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The 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) concluded in Brazil this week amid sharp criticism that the final agreement fails to adequately address the role of fossil fuels in driving global warming. Climate advocate Genevieve Guenther, founding director of End…
The recently concluded COP30 climate summit in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest demonstrated that international momentum for climate action continues to grow, despite the conference’s acknowledged imperfections, according to UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband. Writing about his experience at the summit, Miliband…
Brazil's COP30 climate summit concluded after 18-hour extensions without new fossil fuel phase-out agreements, while environmental journalists across Africa face increasing harassment for reporting on ecological damage from China's Belt and Road infrastructure projects.
Communities in Lesotho are pushing back against one of Africa’s largest water infrastructure projects, filing a formal complaint with the African Development Bank over what they describe as environmental “greenwashing” that has brought poverty instead of promised development. The Lesotho…
At the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, a coalition led by Brazil, Italy, Japan, and India is championing an ambitious pledge to dramatically expand global biofuel production. The proposal calls for increasing sustainable fuel use by at least four times…
The COP30 climate summit in Brazil has extended beyond its Friday deadline as negotiations over a critical fossil fuel transition roadmap hang in the balance. UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband is urging delegates to explore “creative” alternatives, including voluntary rather…
Bipartisan opposition emerges to massive coastal drilling plans as governors from both coasts push back. Meanwhile, COP30's revolutionary forest fund will directly pay communities for tree protection, and California's environmental justice disputes highlight carbon market tensions.
Brazil authorizes offshore drilling near the Great Amazon Reef while hosting COP30, as the U.S. House votes to eliminate protections for millions of acres of Alaskan wilderness. Meanwhile, New Jersey activists push for a $50 billion climate superfund targeting fossil fuel companies.
Massachusetts has avoided joining a troubling trend of states retreating from their climate commitments, at least for now. While Arizona, Connecticut, New York, and North Carolina have been backsliding on environmental policies, the Bay State appears to be maintaining its…
Indonesia stands at a critical crossroads in the global climate crisis, embodying one of the most striking contradictions of our time. Despite being among the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations, the Southeast Asian archipelago remains the sixth-largest producer of greenhouse gas…
