5 reasons the COP30 climate conference failed to deliver on its 'people's summit' promise

Amid U.S. Boycott of COP30 Climate Summit, UN Grabs More Power

Despite Trump’s boycott of the UN COP30 climate summit, schemes to undermine national sovereignty still advanced in a major way. ... The post Amid U.S. Boycott of COP30 Climate Summit, UN Grabs More Power   appeared first on The New American.

COP30 ignores impact of U.S. wars; Corporate interests dominate

Before a fire broke out on Nov. 20 at the United Nations Conference of Parties Climate Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, corporate media was giving scant coverage to this annual global gathering. Held Nov. 10 to Nov. 21, COP30 was supposed to address the increasingly dire crisis of the climate ca

5 reasons the COP30 climate conference failed to deliver on its 'people's summit' promise

As the sun set on the Amazon, the promise of a "people's Cop" faded with it. The latest UN climate summit—known as Cop30, hosted in the Brazilian city of Belém—came with the usual geopolitics and the added excitement of a flood and a fire.

The fast-fix for global warming that the UN climate summit can’t ignore

The fast-fix for global warming that the UN climate summit can’t ignore The fast-fix for global warming that the UN climate summit can’t ignore Future of GoodBurping cows are responsible for about a quarter of human-caused emissions of methane: a potent greenhouse gas. (Canva/Supplied photo) Piers Forster, University of Leeds and Jessica Seddon, Yale University Despite rapid progress in clean energy and electric vehicles, the world is still war…

Behind the scenes at COP30

How they reached the final deal COVER STORY | AGENCIES | It was the showdown nobody wanted. But in the end, it saved the climate summit. As the clock ticked past the deadline of 6pm on Friday in Belem, Brazil, the issue that, rightly or wrongly, came to define this year’s UN climate talks was still unresolved. The great, unanswered question was how to talk about fossil fuels: two words pathetically controversial for a summit trying to tackle cli…