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World must ‘honour 1.5C’, small island states insist at Cop30 summit – as it happened

The 1.5 temperature limit is not a political slogan, it’s a lifeline, the small island states say, as climate discussions continue in Belém

The Guardian - UK

COP30: Brazil promotes largest Indigenous participation in history of the conference

Brazil invested in a number of initiatives and programmes to strengthen the representation of Indigenous peoples. Around 3,000 Indigenous people are expected to attend the 12-day summit in Brazil’s Amazon city of Belém.

Euronews

Cop climate summit websites ‘produce more carbon than average sites’

Between 1995 and 2024 when the last Cop conference was held, average emissions from the websites had risen by more than 13,000%, according to data.

Evening Standard

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Agenda for Cop30 agreed as crucial climate talks begin – as it happened

Ministers and high-ranking officials from nearly 200 countries have gathered in the Amazonian city of Belem, with Brazil insisting this will be ‘the Cop of implementation’

The Guardian - UK

From net zero to NDCs: your comprehensive Cop30 jargon buster

Brief explanations of 19 key terms likely to be heard at the Cop30 summit in Brazil

The Guardian - UK

Q&A: what are the main issues at Cop30 and why do they matter?

Cop returns to its Brazilian roots and attempts to map a path to crucial emissions cuts that navigates financial, scientific and ethical aspects of the climate crisis

The Guardian - UK

COP30: What to expect from this year's UN climate talks

This year's climate summit is set to spotlight Indigenous peoples, forests and how to adjust course on the Paris Agreement.

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Swinney calls for swift and decisive action in tackling climate crisis

Gillian Martin is representing Scotland at the Cop30 summit in Brazil.

The Independent UK

‘Existential and urgent’: what impact will ICJ climate ruling have on Cop30?

Decision by international court of justice hailed as a gamechanger for climate justice and accountability

The Guardian - UK

Amid squabbles, bombast and competing interests, what can Cop30 achieve?

Climate summit in Brazil needs to find way to stop global heating accelerating amid stark divisions

The Guardian - UK

'We can't accept this': no time for climate COP out

Global climate talks are taking place in the Amazon - the "lungs of the world" - as political headwinds threaten to blow multinational collaboration off course.

AAP

From crisis to hope, the Amazon’s call for climate justice defines Cop30

From rising seas to raging floods, global leaders in Belem are confronting the human cost of climate change – and the chance to chart a fairer future.

Radio France Internationale

Despite widespread belief in climate policy, disinformation still seeds doubt ahead of COP30

A new report looks at the climate disinformation online ecosystem

Euronews

The UN climate summits are working – just not in the way their critics think

It is easy to be cynical about the annual circus of UN climate negotiations that takes place at “Cop” – the Conference of the Parties to the UN’s climate convention.

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What is COP30, why does it matter and who will be at this year’s UN climate talks?

The annual climate conference will take place in Belem, Brazil, from 10 November to 21 November.

The Guardian - AU

‘Long on talk and short on action’: Papua New Guinea leader criticises Cop climate summits ahead of Brazil meeting

James Marape skipped the meeting last year in protest but will attend Cop30 due to ‘encouraging signs’ on climate finance

The Guardian - AU

Net zero is an insidious loophole that distracts from the scientific imperative to eliminate fossil fuels

History tells us that polite incrementalism and political kowtowing will prevail at Cop30 – even as catastrophe unfolds around us

The Independent UK

Cop30 begins in Brazil without world’s biggest polluters

Speaking in Brazil, Keir Starmer admits ‘consensus is gone’ on climate crisis as governments across world row back on pledges to cut emissions

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The Conversation

Geopolitics, backsliding and progress: here’s what to expect at this year’s COP30 global climate talks

Along with delegates from all over the world, I’ll be heading to the United Nations COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian Amazon city of Belém. Like many others, I’m unsure what to expect.

The Conversation

As global climate action threatens to stall, can Australia step up at COP30 in Brazil?

Ten years on from the landmark Paris Agreement, countries have taken big strides in limiting emissions and the clean energy transition is accelerating rapidly. But geopolitical headwinds are growing and the damage bill for climate pollution is rising. Climate action hangs in the balance.

Evening Standard

PM vows to ‘double down’ on net zero after admitting ‘consensus is gone’

The Prime Minister was speaking at the Cop30 summit in Belem, Brazil.

Euronews

Activists call for stronger climate commitments ahead of COP30 summit in Brazil

Activists are calling on world leaders to strengthen goals at this year's convention to reverse the damaging impacts of global warming.

The Guardian - UK

UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests

Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at Cop30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William

The Independent UK

Why Cop30 remains key to fighting the climate crisis

IN FOCUS: There might be a sense that global progress on the climate crisis is flagging, but experts tell Nick Ferris that there remains real hope that the summit in Brazil can drive forward the climate agenda - so long as rich countries agree to budge on the key issue…

Euronews

Breath of relief as EU commits to CO2 reduction climate goal ahead of COP30

After months of political impasse, EU environment ministers backed the revision of the EU's climate law, paving the way for a decision on the global 2035 climate target to be presented next week at COP30.

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