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The U.N. Has Now Held 30 Climate Change Conferences That Have Accomplished Almost Nothing

COP30 in Brazil just ended and was more of the same.

Reason · Nov 24, 2025

The deep sea and the Arctic must be included in efforts to tackle climate change

This year’s COP30 comes after the international Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) finally acquired the required number of ratification votes by United Nations member states.

The Conversation · Nov 20, 2025

More than 300 big agriculture lobbyists have taken part in Cop30, investigation finds

Lobbyists representing industry responsible for a quarter to a third of global emissions participated in key talks at the UN climate summit

The Guardian - US · Nov 18, 2025

Cop can be torturous and tedious – but here’s why it’s worth paying attention

In this week’s newsletter: Critics have yet come up with an alternative that would truly bring all countries together to work to solve the climate crisis

The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2025

‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster

Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30

The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2025

The U.N. Has Been Holding Climate Conferences for 30 Years. Carbon Emissions Continue To Climb.

Atmospheric carbon dioxide and global temperatures are on the rise after 33 years of largely fruitless negotiations.

Reason · Nov 10, 2025

From net zero to NDCs: your comprehensive Cop30 jargon buster

Brief explanations of 19 key terms likely to be heard at the Cop30 summit in Brazil

The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2025

Less arguing, more action: will Brazil’s unorthodox approach to Cop30 work?

Host uses Indigenous concepts and changes agenda to help delegates agree on ways to meet existing climate goals

The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2025

How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling

Exclusive: Research shows oil, gas and coal firms’ unprecedented access to Cop26-29, blocking urgent climate action

The Guardian - US · Nov 7, 2025

The problem with ‘mega-COPs’: can a 50,000-person conference still tackle climate change?

Governments from around the world will soon descend upon Belém, Brazil for the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and with them, many actors from industry and business, civil society, research institutions, youth organisations and Indigenous Peoples’ groups, to name…

The Conversation · Nov 5, 2025