#COP30 News
Hopes of real civil influence at November’s UN negotiations in Belém are being undermined by costs, bureaucracy and mixed messaging.
Policy & Finance
Brazil leads BRICS amid growing US-China tensions
The Latin American country seeks to balance its BRICS leadership with pragmatism and broader multilateral goals ahead of COP30.
Policy & Finance
The shape of a new climate politics emerges
Multilateral climate diplomacy looks increasingly defunct. Instead, geopolitics, trade and the power of the state matter more than ever.
Lotilla's replaces Toni Yulo Loyzaga as secretary of the environment agency in the wake of Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos, Jr's cabinet revamp. Green groups say his selection "rings alarm bells" due to his fossil fuel ties.
Policy & Finance
Q&A: Brazil's COP30 CEO on Trump’s impact and forest arson
Policy & Finance
What is the ‘Tropical Forest Forever’ fund and will it work?
Carbon & Climate
The future of conservation in a warming world
#COP30 Opinion
Policy & Finance
The climate challenge as a development opportunity
Even if policymakers in developing countries see little value in pursuing large emissions reductions at the pace that climate advocates would like, climate-aligned development is still the best path forward.
Policy & Finance
Indigenous forest peoples can finally control nature finance
At COP30, Brazil will launch the Tropical Forest Forever Facility to fund communities on the frontlines of the nature crisis.
Policy & Finance
Can COP30 succeed where COP29 failed?
There is scepticism around climate finance through private investments, and if private finance is to play a bigger role, policy reforms ahead of this year’s COP30 are needed. Alternatively, could the G20 or BRICS lead on climate finance?
#COP30 Podcasts
The chief executive of World Resources Institute also told the Eco-Business Podcast that the gutting of USAID is less of a concern than how to unlock private capital for climate and nature in developing countries.
