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Hotels confront new climate governance rules in the wake of COP30

Hotels confront new Climate Governance Rules in the Wake of COP30

Sustainability moves from voluntary benefit to expected baseline Global hotel and hospitality operators are entering a new era of climate accountability. Following the outcomes and increased expectations after COP30, hotels are now expected to comply with stronger climate governance, emissions reporting, and adaptation requirements. The shift reflects a growing recognition

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What to Know About the COP30 Climate Deal and Its Global Implications

What to Know About the COP30 Climate Deal and Its Global Implications

The last night of COP30 broke into dawn as exhausted delegates stepped out of Belém’s humid Blue Zone, clutching the eight-page Global Mutirão decision that will define climate diplomacy for the next year. Outside, protesters had drifted home. Inside, negotiators from nearly 200 countries had inched toward agreement without the

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Fiji’s Chief Negotiator Sivendra Michael

Live at COP30: Fiji’s Chief Negotiator Sivendra Michael Warns Fossil Fuel Language Has Fallen Out of the MutiRão Text

SDG News’ Heeta Lakhani interviews Permanent Secretary Sivendra Michael, Fiji’s chief negotiator, on the MutiRão package, missing fossil fuel language, and why SIDS are pushing to triple adaptation finance and protect 1.5°C as a red line. Belém — Away from the closed-door rooms where the COP30 presidency is working through

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COP30 Ends in Disappointment as Global Cooperation Falters

COP30 Ends in Disappointment as Global Cooperation Falters

COP30 concluded in Belem with a sense of deflation that spread quickly from negotiation rooms to civil society halls. What was expected to be a pivotal moment for global climate cooperation became a stark reminder of how deeply fractured the landscape has become. Below is a deeper look at the

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IISD Policy Advisor Jeffrey Qi Warns Adaptation Finance Gap Could Reach $319 Billion

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 — By mid-afternoon on Wednesday, the summit’s pace had shifted. Negotiators were walking faster, conversations were sharper, and the COP30 Presidency

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Fire Breaks Out In Pavilion At COP30

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 reported smoke rising from the structure as alarms sounded across the conference venue and thousands of attendees were directed outside

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