General Plenary Session of Leaders at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 30. Credit: Ueslei Marcelino/COP3 By James Alix MichelVICTORIA, Nov 12 2025 – COP30 Brazil, though shadowed by the absence of many world leaders, remains a pivotal milestone in the global fight against climate change, tasked with building on the Paris Agreement’s momentum. Yet the glaring lack of commitment,...

As world leaders gather in Brazil for the COP30 climate summit, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for urgent action to drive down global temperatures and keep the 1.5°C goal within reach. Credit: WMO/Guillaume Louÿs By Pedro BarataLISBON, Portugal, Nov 11 2025 – I have been working on climate policy since the late 1990s. I was in the room when Europe’s early carbon market discussions...

The Amazon rainforest, covering much of northwestern Brazil and extending into other South American countries, is the world’s largest tropical rainforest and is vital to fighting climate change. Credit: CIAT/Neil Palmer Source UN News By Asoka BandarageWASHINGTON DC, Nov 11 2025 – My recent visit to Brazil coincided partly with the Conference of the Parties (COP) 30, the 30th United Nations...

By Jomo Kwame SundaramMANILA, Philippines, Nov 11 2025 – US President Trump’s economic strategy for his second term aims to get the rest of the world, especially its wealthy allies with greater means, to pay more to help strengthen the US economy. Jomo Kwame Sundaram Recent US initiatives have undoubtedly accelerated de-dollarisation but these have largely been unavoidable consequences of...

The Road to Belém is laid with layers of ambitious actions and outcomes including a plan to mobilize at least USD 1.3 trillion annually in climate finance for developing countries by 2035.