as it faces mounting pressure over soaring accommodation prices in the Amazonian city.
UN holds emergency talks over sky-high costs for COP30 climate summit
World 13:52 30/07/2025The United Nations' climate bureau held an urgent meeting on Tuesday over concerns that sky-high accommodation prices for this year's COP30 climate summit in Brazil could price poorer countries out of the negotiations, according to diplomats and a document seen by Reuters.
COP30 Brazilian presidency calls for new global climate governance
World 18:21 09/05/2025The Brazilian presidency of COP30, this year's climate summit, called for new global climate governance mechanisms to help nations implement their commitments to curb global warming, according to a letter it released on Thursday.
