Focus on COP30
The 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP30) will take place in Brazil between November 10 and 21, 2025. The event will take place in Belém, in the state of Pará – for the first time in an Amazonian city. Belém is known as the “gateway to the Amazon”, one of the world most important and threatened ecological areas.
Pará signs $180m LEAF Coalition deal – first in Brazil
Pará set to receive finance to support efforts to tackle deforestation Landmark deal will provide investment to preserve critical forests and support communities...
Firms including Amazon to buy $180 million in carbon credits from namesake rainforest
By Jake Spring SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Amazon and other companies have agreed to buy carbon offset credits that will support the conservation of...
Environment takes centre stage as global summits loom
The United Nations is about to host four major events to address environmental challenges.
China: still the world’s biggest emitter, but also an emerging force in climate diplomacy
China clearly wants to play more of a global leadership role in the energy transition, writes Xu Yi-chong, a professor of governance and...
US, Brazil to work together on climate partnership, says Yellen
The US and Brazilian governments announced a climate partnership agenda on Friday, seeking to deepen ties on climate, nature and biodiversity
Brazil’s Lula defends oil exploration near Amazon River
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that a controversial offshore oil exploration plan near the mouth of the Amazon River...
Brazil hopes COP30 climate summit boosts ecotourism, travel to Amazon rainforest
Climate talks and ecotourism: Brazil hopes next year's COP30 summit boost travel to its Amazon rainforest and other spots highlighting biodiversity.
Fossil fuels set to be as unpopular as cigarettes: Brazil energy minister
Fossil fuels will eventually be seen as just as unhealthy as cigarettes, according to Brazil Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira, who oversees the South...
Three COP summit hosts unite to raise climate ambitions
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates, host of last year’s COP28 climate summit, and Azerbaijan and Brazil, the hosts...
Including energy leaders made COP28 climate summit more meaningful, says Jaber
DUBAI (Reuters) -COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber said on Monday that bringing the energy sector to the table at the U.N. climate summit that...
