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Two weeks of frenzied negotiations over the planet’s faltering fight against climate change had come down to this: a pre-dawn battle over shifting away from fossil fuels. The European Union, the UK and other nations had drawn a red line on the second-to-last day of COP30 in Brazil, insisting they would walk away rather than…
Last Updated:November 23, 2025, 11:36 IST COP30 failed to agree on a global roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels and end deforestation despite over 80 countries supporting the call at the annual UN summit COP30 president Andre Correa do Lago (C) listens to his advisers after the plenary session was interrupted following Colombia’s intervention…
cape town11 minutes ago copy link US President Donald Trump has distanced himself from this time’s G20 summit citing atrocities against white farmers in South Africa. At the same time, Putin is not afraid of the ICC arrest warrant issued due to the Ukraine war. According to reports, Chinese President Xi Jinping was also unable…
Brazil: Indigenous protesters at UN climate talks in Brazil have zeroed in on a major grievance: A planned railway that would stretch almost the distance from London to Berlin and cut through the Amazon rainforest. To farmers, the Ferrograo — meaning Grain Railway — would be a logistical revolution. Critics see yet another massive infrastructure…
Last Updated:November 18, 2025, 6:43 PM IST Over 300 industrial agriculture lobbyists at Cop30 outnumber Canada’s delegation, drawing criticism over deforestation and climate inaction in Brazil. The number of lobbyists representing the interests of industrial cattle farming, commodity grains and pesticides is up 14% on last year’s summit in Baku. (AP) Over 300 industrial agriculture…
Last Updated:November 12, 2025, 09:44 IST India made the statement on behalf of BASIC and Like-Minded Developing Countries—key negotiating blocs at the climate conference that brings together world leaders & negotiators Representatives from over 195 countries, scientists, experts and civil society organisations have reached Belem, Brazil, for the two-week-long climate summit. (News18) India flagged inadequate…
India on Tuesday reaffirmed its firm commitment to multilateralism and equity in global climate action, and said that developed nations must fulfil their legal obligations on finance, technology transfer and capacity building to developing countries. Delivering statements on behalf of the BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) and the Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDC) groups…
With US President Donald Trump skipping the UN’s climate summit in the Amazon, California Governor Gavin Newsom grabbed the spotlight Tuesday and unleashed a barrage of attacks on the fossil fuel agenda of his political nemesis. The well-coiffed Democrat — seen as a potential 2028 presidential candidate — blasted Trump for twice leaving the Paris…
Last Updated:November 10, 2025, 10:25 IST COP30 opens in Brazil’s Belém, where nearly 200 nations will debate whether the world can still meet its pledge to curb global warming The world’s biggest annual climate meeting, the 30th Conference of the Parties, or COP30, begins today in Belém, Brazil. (AP Photo) The world’s biggest annual climate…