COP30: Five reasons the UN climate conference failed to deliver on its ‘people’s summit’ promise
The final negotiations were once again dominated by fossil fuel interests and delaying tactics.
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A bold new investment fund aims to channel billions into tropical forest protection – one key change can make it better
Brazil launched the Tropical Forest Forever Facility ahead of the UN's COP30 climate conference.
Why countries struggle to quit fossil fuels, despite higher costs and 30 years of climate talks and treaties
Countries are balancing the pressures of rising electricity demand with the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Trump’s words aren’t stopping many other countries from setting higher climate goals, but progress is slow
After Trump derided climate concerns at the UN, more than 100 other countries announced new climate commitments.
Why we’re traveling down the Amazon River before COP30
This journey is about seeing how the planet’s most vital climate frontline is faring before my generation is asked to ...
Florida student takes to the Amazon for UN climate summit
With a wealth of experience in attending COP conferences, UF doctoral candidate Rock Aboujaoude plans to return to COP30.
Missing the climate action train: US absence is missed opportunity of historic proportions
Seventeen nations united to build momentum ahead of COP30 in Brazil, but the United States was absent.
Why the price of your favorite chocolate will continue to rise
Human-induced climate change is the primary driver of once-productive landscapes becoming increasingly arid.
Photo essay, part 2: 2024 United Nations climate change conference
The 29th edition of the U.N. conference, known as COP29, was held from Nov. 11–24 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Food has a climate problem: Nitrous oxide emissions are accelerating with growing demand for fertilizer, meat
The growth of N₂O emissions is alarming, but people have the knowledge and many of the technologies to reverse the ...