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 matter of survival — not theory. Belém — As rain began to fall over the COP30 venue, the summit’s tempo shifted into the tense, uncertain […]
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 had begun taking control of […]
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 while fire crews rushed in […]
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 summit. Belém — As COP30 enters the most pressurised stretch of its second week, the corridors outside the Amazon Room are thick with stalled conversations, […]
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 for corporate action. Across ten thematic days, the firm used its platform in Belém to spotlight nature-based solutions, supply-chain transformation, sustainable finance, and the technologies […]
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 California’s landmark climate disclosure regime into uncertainty, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit moved to pause implementation of Senate Bill 261 […]
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, and soils. The company announced four new nature-based water restoration projects expected to replenish more than 2 billion liters of water every year, reinforcing a […]
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 – […]
