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Who gets a seat at the table? UN climate conference accused of shrinking civic space and visa delays

Climate activists and members of the press are facing unprecedented barriers to one of the most important environmental conferences of the year.

Euronews

Visa problems shut poorest countries out of crucial UN climate talks in Bonn

Several of the world’s poorest and most climate vulnerable countries say their negotiating abilities will be hurt at talks in Germany this month due to their delegates being unable to obtain visas

The Independent UK

India abstains on UNGA resolution on ICJ climate opinion

India abstained from a UN General Assembly resolution on climate change obligations, citing concerns it undermined the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) architecture. New Delhi argued the resolution elevated an ICJ advisory opinion to a binding status, potentially imposing unagreed obligations on developing nations and limiting policy space.

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How women in Morocco are turning desert fog into drinking water

In the drought-ridden Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco, women have adopted fog-harvesting technology to extract potable water from clouds that pass over the fringes of the Sahara Desert. In the villages surrounding Ait Baamrane, a lack of water sources, desertification, climate change, and the drying up of wells previously made it…

The Times of India

UN members prepare for pivotal vote on landmark ICJ climate justice ruling

If resolution is passed, governments will recognise their legal responsibility to cut greenhouse gas emissions

The Guardian - UK

Wars destroy lives and the climate. Why aren’t we counting military emissions?

When delegates gathered for COP30 in Belém, Brazil in November 2025, they scrutinized various sectors of the global economy for their contributions to rising greenhouse gases. Agriculture, aviation, steel, cement — all were on the table. One topic not discussed was war.

The Conversation

Why India Stepped Back from s (COP33)28 Hidden Truth

What if stepping back is actually a step forward? When India pulled back its offer to host COP s (COP33) 2028 under the UNFCCC, it caught many off guard. Hosting such a summit promises prestige, influence, and global attention. It looks like leadership on the world stage. But look closer.…

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‘Cushion the shock’: IEA releases 10 quick fuel-saving tips – many countries are already doing them

"Today’s report provides immediate and concrete measures... to shelter consumers from the impacts of this crisis," says IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol.

Euronews

Fossil fuels ‘ripping away national security’ but renewables ‘turn the tables’, says UN executive

‘Sunlight doesn’t depend on vulnerable shipping straits,’ says UNFCCC’s Simon Stiell.

Euronews

US climate obstruction used to be about profits. Trump’s scorched earth policy is something else

The Trump administration recently announced it would pull out of around 150 international and global organisations, including two foundational pillars of global climate organisations: the political United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the scientific Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In terms of media coverage this was…

The Conversation

Experts warning Trump can’t legally exit climate agreement miss the whole point about Trump

President Trump has decided to withdraw the United States from what is arguably the world’s most important climate agreement, and the reaction everyone is having to this very precedented move is to call it “illegal,” proving once and for all that lawmakers are either remaining willfully delusional about a method…

The Mary Sue

Trump’s move to pull US from key UN climate treaty may be illegal, experts say

President’s memo stating US ‘shall withdraw’ from UNFCCC marks first time any country has tried to exit the agreement

The Guardian - US

Damn the torpedoes! Trump ditches a crucial climate treaty as he moves to dismantle America’s climate protections

On Jan. 7, 2026, President Donald Trump declared that he would officially pull the United States out of the world’s most important global treaty for combating climate change. He said it was because the treaty ran “contrary to the interests of the United States.”

The Conversation

‘A colossal own goal’: Trump’s exit from global climate treaties will have little effect outside US

For much of the last 30 years, the rest of the world has been forced to persevere with climate action in the face of US intransigence

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'Profoundly damaging': EU leaders condemn Trump's withdrawal from UN climate treaty

The Trump administration's decision to pull out of international environmental structures has drawn sharp criticism from both sides of the Atlantic.

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Critics decry Trump pulling US out of UN climate treaty as 'a new low'

Experts say withdrawing from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is a "strategic blunder" for the US.

The Guardian - US

Outrage as Trump withdraws from key UN climate treaty along with dozens of international organisations

Experts decry move to leave UNFCCC as ‘embarrassing’ as president orders withdrawal from 66 international groups

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Trump pulls U.S. from 66 global organizations, including key UN climate agencies

A legal expert questioned if the UNFCC move could be done legally.

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The Conversation

Are UN climate summits a waste of time? No, but they are in dire need of reform

The United Nations’ global climate summit has finished for another year. Some progress was made in Brazil on climate finance and adaptation. But efforts to end reliance on fossil fuels were stymied by – you guessed it – fossil fuel powers.

The Conversation

The demands of young people went unfulfilled by the UN climate summit – mostly

At the UN climate conference Cop30 in Belém, Brazil, I asked some young climate activists and negotiators about their hopes, expectations and demands. Despite their positivity and the push for action from climate movements, Indigenous people and civil society, a lack of consensus on key issues was palpable.

Reason

The U.N. Has Now Held 30 Climate Change Conferences That Have Accomplished Almost Nothing

COP30 in Brazil just ended and was more of the same.

The Conversation

The deep sea and the Arctic must be included in efforts to tackle climate change

This year’s COP30 comes after the international Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) finally acquired the required number of ratification votes by United Nations member states.

The Guardian - US

More than 300 big agriculture lobbyists have taken part in Cop30, investigation finds

Lobbyists representing industry responsible for a quarter to a third of global emissions participated in key talks at the UN climate summit

The Guardian - UK

Can Cop30 begin the process of phasing out fossil fuels?

Ending use of coal, oil and gas is essential in tackling climate crisis – but even talking about it is controversial

The Independent UK

Cop30 climate talks in Brazil see record presence of fossil fuel lobbyists

Roughly one in every 25 delegates in Belém represents the fossil fuel industry – the highest proportion ever recorded at the annual UN climate negotiations

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