The Latest Breaking News from COP

Main points from the talks in Germany over who should pay for changes needed to cope with impact of climate breakdown

State reportedly arrested at least 25 journalists and activists in last year as it prepares for September climate summit

The incoming president of the COP29 UN climate summit in Azerbaijan told AFP on Friday that his country would keep increasing fossil fuel production "in parallel" with investments in cleaner alternatives.

Young activists are key figures of the climate movement. So much has been self-evident ever since Greta Thunberg sat outside the steps of the Swedish parliament during school hours in August 2018 and galvanised others from her generation to follow suit in the international movement of Fridays for Future.

Fossil-fuel dependent country hopes to provide bridge between wealthy global north and poor south at November gathering

Organisers of this year’s environmental conference hope cooperation on green issues could help ease global tensions

Re-establishing trust between developed and developing nations is essential if our goals are to be achieved, says Cop29 president Mukhtar Babayev

Exclusive: Incoming UN summit president calls on governments to stay on track, as majority of global population go to the polls

Following the UN's COP28 climate talks in oil-fuelled Dubai, the COP29 conference is headed for the historic cradle of oil, Azerbaijan, which is in the midst of a gas boom.

Pedro Pedroso, the outgoing president of the G77 plus China bloc of developing countries, expressed concerns in an interview, warning that the landmark deal achieved at last year's climate talks in Dubai could be at risk.

G77 president Pedro Pedroso warns deal risks failing if polluters like UK, US and Canada don’t rethink plans to expand oil and gas