Microsoft’s CSO Melanie Nakagawa Shares Her Top Three Takeaways from COP30
by Melanie Nakagawa, Chief Sustainability Officer at Microsoft I have attended many COPs over the course of my career — 13 to be exact! I’ve experienced them from three different […]
COP30 Outcomes Set New Finance Commitments but Leave Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Unresolved
Belém — November 2025 Rain hung over Belém’s waterfront as negotiators pushed through the final hours of COP30, closing two intense weeks with a package of decisions that will influence […]
Live at COP30: Palau Says Small Island States Are ‘Already Living’ the Climate Emergency
SDG News’ Heeta Lakhani interviews Palau’s National Climate Change Coordinator Xavier Matsutaro on the stalled MutiRão package, presidency-led text drafting, and why Small Island States say 1.5°C is now a […]
Live at COP30: IISD Policy Advisor Jeffrey Qi Warns Adaptation Finance Gap Could Reach $319 Billion
SDG News’ Heeta Lakhani interviews IISD Policy Advisor Jeffrey Qi on stalled adaptation negotiations, the global goal on adaptation and why hallway diplomacy may decide this COP’s outcome. Belém — […]
BREAKING NEWS – FIRE ERUPTS INSIDE COP30 VENUE, DELEGATES EVACUATED
Belém, Brazil — A fire broke out inside a pavilion at the COP30 climate negotiations on Thursday, prompting an emergency evacuation of delegates and temporarily halting negotiations in Belém. Witnesses […]
Live at COP30: Panama’s Climate Envoy Juan Carlos Monterrey Says COP30 Must Deliver an End to Deforestation
SDG News’ Heeta Lakhani interviews Juan Carlos Monterrey – Panama’s climate envoy and COP30 Bureau Vice President – on forests, fossil fuels and the urgent text negotiations underway inside the […]
Deloitte Positions Business Leadership at the Center of COP30 Action Agenda
Deloitte’s pavilion in the COP30 Green Zone has become one of the conference’s most active business hubs, hosting a packed agenda designed to translate global climate goals into concrete pathways […]
California Climate Disclosure Law Partially Halted as Court Pauses SB 261 Enforcement
The Ninth Circuit halts California climate disclosure law SB 261 pending appeal, creating uncertainty for companies as SB 253 emissions reporting rules continue. A sudden federal court intervention has thrown […]
Amazon Water Restoration Projects to Replenish Over 2 Billion Liters Annually
In an era defined by rising water stress, intensifying droughts, and shrinking river systems, Amazon is accelerating a global strategy built not on concrete or pipelines, but on forests, wetlands, […]
Pope Leo Warns World Leaders as COP30 Final Week Negotiations Begin
The thick Amazon air hung heavy over Belém as delegates filed back into COP30’s cavernous halls for the summit’s final—and most consequential—stretch. Before negotiations resumed, a video appearance by Pope […]
