COP30 will be remembered not for breakthroughs, but for a spectacular failure of willpower, writes Dr M Muneer Byline: Dr M Muneer, He is a Fortune-500 advisor, start-up investor and co-founder of the non-profit Medici Institute for Innovation. So here we are… The planet is burning, the glaciers are in therapy, and the United States […]
Fire disrupts UN climate summit in Belem as talks resume with Blue Zone restored but key pavilion area shut for rest of COP30 A fire at the main venue of the UN COP30 climate summit in Belem, Brazil, has left 21 people injured and forced the evacuation of thousands of delegates, even as the core […]
Pledge to Lula’s Tropical Forest Forever Facility aims to boost long-term finance for rainforest protection, with up to 70 developing countries eligible for support Germany has pledged to contribute USD 1.15 billion (EUR 1 billion) over the next decade to Brazil’s new global rainforest finance mechanism, giving an early boost to President Luiz Inacio Lula […]
Brazilian leaders use ‘Voices of the Biomes’ initiative to spotlight women on the climate front line as talks on a new Gender Action Plan gather pace in Belem Women’s leadership and lived experience in the climate crisis moved to the foreground at COP30 on Wednesday as a high-level session in Belém linked gender justice […]
At an ISA SIDS leadership session in Belém, Bhupender Yadav showcases India’s rooftop, farm and rural solar models as templates for vulnerable islands seeking cleaner, resilient power systems India has called for united global action to bolster energy security for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), presenting solar power as a pillar of resilience and social […]
Byline: Manav Subodh (Founder, 1M 1B and Curator, 1.5 Matters) In the weeks leading up to COP30, thousands of Brazilians have taken to the streets across Belém, Manaus and several Amazonian municipalities. These demonstrations aren’t symbolic; they reflect a growing frustration from Indigenous and frontline communities who believe that global climate negotiations continue to overlook […]
New platform aims to speed climate resilience investments as Adaptation Fund draws fresh pledgesA new global platform to accelerate climate adaptation efforts was introduced at COP30 on Wednesday with the formation of the Alliance for the Implementation of National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), backed by the COP30 Presidency, the governments of Germany and Italy, and the […]
Blue NDC coalition widens as 17 nations pledge ocean-based measures in national climate plans A new Task Force on Oceans was unveiled on Tuesday, 18 November, at COP30, in a move aimed at placing the world’s seas firmly within the core of global climate policy. Led by Brazil and France, the initiative seeks to integrate […]
Four-year initiative in five Amazon states targets 50 cooperatives, 3,500 families and higher-value bioeconomy products Brazil has introduced the Coopera+ Amazônia programme, a nearly R$107 million plan to strengthen 50 extractivist cooperatives working with babassu, açaí, Brazil nut and cupuaçu across Pará, Rondônia, Maranhão, Amazonas and Acre over 48 months. Announced in the Green Zone […]
COP30 Special Envoy for the Oceans Marinez Scherer says a healthy ocean underpins climate regulation, urging stronger marine conservation, spatial planning and global governance as Brazil positions its Blue Amazon and coastal programmes at the heart of climate action “Without a healthy ocean, we lose climate regulation. It is what helps keep Earth habitable,” says […]
