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French oil and gas corporation TotalEnergies is facing serious criminal allegations in its home country related to its massive natural gas project in Mozambique. The Berlin-based European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) has filed a complaint with France’s…
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…
While Australia missed out on hosting the prestigious COP31 climate summit, the country has secured something potentially more valuable: a groundbreaking partnership with Turkey that positions Australian Climate Minister Chris Bowen as the “president of negotiations” for what experts are…
The latest UN climate summit concluded in Belém, Brazil, with mixed results that highlight both the persistence of international climate diplomacy and the steep challenges that remain. While COP30 managed to produce an agreement despite deep political divisions, the deal…
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.
A groundbreaking moment occurred at COP30 in Belém, Brazil—the first UN climate summit ever held in the Amazon rainforest. Leading climate scientists have issued an unprecedented public declaration that aligns with what Indigenous communities and environmental advocates have been saying…
In a rare display of bipartisan unity, the governors of California and Florida have joined forces to oppose the Trump administration’s ambitious plan to dramatically expand offshore oil drilling along both states’ coastlines. The proposal, unveiled Thursday by the Department…
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.
The COP30 climate summit in Brazil has extended beyond its planned conclusion as world leaders remain deadlocked on key climate commitments, raising concerns about the future of global climate action. Summit president André Corrêa do Lago made an urgent appeal…
A major diplomatic crisis is unfolding at the COP30 climate summit as negotiators released a new draft agreement that completely omits any mention of phasing out fossil fuels—despite nearly 30 countries threatening to torpedo the entire deal without such commitments.…