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

ISA Director General Ashish Khanna Outlines Post-COP30 Strategy to Power the Global South with Solar
SDG News’ Heeta Lakhani interviews International Solar Alliance Director General Ashish Khanna on new solar platforms, global procurement for SIDS, risk guarantees for mini-grids,

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

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

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!

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

