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The big emitters: which countries are holding back climate action and why?

Ahead of Cop30, the Guardian will profile each of the top 10 emitters and their plans – good or bad – to tackle emissions

The Guardian - UK

Albanese will need to resolve the standoff with Turkey if Australia is to host Cop31

Hosting the climate summit is a major political and logistical exercise. The prime minister is being urged to turbocharge the diplomatic effort

The Guardian - AU

Wreckers, money woes and mutirão: 10 things we learned about Cop30 from Bonn climate talks

Key takeaways from two weeks of negotiations aimed at setting out stall for November’s Cop30 in Brazil

The Guardian - UK

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'Shocking' COP30 Lodging Costs Heap Pressure On Brazil

"Belem is ready," Brazilian officials have insisted ahead of the COP30 gathering in November -- but eye-watering lodging costs in the northern city have panicked many would-be attendees.

International Business Times

Vanuatu criticises Australia for extending gas project while making Cop31 bid

Climate minister says greenlighting North West Shelf project until 2070 is not the leadership Pacific countries expect as Australia seeks to host climate summit

The Guardian - AU

We bear the brunt of the climate crisis. A Pacific Cop could help shape the global response

Australia should also make moves to address the climate impact of its fossil fuel production and exports

The Guardian - AU

Will Cop30 in Belém help or harm the Amazon?

Trees are being cleared for rainforest mega-event – but state governor says a ‘new history’ is under way

The Guardian - UK

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Climatologist Friederike Otto: ‘The more unequal the society is, the more severe the climate disaster’

The German scientist on her new book arguing that inequality, wealth and sexism are making the climate crisis worse – and what we need to do about it

The Guardian - UK

Palau's president backs COP31, wants coal phase out

Surangel Whipps Jr, the visiting Palau President, has admonished Australia for its fossil fuel exports but backed the government's bid to host COP31.

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Love motels and converted ferries: How Brazil is racing to get ready for COP30

Entrepreneurs are hard at work figuring out other creative ways to accommodate visitors

The Independent UK

COP30 President Urges Most Ambitious Emissions Targets Possible

Countries must aim as high as possible when setting new goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Andre Correa do Lago, the president of the COP30 climate conference to be hosted by Brazil in November, told AFP in an interview.

International Business Times

Surreal prices for COP30 in Brazil's Amazon leave attendees scrambling for accommodation

Nine months ahead of the 2025 U.N. climate conference known as COP30, prices for lodging are alarming those who want to attend the event in Belem, Brazil’s Amazonian host city

The Independent UK

Brazil appoints veteran diplomat as Cop30 president for November summit

Climate negotiator André Aranha Corrêa do Lago given top job, bypassing Brazilian environment minister Marina Silva

The Guardian - UK

COP29 failed Africa – what went wrong with the climate financing bid and what happens next

The United Nations’ 29th annual climate change conference of the parties, COP29, ended with countries from the global north committing US$300 billion per year in climate finance to developing countries. This money is meant to pay for developing countries to carry out climate change adaptation and mitigation and move away…

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Climate Change Authority head Matt Kean says ‘put more solar panels on commercial rooftops’

The just-ended COP-29 in Baku, and the election of Donald Trump, have put the global response to climate change in the spotlight. Meanwhile back home, Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen this week reported Australia is on track to meet its 2030 target to reduce emissions as part of the Paris…

International Business Times

Contentious COP29 Deal Casts Doubt Over Climate Plans

A bitterly-fought climate finance deal reached at COP29 risks weakening emissions-cutting plans from developing countries, observers say, further raising the stakes for new national commitments due early next year.

The Conversation

Fossil fuel supply: the elephant in the room at climate change conferences

“Natural resources … are a gift from God. Every natural resource, whether it’s oil, gas, wind, sun, gold, silver, copper, they are all natural resources. Countries should not be blamed for having them, and should not be blamed for bringing these resources to the market because the market needs them.…

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After a disappointing COP29, here’s how to design global climate talks that might actually work

Many people long involved in global climate negotiations see the annual United Nations COP climate talks as fundamentally flawed. That includes me.

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Cop29: five critical issues still left hanging after an underwhelming UN climate summit in Azerbaijan

Billed as the “finance Cop”, the 29th UN climate change summit (otherwise known as Cop29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, was expected to provide the money to enable the transition away from fossil fuels announced at last year’s Cop28.

The Conversation

Global heating is a social issue. The EU has a duty to mitigate it, and our data shows it is failing

Last week, Azerbaijan hosted the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, also known as COP29. Its main objectives were to agree on a financial framework for climate change mitigation and adaptation, and to present national plans for meeting the terms of the Paris Agreement. This includes limiting global heating to…

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Cop29: poor-world discontent over a failure of rich countries to deliver

Editorial: A rushed final text in Baku strains trust between nations, as inadequate climate finance commitments leave vulnerable countries calling for justice

The Guardian - UK

Cop29 climate finance deal criticised as ‘travesty of justice’ and ‘stage-managed’

Some countries say deal should not have been done and is ‘abysmally poor’ compared with what is needed

The Guardian - UK

Cop29 climate finance deal likely to be followed by equally bitter battles

Rich countries still need convincing that giving money to poorer nations is very much in their interests too

Evening Standard

Irish climate minister says Cop29 deal ‘far from perfect but can be built on’

‘To walk away would have been unforgivable and shameful given the scale of the crisis we all face,’ Eamon Ryan said.

The Guardian - UK

Yes, there is a lot of greenwashing, but Cop summits are our best chance of averting climate breakdown

Despite its imperfections the process of tackling the climate crisis will not be derailed, even in the face of US backtracking

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