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Did the talks succeed or fail? The verdict must take account of the geopolitical minefield they took place in

At United Nations climate talks billed widely as having a special focus on Indigenous people, those people themselves have mixed feelings about whether the highlight reel matches reality

Nearly one million babies are stillborn in Africa every year. Behind every stillbirth is a mother, a family and a story left untold. Most of these are preventable, many unrecorded, and too often invisible. Each number hides a moment of heartbreak, and every uncounted loss represents a missed opportunity to…

Environment groups are welcoming a fresh commitment to phase out fossil fuels despite what they say was an underwhelming finish to the 2025 UN climate summit.

It wasn’t a comfortable process for the tens of thousands of delegates trying to hash out progress on climate change on the edge of the Amazon in Belém, Brazil. I experienced the challenges of the United Nations COP30 climate talks firsthand.

After two weeks of negotiations, this year’s United Nations climate talks have ended with what critics are calling a weak compromise

Multilateralism survived another year at Cop30 in Brazil – but the outcome was far below the level of ambition that is needed to address the climate crisis, writes our climate correspondent Nick Ferris from Belem

A deal is welcome after talks nearly collapsed but the final agreement contains small steps rather than leaps

The compromise underscores the Paris Agreement's limited ability to move from aspiration to stronger real-world action.

The compromise underscores the Paris Agreement's limited ability to move from aspiration to stronger real-world action.

Wealthy countries should triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal