As US and China seek rare earths, Brazilian lawmakers push for state-owned developer
Pro-government lawmakers want Brazil to use mining for rare earths, key to many green technologies, to drive economic development
GEF raises $3.9bn ahead of funding deadline, $1bn below previous budget
Amid aid cuts, donor governments pledge less nature and climate funding to the Global Environment Facility (GEF), with the four-year package to be finalised in late May
Colombia pledges to exit investment protection system after fossil fuel lawsuits
Experts warn that unwinding the Investor-State Dispute Settlement system will be complex, especially without international coordination
Iran war could boost fossil fuel phase-out push, says Colombian minister
Colombia’s environment minister Irene Vélez Torres said she hopes that a new fossil fuel phase out summit in Santa Marta can cement a coalition of countries
COP30 rainforest fund unlikely to make first payments until 2028
The designers of the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) are aiming to secure billions of dollars more government investment this year
China and Brazil join pledge to triple global nuclear energy capacity
China is a global leader in building new nuclear reactors, as the country added more capacity in the last 15 years than the rest of the world combined
New summit in Colombia seeks to revive stalled UN talks on fossil fuel transition
Colombia will host the first conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels, after more than 80 countries pushed at COP30 for an end to coal, oil and gas
Explainer: Out of Paris, but will the US formally quit the UN climate regime?
The Trump administration has decided to withdraw the US from the broader UN climate convention, raising questions about the legality of the move and what it means in practice
Big fishing nations secure last-minute seat to write rules on deep sea conservation
A treaty to protect the high seas entered into force this week with the backing of over 80 countries including late ratifications by Japan, China and Brazil
Trump to pull US out of UN climate convention and climate science body
The decision will make the US the only country to leave the UNFCCC, with the UN climate chief calling it a “colossal own goal” that will harm the US economy
What would Trump’s Venezuela oil plans mean for climate change?
While Trump’s aim of boosting oil production in Venezuela could worsen climate change, high costs and an oversupplied market might make investors think twice
Recent COP hosts Brazil and Azerbaijan linked to “super-emitting” methane plumes
Satellites detect huge methane leaks from state-owned oil and gas facilities, even as more countries pledge to cut emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas
Brazil’s Lula requests national roadmap for fossil fuel transition
After countries failed to formally back a global energy transition roadmap at COP30, Brazil’s president takes the initiative by mandating a national plan
Brazil’s Congress defies Lula to push through “devastation bill” on COP30’s heels
NGOs say the new environmental licensing rules to fast-track mining, energy and infrastructure projects will sweep away existing safeguards, undermining the country’s climate pledges in Belém
With no COP30 roadmap, hopes of saving forests hinge on voluntary initiatives
The world is falling short of a target to halt deforestation by 2030, but the “Amazon COP” failed to agree a concrete global plan to save rainforests despite backing by over 80 nations
COP30 Bulletin Day 10: Talks disrupted as fire causes evacuation
The fire was quickly brought under control, but it delayed negotiations that were already struggling to land a deal by the official summit end on Friday
COP30 Bulletin Day 9: Belém package elusive as Lula steals the show
After spending the day in high-level meetings at COP30, Brazil’s president says rich nations need to help poor ones on climate action, while a planned early deal is yet to emerge
As fossil fuels dominate Amazon COP, a roadmap to end deforestation falls behind
More than 40 countries are calling for a plan to implement the COP26 commitment to end deforestation by 2030, which is far off track
Pressure builds for fossil fuel transition plan at COP30
More than 80 countries issue a call for the summit outcome to include a commitment to develop a roadmap for the world to shift away from oil, gas and coal
COP30 Bulletin Day 8: Draft decision draws battle lines on fossil fuel transition, finance and trade
Countries are working on a “Mutirão” decision that will be at the heart of a Belém political package to drive forward multilateral climate action
COP30 Bulletin Day 7: Brazil sets out options to agree a Belém package
The COP30 presidency signposts how governments could land a political decision covering climate finance, trade measures and the emissions cuts needed to limit warming to 1.5C
COP30 Bulletin Day 6: First week ends with a colourful march and much work left to do
UN climate chief Simon Stiell tells governments “to give a little to get a lot”, as many thorny issues remain for ministers to resolve next week
COP30 Bulletin Day 5: COP30 could greenlight work on a fossil fuel transition roadmap
At the climate talks in Belém, governments are considering whether to launch a process to craft a roadmap and how that might look
At COP30, roadmap away from fossil fuels gains ground – but next step unclear
Ministers from Brazil, Germany and UK – with support from five more countries – expressed support for a roadmap away from fossil fuels at COP30