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 Leo set a sharper tone than any procedural gavel could. His message was direct: governments are not moving fast enough, and the climate crisis is […]
Australia Rejects Turkey’s Joint COP31 Proposal as Hosting Deadlock Deepens
Belém — 17 November 2025, Less than twenty-four hours after diplomats in Belém digested Ethiopia’s confirmation as COP32 host for 2027, the focus shifted back to the unresolved question overshadowing COP30: the COP31 hosting decision for 2026. What appeared to be a potential breakthrough — Turkey’s proposal for a joint COP31 presidency with Australia — […]
What does a successful COP30 look like? 5 climate leaders share their calls to action
By World Economic Forum (WEF) Ten years on from the Paris Agreement, there is a push to move from political commitments to implementation. This is even more pressing as global temperatures exceeded the Agreement’s limit of 1.5C above pre-industrial levels for the first time last year. However, geopolitics, climate finance shortfalls – especially for developing nations – […]
Exclusive to Insiders: Belém Health Action Plan Becomes First Global Climate Adaptation Framework for the Health Sector at COP30
Under the intense Amazon sun, where heat, flooding and infectious disease already shape daily life, Brazil used COP30 to launch the first global climate adaptation framework dedicated to the health sector. The Belém Health Action Plan gathered ministers, UN leaders and health authorities around a shared acknowledgment: climate change is no longer a distant risk […]
Exclusive to Insiders: Ethiopia Confirmed for COP32 as Australia–Türkiye Deadlock Leaves COP31 Uncertain
As negotiations intensified inside COP30’s vast plenary halls in Belém, the future map of global climate diplomacy came sharply into focus. Ethiopia clinched the hosting rights for COP32 in 2027, marking the continent’s next major climate summit and elevating Addis Ababa as an emerging diplomatic hub. But the decision that should have anchored the 2026 […]
Ethiopia Confirmed for COP32 as Australia–Türkiye Deadlock Leaves COP31 Uncertain
As negotiations intensified inside COP30’s vast plenary halls in Belém, the future map of global climate diplomacy came sharply into focus. Ethiopia clinched the hosting rights for COP32 in 2027, marking the continent’s next major climate summit and elevating Addis Ababa as an emerging diplomatic hub. But the decision that should have anchored the 2026 […]
Belém Health Action Plan Becomes First Global Climate Adaptation Framework for the Health Sector at COP30
Under the intense Amazon sun, where heat, flooding and infectious disease already shape daily life, Brazil used COP30 to launch the first global climate adaptation framework dedicated to the health sector. The Belém Health Action Plan gathered ministers, UN leaders and health authorities around a shared acknowledgment: climate change is no longer a distant risk […]
Statement on Climate Information Integrity in Digital Advertising Launched at COP30
In a packed Brazil Pavilion in the COP30 Green Zone, government officials, UN representatives, advertisers and civil society leaders gathered around a different kind of climate tool. Instead of a new fund or technology, they launched a Statement and Commitment Letter on climate information integrity in digital advertising, treating the quality of information itself as […]
Belém Health Action Plan Anchors COP30 Day 4 Focus on People and Justice
Belém — 14 November 2025, On COP30 Day 4, the center of gravity shifted from negotiating rooms to people’s lives. Ministers of health, education and justice, youth leaders, judges, funders and standard-setters converged in Belém around a simple proposition: adaptation begins with protecting health, expanding knowledge and defending rights in a warming world. The day […]
COP30 Day 3 Puts People, Skills and Culture at the Center of Climate Action
COP30 Day 3 underscored a clear message: the climate transition will rise or fall on society’s ability to build skills, protect cultural heritage, and strengthen trust in public information. With governments, multilateral institutions and civil society announcing new initiatives across jobs, education, Indigenous leadership and information integrity, the day marked a shift toward equipping people […]
